Roadside Attractions has released the teaser trailer for “Buddy,” a new horror feature which premiered in the Midnight section of the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year.
The project hails from filmmaker Casper Kelly, the man responsible for the iconic “Too Many Cooks” short as well as the “Adult Swim Yule Log”. He’s enlisted a strong cast too including Cristin Milioti, Delaney Quinn, Topher Grace, Keegan-Michael Key, Michael Shannon, and Patton Oswalt.
The story unfolds in 1999 where a group of amnesiac children live in the episodic world of “It’s Buddy!”, a children’s television show hosted by the tyrannical Buddy (Key), a bright orange, humanoid unicorn with a purple heart on his chest who lives in his wacky clubhouse.
When the children begin to defy their captor after one of the kids disappears, Buddy grinds his teeth and sends them on a perilous journey to the mythical Diamond City.
Meanwhile, in the real world, traumatised suburban mother Grace (Milioti) is drawn into Buddy’s abomination.
Kelly directed the film and co-wrote the script with Jamie King. Tyler Davidson, Drew Sykes, Raphael Margules, J.D. Lifshitz, and Tracy Rosenblum produce.
“Buddy” will open in cinemas on August 28th.
