Killer unicorn horror-comedy ‘Buddy,’ the feature debut from ‘Too Many Cooks’ creator Casper Kelly, will hit theaters on September 4.
Buddy, the horror feature debut from Too Many Cooks creator Casper Kelly, has secured North American distribution with Roadside Attractions and Saban Films after premiering in the Midnight section at Sundance.
The film is set for a wide theatrical release on September 4.
Horror fans may also recognize Kelly as the mind behind the 1999 Scooby-Doo Blair Witch parody, one of the most beloved and talked-about entries in the franchise’s history. Now, with Buddy, Kelly takes his well-sharpened cerebral instincts and pushes them even further.
The film centers on children trapped in a lost vintage television show, guided by a giant, orange, Barney-like unicorn who quickly begins slaughtering adults, kids, and puppets alike. Running parallel to the insanity is a different, more grounded reality where Cristin Milioti plays a suburban mother who becomes psychically entangled with Buddy’s world and the children who are desperate to survive it.
In our digital feature interview with Kelly, he provided some exclusive insights to where his idea for the film came from how he understood television as a child. “When I was a young kid and watched shows with actors, I thought they lived in the TV show. And I always wondered what happens if they don’t want to do the story that day? Or what if they’re sick? Do they still have to do it, or where do they sleep? We never see their bedrooms, so it just started leading me down a path.”
I gave the film a positive review out of its Sundance World Premiere, writing “Imperfect, yes, but films like ‘Buddy’ don’t come along very often, and filmmakers like Casper Kelly are even rarer.”
