Buffalo Kids

"Little heroes. Big dreams. Wild adventures."

2024 1h 23m ES

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 41

AnimationAdventureComedyFamily

Synopsis

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In 1886, orphaned Irish siblings Mary and Tom arrive in New York City via ocean liner, and quickly find themselves on a wild, cross-country journey aboard a transcontinental 'Orphan Train', where they meet an extraordinary new friend who will change their lives forever.

“Little heroes. Big dreams. Wild adventures.”

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Cast

Mia Pérez Ullod
Mary (voice)
Jaume Solà
Tom (voice)
Javier Cassi Gimeno
Nick (voice)
Federico Bote Bubaila
Nick (voice)
Isabel Valls
Eleanor (voice)
Ricky Coello
Wilson (voice)
Óscar Barberán
Niall (voice)
Alfonso Vallés
Dudley (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Pedro Solís
Writers: Jordi Gasull, Javier López Barreira, Jordi Gasull
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Spain

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RUNTIME

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83 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 2 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Fernando Velázquez. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Emily Killick shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Mia Pérez Ullod and Jaume Solà and Javier Cassi Gimeno carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Little heroes. Big dreams. Wild adventures.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt26530493 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 41 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Pedro Solís directs. Fernando Velázquez scores. Emily Killick cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Spain. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

183 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 2 years ago.
3Original score by Fernando Velázquez. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Emily Killick shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Mia Pérez Ullod and Jaume Solà and Javier Cassi Gimeno carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Little heroes. Big dreams. Wild adventures.".
7IMDB entry: tt26530493 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 41 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 12 themes, including "new york city", "based on novel or book", "ocean liner", "inheritance".

The technical file

Original score: Fernando Velázquez
Editing: Emily Killick
Production design: Juan Jesús García Galocha
Sound: Oriol Tarragó
Runtime: 83 min · 1h 23m
Status: Released
Box office: $9,455,131
Original language: ES
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Buffalo Kids (2024)

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CinemaSerf2024-10-16
★ 7/10
"Mary" and "Tom" arrive in New York from Ireland only to find that their uncle "Niall" isn't there to meet them. Indeed, the only acquaintance they do make make hanging around the docks is a small dog that she takes a bit of a shine to and names "Sparky". Concluding that he isn't likely to show up, they decide to take a punt and go to California and find him. Problem? Well the trains don't take punts - only dollars, so they have just an hour to raise the fare. Or... Well maybe they could just blend in with a group of travelling children and blag their way onto the train. It turns out that these kids are orphans too, being relocated to kindly families along the route. Except, perhaps, for the paralysed and wheelchair-bound "Nick" who isn't exactly top of anyone's adoption list. Between playing games with their new friends and avoiding the ticket inspector, they gradually make progress until disaster strikes. Disaster that puts them into the clutch of the deadly Cheyenne before befalling some even more ruthless bandits whose leader looks a lot like Lee Van Cleef, and who run a gold mine populated by slave labour. How to rescue themselves, their fellow miners, "Sparky", "Nick" and still find uncle "Niall" - well that's the fun part in this quickly paced and engaging big-eyed animation. It combines the intrepidness of the pioneering spirit with some good old fashioned wild west adventure scenarios and provides us with a little bit of "Temple of Doom" (1984) into the bargain. Apparently it's based on some real-life sibling experiences and readily passes ninety minutes raising the odd smile as we travel the breadth of a vast and untapped wilderness looking for a needle in a very large haystack.

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