---
title: 'Buddy Buddy (1981)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Billy Wilder'
released: '1981-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 92
certification: 'R'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/buddy-buddy-1981'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082111/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Buddy Buddy (1981)

1981 · R · 92 min · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

Buddy Buddy is a 1981 American comedy film based on Francis Veber's play Le contrat and Édouard Molinaro's film L'emmerdeur. It is the final film directed and written by Billy Wilder.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Billy Wilder](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-wilder)
- **Screenplay:** [Billy Wilder](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-wilder), [Francis Veber](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-veber), [I. A. L. Diamond](https://cinepixo.com/people/i-a-l-diamond)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Lalo Schifrin](https://cinepixo.com/people/lalo-schifrin)
- **Producer:** [Charles Matthau](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-matthau)
- **Director of Photography:** [Harry Stradling](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-stradling-2)

## Cast

- [Joan Shawlee](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-shawlee)
- [Ed Begley, Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/ed-begley-jr)
- [Jack Lemmon](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-lemmon)
- [Neile Adams](https://cinepixo.com/people/neile-adams)
- [Walter Matthau](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-matthau)
- [Paula Prentiss](https://cinepixo.com/people/paula-prentiss)
- [Dana Elcar](https://cinepixo.com/people/dana-elcar)
- [Michael Ensign](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-ensign)
- [Klaus Kinski](https://cinepixo.com/people/klaus-kinski)
- [Charlotte Stewart](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlotte-stewart)

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