The Great Buck Howard (2008)

Greatness is a state of mind.

90 min★ 6.4 · 15,293 votes

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.

Release date: January 18, 2008
Country of origin: United States
Box office: $900,689

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Cast

John Malkovich as Buck Howard
Colin Hanks as Troy Gable
Emily Blunt as Valerie Brennan
Ricky Jay as Gil Bellamy
Steve Zahn as Kenny
Tom Hanks as Mr. Gable
Griffin Dunne as Jonathan Finerman
Debra Monk as Doreen
Adam Scott as Alan Berkman
Patrick Fischler as Michael Perry
Wallace Langham as Dan Green
Jonathan Ames as Edward Kelly
Casey Wilson as Charity
Jacquie Barnbrook as Sheila Heller
Stacey Travis as Cindy Crown
Dale Waddington as Sleeping Woman
Gary Coleman as Gary Coleman
Michael Winslow as Michael Winslow
Jack Carter as Jack Carter
Martha Stewart as Martha Stewart
Damien Fahey as Damien Fahey
Conan O'Brien as Conan O’Brien
Jon Stewart as Jon Stewart
David Blaine as David Blaine
Regis Philbin as Regis Philbin
Kelly Ripa as Kelly Ripa
George Takei as George Takei
Mary Hart as Mary Hart
Jay Leno as Jay Leno
Tom Arnold as Tom Arnold

Crew

Sean McGinly · Director
Sean McGinly · Writer
Gary Goetzman · Producer
Tom Hanks · Producer
Blake Neely · Composer
Tak Fujimoto · Cinematographer
Myron Kerstein · Editor
Jeanne McCarthy · Casting director
Gary Frutkoff · Production designer