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# Buddy Goes West (1981) - Is it OK for kids? | Top Rated Families

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# Buddy Goes West

1981Rated PG90 minActionWesternComedy

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## Where can you watch it tonight?

We could not find this streaming anywhere in the US right now. It may be on disc, at the library, or back next month.

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Outlaw drifter Buddy is mistaken for a doctor after his Indian companion inadvertently steals a bag of surgical instruments.

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## Before you press play

**Length:** 90 min - a standard movie night

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