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The Great Buck Howard

2008, Movie, 1h 27min

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.

Country: United States

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Reviews

Critic Roger Ebert

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No one else could have played Buck better than Malkovich. I love this guy.

Read full review at Roger Ebert

Critic Nathan Rabin

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...contains the seeds of an unsentimental, darkly funny character study about an effete relic of a bygone show-biz era at war with a business and world that has passed him by.

Read full review at The A.V. Club

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The Great Buck Howard is a comedy-drama film about a young man named Troy Gable who becomes the assistant to a fading mentalist named Buck Howard. Despite his father's disapproval, Troy leaves law school to pursue his dream of becoming a writer in Los Angeles. He takes a job as Buck's road manager and the two of them travel to smaller venues, performing Buck's signature trick. The film follows their journey as they attempt to resurrect Buck's career and Troy finds himself admiring Buck's talent and determination. Along the way, Troy also becomes romantically involved with a publicist named Valerie Brennan. The film stars John Malkovich, Colin Hanks, Emily Blunt, and Tom Hanks.

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The Great Buck Howard was released in theaters on January 18, 2008.