Buddy The Rat

Buddy The Rat is a 2014 computer-animated slapstick comedy film directed by Peter Lepeniotis, written by Lorne Cameron and produced by Cal Brunker and Bob Barlen. It stars the voices of Robert Tinkler, Amy Adams, Mike Myers, Logan Thirtyacre, Chilly Jimenez, Bill Murray, Will Arnett, Katherine Heigl, Brendan Fraser, Gabriel Iglesias, Joe Pingue, Annick Obonsawin, Chris Netherton, Peter Stormare and Jeff Dunham. The film will both set before the events of The Nut Job and after the events of Purple Squirrel. Produced by ToonBox Entertainment and Buddy Studios and distributed by Universal Pictures, it was released in the United States on April 18, 2014.

The film received positive reviews and grossed $$1.905 billion worldwide against a production budget of $150 million. Two sequels have followed: Buddy 2 on September 17, 2017 and Buddy: Third Time's A Charm on August 11, 2020.

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Cast

 * Robert Tinkler as Buddy, a rat who does currently talk much until the first Nut Job film. Unlike the main films, Buddy speaks for now until then.
 * Jacob Hopkins voices a younger Buddy.
 * Robert Tinkler also voices Redline, a mouse who idolizes Grayson and whose catchphrase is "We're all gonna die!"
 * Amy Adams as Honey, Buddy's mother
 * Mike Myers as Jesse, Buddy's father
 * Logan Thirtyacre as Brody, Buddy's brother
 * Chilly Jimenez as Sis, Buddy's sister
 * Bill Murray as Kenny, a brown cat
 * Will Arnett as Surly, an intelligent, charismatic and manipulative purple squirrel
 * Katherine Heigl as Andie, a compassionate and beautiful American red squirrel
 * Brendan Fraser as Grayson, a glory-hogging eastern gray squirrel who has a false reputation for being the "park hero".
 * Gabriel Iglesias as Jimmy, a groundhog and the leader of the Bruisers.
 * Joe Pingue as Johnny, a groundhog and a member of the Bruisers.
 * Annick Obonsawin as Jamie, a small female groundhog and a member of the Bruisers
 * Chris Netherton as Norvirus Raccoon, a raccoon and the self-proclaimed, power-hungry, deceitful con-artist and leader of the park. He was previously voiced by Liam Neeson in the original film.
 * Peter Stormare as Scab, a evil street rat and the main antagonist. He reprises the role in Purple Squirrel (2000).
 * Jeff Dunham as Mole, a clumsy mole and has eyes that are sensitive to light.

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Sequels
Main article: Buddy The Rat (franchise)

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