The Buddy System

1984 film by Glenn Jordan
Movie film Q574746
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The Buddy System

Summary

The Buddy System is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (59 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Buddy System's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Buddy System's director is recorded as Glenn Jordan[4].
  • The Buddy System's screenwriter is recorded as Mary Agnes Donoghue[5].
  • The Buddy System's composer is recorded as Patrick Williams[6].
  • The Buddy System's genre is recorded as romantic comedy[7].
  • The Buddy System's genre is recorded as comedy drama[8].
  • The Buddy System's cast member is recorded as Richard Dreyfuss[9].
  • The Buddy System's cast member is recorded as Susan Sarandon[10].
  • The Buddy System's cast member is recorded as Nancy Allen[11].
  • The Buddy System's cast member is recorded as Jean Stapleton[12].
  • The Buddy System's cast member is recorded as Wil Wheaton[13].
  • The Buddy System's cast member is recorded as Edward Winter[14].
  • The Buddy System's director of photography is recorded as Matthew F. Leonetti[15].
  • The Buddy System's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0087006[16].
  • The Buddy System's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[17].
  • The Buddy System's color is recorded as color[18].
  • The Buddy System's country of origin is recorded as United States[19].
  • The Buddy System's publication date is recorded as +1984-01-01T00:00:00Z[20].
  • The Buddy System's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04jlzxp[21].
  • The Buddy System's distributed by is recorded as 20th Century Studios[22].
  • The Buddy System's PORT film ID is recorded as 44483[23].
  • The Buddy System's film editor is recorded as Arthur Schmidt[24].
  • The Buddy System's Box Office Mojo film ID is recorded as buddysystem[25].
  • The Buddy System's Rotten Tomatoes ID is recorded as m/buddy_system[26].
  • The Buddy System's AlloCiné film ID is recorded as 111650[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Buddy System's director is recorded as Glenn Jordan[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Mary Agnes Donoghue[5]. Cast members include Richard Dreyfuss[9], Susan Sarandon[10], Nancy Allen[11], Jean Stapleton[12], Wil Wheaton[13], and Edward Winter[14].

Publication

The Buddy System's publication date is recorded as +1984-01-01T00:00:00Z[20]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[17]. Genres include romantic comedy[7] and comedy drama[8].

Why It Matters

The Buddy System ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (59 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Google Knowledge Graph. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). The Buddy System. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-buddy-system
MLA “The Buddy System.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-buddy-system.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-buddy-system_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The Buddy System}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-buddy-system}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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