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The Great Buck Howard

The Great Buck Howard

PG2008Comedy drama
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Synopsis
Defying his father and dropping out of law school, aspiring writer Troy Gable (Colin Hanks) looks for a way to gain some meaningful life experience. Troy gets that and more when he takes a job with Buck Howard (John Malkovich), a vainglorious mentalist who hopes to reinvigorate his fading career by staging a big comeback.
Cast
John Malkovich, Colin Hanks, Emily Blunt, Steve Zahn, Tom Hanks, B.J. Hendricks, Jacquie Barnbrook, Griffin Dunne, Ricky Jay, Patrick Fischler, Wallace Langham, Debra Monk, Matt Hoey, George Takei
Rating
PGAdult Situations, Adult Language
Genres
Comedy drama

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