# Aquí, un amigo (1981)

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**Original title**: *Buddy Buddy*
**Runtime**: 96 min
**Genres**: Comedy, Crime
**Directed by**: Billy Wilder
**Written by**: Billy Wilder, I. A. L. Diamond
**Starring**: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Paula Prentiss, Klaus Kinski, Dana Elcar, Miles Chapin

> *The greatest movie buddies of all time are back!*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

It seems buddy comedies can come in unexpected packages. A hitman and a suicidal man become unlikely roommates. The result is a darkly comedic tale that somehow works.

**Mood tags**: pitch-black, playful

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