Buddy Games

Buddy Games
Directed byJosh Duhamel
Written by
Produced by
  • Josh Duhamel
  • Michael J. Luisi
  • Jude Weng
Starring
CinematographyLuke Bryant
Edited byKenneth Marsten
Music byAlex Wurman
Production
company
Distributed bySaban Films
Release dates
  • February 10, 2019 (2019-02-10) (Mammoth Film Festival)[1]
  • November 24, 2020 (2020-11-24) (United States)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$852,378[2][3]

Buddy Games is a 2019 American comedy film directed by Josh Duhamel in his solo directorial debut and written by Duhamel, Bob Schwartz, and Jude Weng.[4] Produced by Duhamel, Michael J. Luisi, and Weng, the film centers on a group of six friends that reunite after a five-year hiatus to engage in a challenging set of dares and games and help lift one of their own out of depression and also have a chance of winning $150,000 while doing so. The cast includes Duhamel, Dax Shepard, Olivia Munn, Kevin Dillon, and Neal McDonough.

The project was originally announced in June 2017 as a deal with WWE Studios, with the cast joining shortly thereafter and filming commencing two months later in Vancouver. The film held its world premiere at the 2019 Mammoth Film Festival and Saban Films acquired distribution rights for the United States in July 2020.[5] The film received mostly negative reviews from critics, with most criticism directed at the plot, humor, direction, and characters.

  1. ^ "2nd Annual Mammoth Film Festival Sets Josh Duhamel's Directorial Debut THE BUDDY GAMES". Broadway World. February 4, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  2. ^ "The Buddy Games (2020)". The Numbers. Archived from the original on September 11, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "The Buddy Games (2020)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on November 17, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  4. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (June 26, 2017). "Josh Duhamel To Make Directing Debut On WWE Studios' 'The Buddy Games'". Deadline. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020.
  5. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (July 23, 2020). "Josh Duhamel Directorial Debut 'Buddy Games' Lands At Saban Films". Deadline. Retrieved August 3, 2020.