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Casper Kelly’s Sundance Midnight feature Buddy reimagines a Barney-like dinosaur as a cuddly unicorn that traps children inside a TV show, killing those who misbehave; the surreal, toy-set world nods to Pee-wee’s Playhouse and Dora, with Keegan-MillKey, Michael Shannon and Cristin Milioti headlining as Kelly pushes his pop-culture nightmare aesthetic toward a theatrical release.
Casper Kelly’s Buddy, premiered at Sundance 2026, turns a wholesome 1990s kids’ show into a blood‑soaked, time‑loop horror as a talking orange unicorn murders children who disobey, while a separate storyline follows Grace uncovering a link to a forgotten 1999 program. The film is praised for its audacious concept, meticulous ’90s production design, and its potential to become a cult midnight movie, earning a B+ and aiming for U.S. distribution.
Casper Kelly’s Buddy reimagines a 1999 kids’ show as a grotesque, existential horror-comedy, using the pastel world of Buddy to probe television’s grip on reality, growing up, and the exploitative nature of child actors, anchored by standout performances from Cristin Milioti and Delaney Quinn, with a Lynchian, mind-bending finale.