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| “ | The song's over, Baby. But I'm afraid you'll still have to face the music. | „ |
| ~ Buddy confronting Baby. |
| “ | Here it is, Baby... your killer track! | „ |
| ~ Buddy to Baby. |
Jason Van Horn, also known as Buddy, is the main antagonist of Edgar Wright's 2017 action-crime film Baby Driver.
He is a professional criminal and the husband of Darling who are both members of a crew of armed robbers led by Doc. Over the course of events, Buddy is shown to be the most experienced member of Doc's crew whilst also appearing to enjoy robbing banks with Darling to settle their financial futures on a planned vacation.
Though initially the kindest member of the group to Baby, Buddy goes insane after Darling is inadvertently killed, seeking revenge on Baby and hoping to kill him and his girlfriend Deborah.
He was portrayed by Jon Hamm, who also played Herb Overkill in Minions, Matthew Trent in Black Mirror, Don Grouper in SpongeBob SquarePants, Sentinel Prime in Transformers One, and Reverend Richard Wayne in The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.
Biography[]
Early Life[]
The following was entirely told from Bats' perspective when trying to analyze Buddy, however judging by the latter's reaction to his story, it could be assumed that there is an element of verity to Bats' claims.
Jason Van Horn was once a family man with a cushy job in the financial sector, presumably a Wall Street stockbroker. One night, while out with his colleagues at a strip club or similar establishment, he met a woman named Monica Costello and the two eventually fell in love. Tired of his boring life both in and out of work, he and Costello decided to leave their old lives behind and begin a life of crime as a duo, eventually adopting the monikers of Buddy and Darling and getting married in Las Vegas. Their spree eventually caught the attention of Doc, who decided to use the couple as crew members in his numerous heists.
Robbery to the Bank[]
Buddy opens the film by robbing a bank with Darling and Griff, before making an escape in a Subaru WRX getaway car driven by Baby. They return to Doc's hideout, where they are seen making out and defending Baby from Griff's insults. Before leaving, Buddy jokingly tells Baby to ignore Doc's next call.
Preparation to the United States Postal Center[]
Buddy and Darling are later hired again by Doc to do a job at the United States Postal Center with Baby and Bats. The four attend an arms deal, but Bats realises that the arms dealers are undercover cops and starts a shootout, during which Darling is wounded. They later eat at a diner, which they meet a waitress named Debora.
Confrontation with Baby[]
Baby attempts to leave, but Buddy stops him. Empathic to Baby's plight, he tells Baby that he would let him leave if he was starting to get cold feet on the job. Bats then reveals that Baby had been recording conversations between the gang, but Baby manages to prove that he was only making mixtapes.
On the day of the robbery, Baby snaps and kills Bats by crashing the car and impaling Bats on a metal rebar. He escapes on foot while Buddy and Darling fend off the police and hotwires a car, but ends up crashing into Buddy and Darling's car. As they prepare to escape together in Baby's car, they are cornered by the police, where Darling is promptly shot dead. Buddy is driven to a rage and starts firing at the police and Baby, who escapes again on foot.
Final Showdown and Death[]
| “ | I really wish you could hear her scream. Guess you'll just have to watch. | „ |
| ~ Buddy's last words to Baby before the latter shot him through the leg and falls to his death in the burning, exploding police car. |
Baby finally escapes the police and returns to the diner, where Buddy is waiting for him. Buddy threatens him and Debora, but Baby takes advantage of a moment's distraction and shoots Buddy in the chest. Buddy kills a police officer and escapes, pursuing Baby and Debora.
He later corners them in Doc's hideout and runs over Doc when he attempts to defend them. Baby and Debora get into another and ram Buddy's car off the parking lot floor, but Buddy manages to escape. He holds Baby at gunpoint before firing right next to his ear, deafening him. Debora then attacks him and Baby shoots him in the leg, causing him to fall to his death.
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