BUDDY'S SONG centers on a teenaged boy coming to terms with his parents' separation and his father's pushy domination. But the film moves from family drama to rock and roll fantasy rather quickly--a transformation that replaces dramatic tension with perfunctory feel-goodism.
Rock and roll loving Terry (Roger Daltrey), an ex-convict, takes his teenage son, Buddy (Chesney Hawkes) to a teddyboy convention. Buddy, however, uses the occasion to engineer a meeting between his estranged parents. The pair barely have time to say hello before disaster strikes. Terry has been
given some stolen jewelry, and when cops show up, Buddy panics and triggers his father's arrest...
Released:
1993
Rated:
R
Length:
105 mins