Buddy

A depiction of the true life story of Gertrude Lintz, an eccentric 1920s socialite who tries to raise a gorilla, like many chimps before him, as part of her family.

Buddy is a 1997 drama adventure movie directed by Caroline Thompson, starring Rene Russo, Robbie Coltrane, Alan Cumming. It holds an IMDb rating of 4.8/10 from 2,964 votes and runs 1h 24m.