Summary
In a post-apocalyptic world where the Russians have taken over a nuked USA and Elvis is king of Lost Vegas, Buddy is a '50s rocker and wandering warrior rolled into one, too-cool package.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Drop-in friendly
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+14)
Critics 57Audiences 71GoodWatch 62
Box office
6%of its budget back
- Budget
- $2 M
- Worldwide
- $124 K
Worldwide it made back $124 K of the $2 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 31 min
Shorter than most adventure movies, −12 min on the typical 103
typical 10391Half of all adventure movies run 93–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries
Released
1998
September 18, 1998
28 years ago
Genres
AdventureScience FictionComedyActionDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 55
Jeffrey FalconBuddy
Justin McGuireThe Kid- KDKim De AngeloMother
- CHClifford HugoPsycho
- OBOleg BernovRed Elvis
- IYIgor YuzovRed Elvis
- ZKZhenya KolykhanovRed Elvis
- ASAvi SillsRed Elvis
- GLGeorge L. CasillasMariachi
- MEMonti EllisonBowler #1
- KKareemBowler #2
- PSPaul SzopaBowler #3
- RMRichard McGuireCantina Owner
- PTPaula TillapaughOwner's Wife
- ZJZuma JayCar Guy
Stephane GaugerTop Hat / Death- DVDonny VoxGuitar Solo Tophat / Grungy / Space Suiter / Underground Dweller
- LBLiu BoaSword Fight Tophat
- DBDan BartonWard Cleaver
- LWLora WittyHarriet Cleaver
- NBNathaniel BreslerRusty Cleaver
Rheagan WallacePeggy Cleaver- PPashaCowboy
- TYTaka YamadaSamurai
Directing · 2
- Lance Mungia Director, Writer, Co-Producer
- Jeffrey Falcon Action Director, Writer, Co-Producer, Production Design, Costume Design, Stunts
Production · 3
- Michael Burns Executive Producer, Producer
- Leanna Creel Producer
- Bob Roath Line Producer
Camera · 1
- Kristian Bernier Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- James Frisa Editor
Sound · 6
- Brian Tyler Original Music Composer
- Igor Yuzov Songs
- Avi Sills Songs
- Oleg Bernov Songs
- Zhenya Kolykhanov Songs
- Robert Backus Sound Mixer
Art · 2
- Scooter Chamness Art Direction
- Casey Lurie Art Direction
Other crew · 3
- Ngoc Lam Stunts
- Noel Falcon Stunts
- Collin Olympius Stunts
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