The horror premise makes a children’s program into a place with a captive cast.
The escape in Buddy is from a television show itself. A girl and her friends are trying to get out of the program’s world, where a singing orange unicorn holds the cast captive. Saban Films’ official synopsis and writing/directing credits. Exhibitor’s licensed film synopsis and cast.
Saban Films’ synopsis centers the children’s effort to leave. Cinemark’s description identifies the setting as a television-show dimension, making the familiar format of a children’s program into the physical situation the characters must confront. Saban Films’ official synopsis and writing/directing credits. Exhibitor’s licensed film synopsis and cast.
Casper Kelly directs from a screenplay written with Jamie King. Cristin Milioti, Delaney Quinn, and Topher Grace appear in the distributor’s principal cast listing; the exhibitor also lists Michael Shannon, Madison Skyy Polan, and Luke Speakman. Saban Films’ official synopsis and writing/directing credits. Exhibitor’s licensed film synopsis and cast.
The premise makes the characters’ participation in the show a matter of confinement. Songs and a colorful mascot belong to that fictional setting, while the central action concerns the children’s attempt to escape it. Saban Films’ official synopsis and writing/directing credits. Exhibitor’s licensed film synopsis and cast.