Chuck and Buck
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Miguel Arteta
Erin Espinoza
Ruthie Bram
Meredith Tucker
Nathaniel Olderman
Jesse Lee Thomas
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Two friends, inseparable in their youth, have grown up to be complete opposites. Charlie Sitter (aka Chuck) is living the American Dream. A fast-rising executive in the music business, he's not yet thirty but, ambitious, confident, and handsome. Chuck has already acquired all the trappings of success -- a gorgeous home in the Hollywood Hills, a fancy sportscar and a beautiful fiancee. Buck O'Brien's life couldn't be more different. Buck never went to college, he's never even had a job. What's more, he still lives at home with his mother. Refusing to grow up, Buck has remained a child at heart who watches TV, sucks on lollipops, plays with his Matchbox cars and listens to his old albums over and over. When Chuck and Buck are reunited following the death of Buck's mother, their disparate worlds collide and their friendship quickly disintegrates into a battle of wills. By the end of the film, both men are forced to come to terms with each other and with the dark secrets of their past.
Director
Miguel Arteta
Cast
Erin Espinoza
Ruthie Bram
Meredith Tucker
Nathaniel Olderman
Jesse Lee Thomas
Vince Duffy
Megan Mccaw
Adam Storms Parker
Zak Penn
Paul Sand
Jamie Hook
Linda Lichter
Miranda Thompson
Ron Yerxa
T J Wilkins
Ezra Pugh
Mary Wigmore
Lupe Ontiveros
Doug Kieffer
Paul Weitz
Josephina J Rocha
Mike White
Caleb Wilson
Jonathan Daniel Brown
Tony Maxwell
Chuy Chavez
Pamela Gordon
Paul Gelfman
Giovanni Gieco
Dana Baratta
Yehuda Maayan
Annette Murphy
Gino Buccola
Maya Rudolph
Beth Colt
James Mooney
Melissa Booth
Damon Huss
Glory Simon
Chris Weitz
Crew
Peter Afterman
Jeff Betancourt
Thomas Brown
Jeff K Brunello
Ralph Carney
Stephen Thomas Cavit
Chuy Chavez
Jessica Clements
Beth Colt
Scott M Cort
Renee Davenport
Andrew Decristofaro
Michael Escott
Claire Freeman
Alberto Garcia
Nina-marie Gardner
Marshall Garlington
Alberto Gieco
Adam Gillick
Andy Goldman
Matthew Greenfield
Petra Haden
Petra Haden
Smokey Hormel
Smokey Hormel
Smokey Hormel
Jocelyn Jansons
Steven Kaminsky
Jane Nan Kelly
Shawn Kennelly
Jason Kliot
Jim Knodle
Gina Kwon
Yehuda Maayan
Josh Mancell
Pam Martin
Tony Maxwell
Tony Maxwell
Tony Maxwell
Elaine Montalvo
Michael A. Morongell
Nancy Kyong Nugent
Wendy Riseborough
Joan Rowe
Sean Rowe
Mark Rozett
Charles J Rusbasan
Gwendolyn Sanford
Gwendolyn Sanford
Jennifer Schmidt
Abby Schwarzwalder
Ann Scibelli
Gwendolyn Stafford
Isabelle Stamper
John C. Stuver
Ken Teaney
Eric Thompson
Eric Thompson
Miranda Thompson
Meredith Tucker
Joana Vicente
Joey Waronker
Joey Waronker
Joey Waronker
Mike White
Jeanne Yang
Margaret Yen
Judith Zarin
Jason Zolov
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the 2000 award for Best Supporting Actress (Lupe Ontiveros) from the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures.
Winner of the New American Cinema Award for Best Writing at the 2000 Seattle International Film Festival.
Winner of the Ralf Lauren Prize for acting (Mike White) at the 2000 Deauville Festival of American Film.
Released in United States 2000
Released in United States 2001
Released in United States January 2000
Released in United States June 2000
Released in United States on Video December 19, 2000
Released in United States September 2000
Released in United States Summer July 14, 2000
Shown at Deauville Festival of American Film September 1-10, 2000.
Shown at Florida Film Festival June 8-19, 2000.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (In Praise of Folly) January 24 - February 4, 2001.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 18 - June 11, 2000.
Shown at Sundance Film Festival (in competition) in Park City, Utah January 20-30, 2000.
Artisan Entertainment and Summit Entertainment acquired, respectively, domestic and international rights for a reported $1.5 million during the 2000 Sundance Film Festival.
Began shooting April 15, 1999.
Brothers Chris and Paul Weitz co-wrote the Dreamworks animated feature "Antz" (USA/1998) and co-directed the equally successful teen comedy "American Pie" (USA/1999).
Completed shooting May 1999.
Project shot on the Sony VX1000 digital video camcorder.
Released in United States 2000 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 18 - June 11, 2000.)
Released in United States 2001 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (In Praise of Folly) January 24 - February 4, 2001.)
Released in United States January 2000 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (in competition) in Park City, Utah January 20-30, 2000.)
Released in United States June 2000 (Shown at Florida Film Festival June 8-19, 2000.)
Released in United States Summer July 14, 2000
Released in United States September 2000 (Shown at Deauville Festival of American Film September 1-10, 2000.)
Released in United States on Video December 19, 2000
