The Great Buck Howard

Jan 18, 2008

1h 27m

★ 6.0

Greatness is a state of mind.

Overview

When a law school dropout answers an advertisement to be a personal assistant he unknowingly signs on to work for a belligerent has-been magician struggling to resurrect his career. This leads to a journey across the country staging the comeback of a lifetime.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Bristol Bay Productions

Playtone

The Great Buck Howard Trailers

Cast

Buck Howard

John Malkovich

Valerie Brennan

Emily Blunt

Kenny

Steve Zahn

Mr. Gable

Tom Hanks

Troy Gable

Colin Hanks

Michael Perry

Patrick Fischler

Gil Bellamy

Ricky Jay

Jonathan Finerman

Griffin Dunne

Doreen

Debra Monk

Alan

Adam Scott

Dan Green

Wallace Langham

Edward Kelly

Jonathan Ames

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