The Great Buck Howard

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The Great Buck Howard is a 2008 comedy-drama film about a washed-up mentalist attempting a career comeback, starring John Malkovich and Colin Hanks.

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instanceOf comedy-drama film
film
basedOn experiences of Sean McGinly working with The Amazing Kreskin
cinematography Tak Fujimoto NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Sean McGinly NERFINISHED
distributedBy Magnolia Pictures NERFINISHED
editedBy George Folsey Jr. NERFINISHED
filmingLocation Los Angeles
Ohio NERFINISHED
genre comedy-drama
independent film
hasIMDbId tt0460810
hasTheme fame
mentor-protégé relationship
show business
mainCharacter Buck Howard NERFINISHED
Troy Gable NERFINISHED
MPAARating PG
musicBy Blake Neely NERFINISHED
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A washed-up mentalist attempts a career comeback with the help of a young assistant.
premiereEvent Sundance Film Festival NERFINISHED
producer Gary Goetzman NERFINISHED
Margo Klewans NERFINISHED
Tom Hanks NERFINISHED
productionCompany Playtone NERFINISHED
releaseDate 2008-01-18
releaseYear 2008
runtimeMinutes 90
screenwriter Sean McGinly NERFINISHED
setInPeriod early 2000s
starring Adam Scott NERFINISHED
Colin Hanks NERFINISHED
Conan O'Brien NERFINISHED
Debra Monk NERFINISHED
Emily Blunt NERFINISHED
Griffin Dunne NERFINISHED
Jay Leno NERFINISHED
John Malkovich NERFINISHED
Patrick Fischler NERFINISHED
Ricky Jay NERFINISHED
Steve Zahn NERFINISHED
Tom Hanks NERFINISHED
title The Great Buck Howard NERFINISHED
writer Sean McGinly NERFINISHED

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Dean Zanuck notableWork The Great Buck Howard