The Buddy System
Directed by Glenn JordanA quiet school truant officer, Joe, uncovers a young boy's attempt to fake a residential address, and subsequently gets involved romantically with the boy's mother. The truant officer waffles between a sadistic relationship with his on-again, off-again girlfriend and the mother. When one of the officer's inventions takes off, he chooses the girl and shatters the friendship with the boy and his mother. Only at the last possible moment does he figure out what he's sacrificed, and attempts to get it back.
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The Buddy System was released on January 20, 1984.
The Buddy System was directed by Glenn Jordan.
The Buddy System has a runtime of 1 hr 50 min.
The Buddy System was produced by Alain Chammas.
The key characters in The Buddy System are Joe (Richard Dreyfuss), Emily (Susan Sarandon), Carrie (Nancy Allen).
The Buddy System is rated PG.
The Buddy System is a Drama, Comedy, Romance film.
The Buddy System has an audience rating of 5 out of 10.