The Great Buck Howard

“Greatness is a state of mind.”

6.0

2008

1h 27m

Comedy

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.

Key Crew

Director

Sean McGinly

Producers

Gary Goetzman

Tom Hanks

Writers

Sean McGinly

Cinematography

Tak Fujimoto

Music

Blake Neely

Cast (32)

John Malkovich

Buck Howard

Emily Blunt

Valerie Brennan

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