‘Buddy’ Rotten Tomatoes Reviews Cheer For Creepy Horror Comedy
Casper Kelly’s feature uses kids-show tropes and a voice cast led by Keegan-Michael Key as children disappear and replacements arrive with no memory.
- On Friday, August 28, director Casper Kelly's feature-length horror-comedy Buddy opens in theaters nationwide, with Keegan-Michael Key voicing the titular orange unicorn character.
- Kelly first gained mainstream attention with his 2014 viral short Too Many Cooks, an 11-minute parody of sitcom intros that went viral on YouTube after CNN parodied it.
- As of Friday morning, Buddy holds an 87% "fresh" critics' score on Rotten Tomatoes based on 79 reviews, though some critics call the 96-minute premise "unsatisfyingly fleshed out."
- The film explores "mascot horror," featuring a Barney-like orange unicorn that turns sinister, with actress Cristin Milioti playing a mother who suspects something is profoundly wrong.
- Currently writing two screenplays in a similar vein, Kelly hopes Buddy achieves "containment-breaking" success following its Sundance Film Festival premiere to support future feature filmmaking.
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Barney, But Make It Horror: How 'Buddy' Brought a Niche Filmmaker Into the Mainstream
Delaney Quinn in Buddy —Courtesy of Roadside Attractions and Saban FilmsCapser Kelly hadn't heard the internet term "breaking containment" before I bring it up in our interview, but he instantly gets the idea. It's when something that's intended for a more obscure, niche audience unexpectedly goes mainstream. That's certainly what happened with Kelly's most well-known work. Nearly 12 years ago, a deranged, 11-minute parody of old sitcom intros c…
Casper Kelly dives into the darkness of kids' television with 'Buddy'
With great popularity comes backlash – something Barney, the big purple dinosaur who graced our television screens throughout the 1990s, knew all too well. Recall the parody of the “I Love You” song that ended every episode of “Barney & Friends:” “I hate you, you hate me, let’s get together and kill Barney.” With his new film, Casper Kelly is diving into the collective psyche that made all of us hate a figure like Barney so much. “Buddy” stars…
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