Review of Buddy Buddy (1981) by Simon G — 08 Nov 2007

Nice film - always a pleasure to see Lemmon and Matthau share the screen!

This review of Buddy Buddy (1981) was written by Simon G on 08 Nov 2007.

Buddy Buddy has generally received mixed reviews.

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