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Why they so harsh with Buddy?


My first impression of Buddy was actually better than Dusty character. He was motivated, enthusiastic, caring and even write songs for Dusty. On the other hand, Dusty looks tried, worn and unmotivated. Can be appreciated him gives tips to Dusty on how perform the song he wrote for him - the band was very rude by laugh at him. The affair with the Lula Rogers (Dusty manger) may not be ethical but it is not uncommon in music industry - the anger toward him smells feel righteousness. The song he wrote were good enough so we can give him a credit it's not because of the romance with Lula. Also he was kind enough to replace Dusty without anyone know it's him on stage. He took a big risk. I don't see in his request to ride at Dusty bus as something outrageous, it's was even make sense. Definitely he didn't deserve a punch to the face for that and after he saved them (!!).

Not surprise Buddy get angry at them. I would also.Maybe he was annoying person but that's all. In the first half of the film he didn't do anything wrong that make him deserve this bad treatment.

I Can understand why they angry at him latter when he interview about Dusty's disappearance. But even than they took thing too far, he's not the first guy ever that leaks information about backstage secrets, and still Dusty threatens him to never work in country industry ever again and ruin young singer career forever. It's was very cruel, mainly when it's clear that they enough money to overcome these embarrassment without losing the audience's trust. Lula have much more responsibility as a big boss and older woman.

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It's like I saw a different film that you. Buddy was an opportunistic tool. He didn't care for Lulu, he only was doinking her for his own career (which is fine, Lulu is an adult). Sure, Dusty was tired and worn out from the road. That was the point of him walking away for a break. Buddy didn't take over for Dusty for any reason but to help himself, then he tried to extort Lulu by threatening to expose her charade.

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Thanks, I was wondering if anyone would reply to my post, this's why people need to keep posting even if the movie have less than 5,000 votes in IMDb.

About your response, I am agree that he "was an opportunistic" and probably (from what I remember we don't know that for sure) "didn't care for Lulu" (and in Lulu case they both used each other and anyway it wasn't serious relationship) but I do not attach as much significance as you to motives but prefer to focus on his behavior.

It does not matter if his motivation was to help himself, the money, the groupies or whatever, he worked hard, with lots of enthusiasm and motivation and helped them when they were in trouble. In other hand, Dusty in the first half of the movie remind me of an aging singer who has lost the spark.

But let's go back a fist, you think at this point he deserved to be punched? I don't thinks so, and this's my main point: In the first half he may have been arrogant but he do all the right things. Want to go on the bus is not a reason to give him a punch. We need to remember that they hated him from the beginning.

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I don't know if he "deserved" to be punched, but on the other hand, I enjoyed seeing it happen. Buddy was written as the antagonist, and as such think he deserved some sort of retribution for his behavior. I didn't see him do any of the "right things" he should have. Buddy was not trying to "help" Lulu or Dusty and he had no interest in covering for Dusty or Lulu, he was being opportunistic and caught Lulu between a rock and a hard place. Getting on Dusty's bus was symbolic: it was the same as if he moved himself into Dusty's house. He also threatened to ruin Dusty's career if they didn't agree to his extortion. I think he got off easy with just a beating.

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You said that "Buddy was not trying to "help" Lulu or Dusty and he had no interest in covering for Dusty or Lulu" but this's what he do and I don't know why it's a matter if he is opportunistic or not.

Also, you need to remember that the extortion happen after the punch when all his "sin" was that he wanted to get on the bus after risking himself to save the concert - and I don't agree at all it's a same as moved into Dusty's house .

I do not remember whose idea it was to impersonate to Dusty and that's not the important thing because the blame is all on Lulu. You describe Lulu as a victim who was forced to cheat but in practice she is the much oldest between the two and most importantly the boss.

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You might be the only person on the planet that thinks Buddy was dealt with too harshly. You made your point, we understand your point, no one agrees with it.

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You people such a childish here in the site. If you don't want to discuss you can just stop writing. I will continue to have my say on every issue.


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"You people such a childish here in the site."

Why, because we don't agree with you? Reread my last post: I said you made your point, we all understand your point, we simply don't agree with it. That makes us childish because we don't agree with you? Wow. You clearly can't accept that the world doesn't agree with your opinion. That is the very definition of "childish".

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Not that you don't agree with me that make you a child, this's why I continued in civilized way the discussion and you not. You need to reread your previous post: To end the discussion, which continued in a dignified manner up to that moment you answer to my post in a hostile way, it's clear that you too childish to have a respectable discussion.

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"To end the discussion, which continued in a dignified manner up to that moment you answer to my post in a hostile way, it's clear that you too childish to have a respectable discussion."

What did I say was "hostile", or "childish"??

As long as you're calling people names and as long as you're thinking I'm hostile anyway, let me say this: you have no interest in having a "discussion". You pointed out what you thought was a flaw or bad writing in this movie. Again, I get your point - I just don't agree with it. In fact, I think your post was idiotic but didn't say it - until now.

You have a warped sensibility. Buddy was a tool who deserved everything that happened to him, but you don't see it that way. You see someone here who doesn't agree with your opinion and they're "hostile" and "childish". If you want me to agree with a dumb idea to make you happy and stay in your good graces, it's not going to happen.

I'm sorry I responded to your dumb post and regret the amount of time I wasted on you. Good luck.

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You such a manipulative piece of shit. No hostile? you use the cynical sentence "only person on the planet" and try shut down the discussion completely because you too tired to continue the discussion. You need to be taught how to conduct a discussion like a human being.

I don't want you to agree with me, you the one that whining because I do not agree with you and therefore you stopped the discussion rudely, now I only here to educate you.

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Can be appreciated him gives tips to Dusty on how perform the song he wrote for him - the band was very rude by laugh at him.


The song sucked, and this newb was thinking he was going to tell a seasoned performer how to sing?


Also he was kind enough to replace Dusty without anyone know it's him on stage. He took a big risk.


He wasn't "kind enough" - he took advantage of the situation where the manager had to decide whether to cancel the show or wait in case Dusty came back. Buddy had no interest in helping anyone but himself. And he took no "risk" - he was just a stage hand who did nothing illegal. The manager and Dusty would be screwed if word got out.


he's not the first guy ever that leaks information about backstage secrets,


No, but usually anyone who does gets fired if they're lucky, or ends up in a New Jersey landfill if they're not. Why? Because they backstabbed those they work for.

Assuming you're not trolling: if you think Buddy was a good guy I hope you never raise a child.

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I see you really take to heart my post.

I didn't said Buddy is a good guy, I said that they are too much harsh with him, especially in the first part of the movie. For some reason, you ignores the fact that he brutally attack by one of the band members. This attack should be ended with criminal indictment and he still didn't sued him. So only after he is experiencing physically and verbally abuse Buddy extorted Lulu.

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