The Great Buck Howard is a 2008 American 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 mentalist The Amazing Kreskin, whose popularity was at its height in the 1970s. The film premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2008. It is the first Walden Media film to be distributed by Magnolia Pictures. Troy Gable defies his father and leaves law school to pursue his dream of becoming a writer in Los Angeles. To support... himself, he takes a job as a road manager for "The Great" Buck Howard , a fading mentalist. Troy comes to enjoy traveling with Buck to performances in smaller venues such as Bakersfield and Akron. In particular, Troy sincerely admires Buck's signature trick: having someone in the audience hide his fee for that night's performance, which he then unfailingly discovers.
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| Release date: | 2008 |
| Directed by: | Sean McGinly |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 87 Minutes |
| Producer: | Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, Gary Goetzman |
| Cinematography: | Tak Fujimoto |
| Screenplay by: | Sean McGinly |
| Genre: | Comedy |