Just finished watching The Great Buck Howard for the 2nd time in a week. something about this movie just caught my fancy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Buck_Howard
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The Great Buck Howard is a 2008 comedy-drama film directed by Sean McGinly that stars Colin Hanks and John Malkovich. An unbilled Tom Hanks plays the father ...
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The Great Buck Howard is a 2008 comedy-drama film directed by Sean McGinly that stars Colin Hanks and John Malkovich. Tom Hanks also appears as the father of his real-life son's character.
The character Buck Howard is inspired by the 1970s mentalist The Amazing Kreskin.
The film premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2008.
Plot
"The Great" Buck Howard (John Malkovich) spent much of his life in the limelight. His mind-boggling feats as a mentalist extraordinaire – not to be confused with those of a mere magician - earned him 61 appearances on Johnny Carson’s "Tonight Show." In his own humble opinion, his talents go far beyond simple sleight of hand – he can read minds and hypnotize not just a single soul but an entire room of people! But nowadays, it’s clear to everyone but Buck that his act has lost its luster; he performs in faded community centers and hasn’t sold out a theater in years.
Yet, with a hearty handshake and a trademark “I love this town!” Buck Howard perseveres, confident in his own celebrity, convinced that a comeback is imminent. He needs a new road manager and personal assistant. As it turns out, a recent law school drop-out, the unemployed, would-be writer Troy Gable (Colin Hanks), needs a job and a purpose. Working for the pompous, has-been mentalist fills the former requirement, but how it satisfies the latter is questionable, especially to his father (Tom Hanks), who still assumes Troy is in law school.
With the aid of a fiery publicist (Emily Blunt) and a bold stroke of fate, Buck surprisingly lands back in the American consciousness, taking Troy along for the ride of his life.
As the coveted spotlight again shines on him, Buck becomes the unlikeliest of teachers as Troy learns a few tricks he couldn’t possibly have picked up in law school.
Cast
Colin Hanks as Troy Gable
John Malkovich as Buck Howard
Tom Hanks as Mr. Gable
Ricky Jay as Gil Bellamy
Emily Blunt as Valerie Brennan
Steve Zahn as the limo driver
Griffin Dunne as Johnathan Finerman
Matthew Gray Gubler as the assistant
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