The Great Buck Howard
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Sean Mcginly
Colin Hanks
Tom Hanks
John Malkovich
Emily Blunt
Debra Monk
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Once upon a time, Buck Howard spent his days in the limelight. His mind-boggling feats as a mentalist extraordinaire--not to be confused with those of a mere magician--earned him a marquee act in Vegas and 61 appearances on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show. In his own humble opinion, his talents go far beyond simple sleight of hand--he can read minds and hypnotize not just a single soul but an entire room of people! But nowadays, it's clear to everyone but Buck that his act has lost its luster; he performs in faded community centers and hasn't sold out a theater in years. Yet, with a hearty handshake and a trademark "I love this town!," Buck Howard perseveres, confident in his own celebrity, convinced his comeback is imminent. He just needs a new road manager and personal assistant. As it turns out, recent law school drop-out and unemployed, would-be writer Troy Gable needs a job and a purpose. Working for the pompous, has-been mentalist fills the former requirement, but how it satisfies the latter is questionable, especially to his father, who still assumes Troy is in law school. Nonetheless, with the aid of a fiery publicist and a bold stroke of fate, Buck surprisingly lands back into the American consciousness, taking Troy along for the ride of his life. As the coveted spotlight again shines on the great Buck Howard, Buck becomes the unlikeliest of teachers as Troy learns a few tricks he couldn't possibly have picked up in law school.
Director
Sean Mcginly
Cast
Colin Hanks
Tom Hanks
John Malkovich
Emily Blunt
Debra Monk
Steve Zahn
Ricky Jay
Griffin Dunne
Adam Scott
Patrick Fischler
Wallace Langham
Jonathan Ames
Jacquie Barnbrook
Paul Darricarrere
Terry Scannell
Matt Hoey
Jobi Graham
B.j Hendricks
Nate Hartley
Floyd Vanbuskirk
Sandy Martin
Wendy Worthington
Danica Sheridan
Casey Wilson
Steven Metzler
Julie Lawrence
Stacey Travis
Jill Ragan
David Nunn
Bill Rochon
David Anthony Higgins
Ming Lo
Kimberly Scott
Sheila Gray Robinson
Robert Lewis Williams
Daniel Leo Carroll
Max Williams
Dale Waddington Horowitz
Don Most
Shane Mikael Johnson
Amy Jo Traicoff
Dave Attell
Melissa Stone
Matthew Gray Gubler
Marni Mcfair
Mary Jo Burger
Norm O'neill
Donald Kaeding
Matthew Murphy
Jay Leno
Bill Saluga
Jack Carter
Kelly Ripa
Michael Winslow
Conan O'brien
Gary Coleman
Tom Arnold
Jon Stewart
Damien Fahey
Martha Stewart
David Blaine
Regis Philbin
Mary Hart
George Takei
Crew
Nicole Abellera
Josh Aberson
Marvin Acuna
Brandon Ainsworth
Deva Anderson
W L Arance
David A Arnold
Tom Arnold
Karen Asano-myers
Randy Babchuck
Burt Bacharach
Lance Baily
Mike Bangs
Cassandra Barbour
Ron Batzdorff
Eric Bautista
Bert Beatson
Ken Bender
Christine Bergren
Gaston Biraben
David Blaine
Michael Blaze
Joanne Bloom
Johnetta Boone
Tristan Bourne
Brent M Bowen
Melissa Bretherton
Stephen Brooks
Lewis Burnett
Gary Burritt
Rick Canelli
Brian Cantrell
Susannah Carradine
Jack Carter
Bill Cawley
Bob Cervi
Kevin Chambers
Kevin Chickanis
Tony Clark
Nicki Cohen
Lucy Coldsnow-smith
Chadd B Cole
Gary Coleman
Bridget M. Cook
Kyle Cooper
Loren Corl
Bill Corso
Rosemary Cremona
Lisa Joelle Curtis
Shelly Darden
Hal David
Donald Davidson
R Michael De Chellis
Jerry C Deats
Sean Devine
Allison Diamond
