The Great Buck Howard (2008)

Directed by

Sean McGinly

Genre

drama film, comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 274 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man takes a job as a road manager for a struggling mentalist named Buck Howard. He tours small venues and deals with Buck's fading fame and stubborn ego.

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What happens

The Great Buck Howard is a 2008 American comedy-drama film directed by Sean McGinly that stars Colin Hanks and John Malkovich. Tom Hanks also appears as the father of his real-life son's character. The character Buck Howard is inspired by the mentalist The Amazing Kreskin, whose popularity was at its height in the 1970s. The film premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2008. It is the first Walden Media film to be distributed by Magnolia Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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