The Great Buck Howard (2008)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.1/10   

Director:

Sean McGinly

Guionista (WGA):

Sean McGinly (written by)

Género:

Comedia

Frase comercial:

Get ready for the comeback of a lifetime.

Plot:

A young man, much to the chagrin of his father, becomes the new assistant to an illusionist in decline.

Plot Keywords:

Illusionist | Magician | Real Life Father And Son Playing Father And Son | Character Name In Title

Comentarios de los usuarios:

The Great Buck Howard

Reparto

Colin Hanks	...	Troy Gable
B.J. Hendricks	...	Burly
listado alfabético del resto del reparto:
Tom Arnold
Jacquie Barnbrook	...	Sheila Heller
Ankur Bhatt
David Blaine	...	Himself
Emily Blunt	...	Valerie Brennan
Osa Danam	...	Hypnotized Woman
Bubba Da Skitso	...	(Unscripted) Sitcom Actor
Griffin Dunne	...	Johnathan Finerman
Patrick Fischler	...	Michael Perry
Matthew Gray Gubler	...	Russel
Tom Hanks	...	Mr. Gable
Nate Hartley	...	Teenage Kid
Matt Hoey	...	Charley
Dale Waddington Horowitz	...	Sleeping Woman
Ricky Jay	...	Gil Bellamy
Shane Johnson	...	Las Vegas Producer
Diana Kyle	...	Hypnotized Woman
Wallace Langham	...	Dan Green
Chene Lawson	...	Law Student #1
John Malkovich	...	Buck Howard
Marni McFair	...	Doctor in Audience
David Mehl	...	Hypnotized Guest
P. David Miller	...	Sleeping Woman's Husband
Debra Monk
Don Most	...	Tonight Show Producer
Conan O'Brien	...	Himself
Norm O'Neill	...	Audience Member #2
Regis Philbin	...	Himself
Jill Ragan	...	Cincinnati Producer
Kelly Ripa	...	Herself
Franklin Ruehl	...	Diner
Lawrence J. Russo	...	Hotel Guest
Terry Scannell	...	Kip
Adam Scott	...	Alan
Kimberly Scott	...	Nurse
Lorna Scott	...	Leesburg Virginia Woman
Danica Sheridan	...	Wisconsin Woman
Jon Stewart	...	Himself
Martha Stewart	...	Herself
Melissa Stone	...	Las Vegas Woman
George Takei	...	Himself
Amy Jo Traicoff	...	Las Vegas Woman
Stacey Travis	...	Cindy Crown
Katherine VanderLinden	...	Law Student
Max Williams	...	Flower Delivery Guy
Casey Wilson	...	Charity (as Casey Rose Wilson)
Nate Witty	...	Law Student #2
Wendy Worthington	...	Oregon Woman
Steve Zahn

MPAA:

Rated PG for some language including suggestive remarks, and a drug reference.

Duración:

90 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby Digital

Clasificación:

USA:PG

Locaciones de Filmación:

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Compañía:

Bristol Bay Productions

Trivialidades:

The character of "Troy Gabel" is based on director Sean McGinly's experiences as road manager for The Amazing Kreskin, on which The Great Buck Howard is loosely based.

Errores:

Errores en Geografía: While Buck and Troy are being driven around Cincinnati, you can see palm trees out the back and side windows of the limo.

Conexiones de Película:

References "Martha Stewart Living" (1991)

The Great Buck Howard

Colin Hanks Plays a young law school dropout who ends up answering an ad as road manager. Little does he know the ad is to work for Buck Howard or as Johnny Carson dubbed him "The Great" Buck Howard. Buck Howard is a faded mentalist (not "magician", please) who still goes on about his 61 Tonight Show appearances with Johnny Carson (he has a disdain for Jay Leno). He still thinks that he's big time though he's been playing small venues for years. Meanwhile, Hanks father finds out that he dropped out of law school and is none too happy with him working for Buck. Hanks father in the film is played by his real life father, Tom. The younger Hanks decides to stick it out because you feel that he believes in Buck though he may be difficult and deep down he knows its smoke and mirrors. Including one trick that astounds Hanks each time, at the end of the night Buck goes to the back and the audience hides his money; if he fails to find it he doesn't get paid. He's never not found the money. Hanks also knows Buck has an illusion up his sleeve something big, something that would really put him back on the map. Emily Blunt plays Buck's media liaison on the road who becomes Hanks love interest.

The Great Buck Howard is only so-so. It feels like it wants to be The Graduate meets Mr. Saturday Night. Malkovitch is the only standout thing about this picture. The cast is capable but bland. The end result is an uneven, unsatisfying film. The film seems to be missing a spark and as a result it feels like it meanders too much in its 90 minutes. It feels like a short film stretched to feature length.