The Buddy System

"One day 11 year old Timmy decided his mother needed a playmate."

Jan 20 1984 PG 1h 50m
Comedy, Drama, Romance

A school truant officer uncovers a young boy's attempt to fake his residential address and subsequently befriends the kid and his mother.

Plot

A 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.

Written by

Mary Agnes Donoghue

Directed by

Glenn Jordan

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
1,544
Average Rating
5.8 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA