- Country: Australia
- Genres: Comedy, Drama
- Release: 1983-07-15
- Director: Arch Nicholson
- Writers: John Dingwall
- Language: English
- Stars: Colin Friels , Harold Hopkins , Kris McQuade , Norman Kaye , Bruce Spence , Dennis Miller , Dinah Shearing , Simon Chilvers , Lisa Peers , Andrew Sharp
- Runtime: 97 min
- Awards: 1 win & 4 nominations
- AKA: Buddies , Buddies Getting Even , Buddies (United States of America) , Buddies (United Kingdom) , Mates (Australia) , Buddies Getting Even (Australia) , Buddies - Zwei knallharte Typen , Buddies (Australia)
- Plot: Young miners Mike and Johnny (Colin Friels and Harold Hopkins) work in the gem fields of central Queensland around Emerald. Conflict arises when their pick-and-shovel operation is threatened by a large scale bulldozer operator.
- IMDB:tt0085278
Buddies Cast · · · ALL
Arch Nicholson
Director
Colin Friels
Mike
Harold Hopkins
Johnny
Kris McQuade
Stella
Simon Chilvers
Alfred
Bruce Spence
Ted
Norman Kaye
George
Dennis Miller
Andy
Rob Steele
Policeman