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The Great Buck Howard
The Great Buck Howard

The Great Buck Howard

Greatness is a state of mind.

Genres

Comedy

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$900689

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

87 mins

Rating

5.962/10

Release Date

18 January 2008

Country

United States of America

Cast

John Malkovich

John Malkovich

Buck Howard

Emily Blunt

Emily Blunt

Valerie Brennan

Steve Zahn

Steve Zahn

Kenny

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

Mr. Gable

Colin Hanks

Colin Hanks

Troy Gable

Patrick Fischler

Patrick Fischler

Michael Perry

Ricky Jay

Ricky Jay

Gil Bellamy

Griffin Dunne

Griffin Dunne

Jonathan Finerman

Debra Monk

Debra Monk

Doreen

Adam Scott

Adam Scott

Alan

Wallace Langham

Wallace Langham

Dan Green

Jonathan Ames

Jonathan Ames

Edward Kelly

Jon Stewart

Jon Stewart

Jon Stewart

Kelly Ripa

Kelly Ripa

Kelly Ripa

Jacquie Barnbrook

Jacquie Barnbrook

Sheila Heller

Casey Wilson

Casey Wilson

Charity

Stacey Travis

Stacey Travis

Cindy Crown

Dale Waddington

Dale Waddington

Sleeping Woman

Jay Leno

Jay Leno

Himself

Conan O'Brien

Conan O'Brien

Conan O’Brien

Gary Coleman

Gary Coleman

Gary Coleman

Michael Winslow

Michael Winslow

Michael Winslow

Jack Carter

Jack Carter

Jack Carter

Martha Stewart

Martha Stewart

Martha Stewart

Regis Philbin

Regis Philbin

Regis Philbin

George Takei

George Takei

George Takei

Mary Hart

Mary Hart

Mary Hart

Tom Arnold

Tom Arnold

Tom Arnold

Don Most

Don Most

Tonight Show Producer

Matthew Gray Gubler

Matthew Gray Gubler

Russell

Dave Attell

Dave Attell

Las Vegas Husband

Shane Johnson

Shane Johnson

Las Vegas Producer

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