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The Buddy System

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Joe (Richard Dreyfuss) is a truant officer -- and part-time inventor -- who befriends a student named Tim (Wil Wheaton) and becomes romantically involved with his mother, Emily (Susan Sarandon). Joe then alternates between Emily and an unhealthy relationship with his girlfriend, Carrie (Nancy Allen). Eventually he must choose between the two women and decides to stick with Carrie, devastating both Tim and his mother. But Joe soon realizes he's made a big mistake, and hopes it isn't too late.

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Susan Shapiro Sojourner 08/20/2019
The worst part of this film was seeing how many kids were in the audience. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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02/13/2010 Worth watching just for Wil. This movie may look like an afterschool special but I like that - the story is already very sweet and charming. The ending song ("Here's That Sunny Day") had me crying. See more 03/13/2008 Sarandon and Dreyfuss worked well together. A great performance by a very young Wil Wheaton. A cute story! See more 11/28/2007 This movie is so much better than it should be. Lil' Wil Wheaton is adorable. See more 10/20/2007 Richard & Susan work very well together in this underated comedy romance, also Nancy Allen has a wonderful role as Richard's self obsessed girlfriend. See more 10/15/2007 I remember this film having tons of charm. Dreyfuss and Sarandon were great. See more 08/04/2007 the kid was annoying while Susan and Richard were holding the weight on there own! I generally liked it but there was something lacking See more Read all reviews
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Glenn Jordan

Director

Richard Dreyfuss

Joe

Susan Sarandon

Emily

Wil Wheaton

Tim

Nancy Allen

Carrie

Jean Stapleton

Mrs. Price
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Synopsis Joe (Richard Dreyfuss) is a truant officer -- and part-time inventor -- who befriends a student named Tim (Wil Wheaton) and becomes romantically involved with his mother, Emily (Susan Sarandon). Joe then alternates between Emily and an unhealthy relationship with his girlfriend, Carrie (Nancy Allen). Eventually he must choose between the two women and decides to stick with Carrie, devastating both Tim and his mother. But Joe soon realizes he's made a big mistake, and hopes it isn't too late.
Director
Glenn Jordan
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 50m