Paulie Dicocco
David Dietch
Reggie Dominguez
Derek Doneen
Tim Donelan
William T Dreher
Peter Dress
Michael Dressel
Robert Dudley
Doug Durose
Ryan Ebelt
Robert Eber
Harry Eisenstein
Juno J. Ellis
Annette Encinas
Marcus Epps
Elif Erginer
Kendall Errair
Sam Escobar
Kevin Eubanks
Kevin Eubanks
Damien Fahey
Steven Fahey
Claire Farrandstone
Anne Marie Feldman
Lindsay Fellows
Evan Feuerman
Nicole Frank
Jessica Franks
Tiffany Fraser
Gary Frutkoff
Jonathan Fuh
Tak Fujimoto
Tak Fujimoto
Jay Galloway
Jose De Jesus Garcia
Jose Antonio Garcia
Peter Gend
Mario Gilbert
Nathan Christopher Glass
Gary Goetzman
Armando Gonzalez
Marina Grasic
Robbie Greenberg
Robbie Greenberg
Jeff Gross
Lisa Guerriero
Owen Hablutzel
Jill Hahn
Tory Haljun
Tom Hanks
Cate Hardman
Robin Harlan
Barbara Harris
Mary Hart
Daniel Hawking
Douglas Henri
James T. Hill
Justin Hill
Meredith Humbracht
Mark Humphreys
Jose G Hurtado
Orlando O Hurtado
Barry Hutchins
Suzzane Januszewski
Jeffrey A Johnson
Brandon Jones
Douglas Jones
Don Joseph
Chuck Kentis
Charles Kern
Lis Kern
Myron Kerstein
Jason King
Robert Kitterman
Adam Klein
Martina Kohl
Jan Körbelin
Nicholas Vincent Korda
Matt Kubas
Christian Laffey
Paul Lavoie
Julie Lawrence
Jay Leno
Jackie Levine
Lisa J Levine
Jay Levy
Carla Lewis
Craig Lietzke
Brandon Linville
Juan A Lopez
David Lucene
Michael Lyon
Thomas Lyons
Matt Maddox
Brian Magerkurth
John Malkovich
Steve Mann
Branford Marsalis
Branford Marsalis
Luis Mata
Robert Mata
Mato
Dana Mccall
Eugene Mccarthy
Jeanne Mccarthy
Sean Mcginly
James Meenaghan
Jim Meenaghan
Markus Mentzer
Radha Metha
Aaron Millar
Aaron Millar
Sarah Monat
Debra Monk
Luis Moreno
Jennifer Mosley
Alan Robert Murray
Kevin Murray
Kenny Myers
Peter Myles
Rupert Nadeau
Blake Neely
Elizabeth Neely
Cheryl Nick
Shelli Nishino
Tara Norris
Conan O'brien
Thomas J. O'connell
Vincent Palmo
Charles Papert
Mark Pappas
Robert Paulsen
Steve Pederson
Bryan Pennington
Regis Philbin
James Plannette
Stephanie Portnoy
Sally J Potters
Eric Quijano
Sooki Raphael
Joel Renfro
Brennan Reynolds
Deedra Ricketts
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Spring March 20, 2009
Released in United States on Video July 21, 2009
Released in United States 2008
Released in United States January 2008
Released in United States June 2008
Released in United States October 2008
Released in United States January 2009
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Centerpiece Gala) May 22-June 15, 2008.
Shown at CineVegas Film Festival (Closing Night/Sure Bets) June 12-21, 2008.
Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 16-29, 2008.
Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (World Cinema Now) January 6-19, 2009.
Kevin Kline previously interested in starring.
Released in United States Spring March 20, 2009
Released in United States on Video July 21, 2009
Released in United States 2008 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Centerpiece Gala) May 22-June 15, 2008.)
Released in United States January 2008 (Shown at the Sundance Film Festival (Salt Lake City Gala/Premieres) January 17-27, 2008.)
Released in United States June 2008 (Shown at CineVegas Film Festival (Closing Night/Sure Bets) June 12-21, 2008.)
Released in United States October 2008 (Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 16-29, 2008.)
Released in United States January 2009 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (World Cinema Now) January 6-19, 2009.)
