A Buddy Story
A Buddy Story promotional poster
Directed byMarc Erlbaum
Written byMarc Erlbaum
Produced by
  • Michael Leahy
  • Aaron Ockmand
  • Scott Shiffman
Starring
CinematographyBrandon Trost
Edited byAbe Levy
Music by
Distributed byStrike Accord
Release date
  • October 2010 (2010-10) (Philadelphia Film Festival)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

A Buddy Story is a 2010 independent film directed by Marc Erlbaum. It stars Gavin Bellour, Mad Men’s Elisabeth Moss and Matisyahu, a popular American reggae and alternative rock musician who makes his screen debut in the movie.

In early 2012, Warner Brothers acquired the rights for the video-on-demand release of A Buddy Story.

Plot

Buddy Gilbert (Gavin Bellour) is a struggling musician living in NYC. He spends his days touring the northeast with his pet turtle, playing community centers, dive bars and coffee shops because, he says, it beats a 9-to-5.

One day, Buddy overhears his neighbor Susan (Elisabeth Moss) get in a particularly bad argument with her boyfriend and, although he barely knows her, he finds himself taking her out for some cheer-me-up ice cream.

When Buddy is leaving the following day for a tour, Susan asks if she can tag along, if for no other reason than to get out of the city a while. Hesitant at first, Buddy obliges, and finds himself spending a week traveling around with someone who, just days before, was no more than "the girl on the other side of the wall".

From a rough biker bar to a 100-year-old birthday party and other odd stops along the way, record label rejections to family connections, Buddy and Susan make their way from NYC to Philadelphia's Main Line, and they come to realize that it's not the road's end that matters, but rather the road itself.

Cast

Film festivals

Music

  • "Just Not Fair" by Gavin Bellour
  • "New York City" by Teddy Goldstein
  • "Cha Coal" by Chris Falson
  • "Milk & Honey" by Gavin Bellour
  • "I Don’t Wanna" by Marc Erlbaum
  • "Backseat" by Teddy Goldstein
  • "Tomorrow" by Martin Charnin & Charles Strouse
  • "Psalms For Lovers Without Lovers" by Gavin Bellour & Million/Billion
  • "Peabody" by Teddy Goldstein
  • "Carried Away" by Marc Scibilia
  • "Walls" by Marc Erlbaum
  • "I've Been Knockin" by Chris Falson
  • "Sin Atra" by Chris Falson
  • "You Made Me Love You" by Joseph McCarthy & Jimmu Monaco
  • "Be Set Free" by Josh Garrels & Brad Corrigan
  • "The Alphabet Song" by Gavin Bellour & Dr. Seuss

References

  1. "Program listing at 2010 Philadelphia Film Festival website". Archived from the original on 2010-10-19.
  2. "Program listing at 2011 Heartland Film Festival website". Archived from the original on 2012-07-09.
  3. "Film guide at 2011 Gig Harbor Film Festival website". Archived from the original on 2012-07-24.
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