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A buddy film, according to The Complete Film Dictionary, is "a film that features the friendship of two males as the major relationship". Ira Konigsberg, author of the dictionary, further defines the genre: "Such films extol the virtues of male comradeship and relegate male-female relationships to a subsidiary position. Male relationships have always been a significant element in our popular culture, from the Leatherstocking Tales of James Fenimore Cooper to television beer commercials."^[1]

See also

• Category:Buddy films

Notes

1. ^ Konigsberg, Ira (1998). The Complete Film Dictionary. Penguin. p. 41. ISBN 0140513930.  

Further reading

• Hunter, Stephen (December 15, 1990). "Buddy pictures: Male bonding a persistent theme in Hollywood movies". The Record.  
• Wuntch, Philip (May 9, 1992). "Hollywood's Best Buddies: Sometimes, a film's popularity depends on whether it makes the right friends". The Dallas Morning News.  
• LaSalle, Mick (August 8, 1996). "The Buddy Film Goes Way Back - Sure, it's a formula -- but not all are alike". San Francisco Chronicle.  
• Strauss, Bob (July 18, 1997). "More Than Skin-Deep: The reasons (and rewards) behind Hollywood's interracial buddy-movie pairings". Los Angeles Daily News.  

External links

• It's Still a Guy Thing: The Evolution of Buddy Movies at Los Angeles Times