The Great Buck Howard (2008)

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PG | 1 hr 27 mins | Comedy | Released: 3/20/2009 |Box Office Total: $0.7M

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Once upon a time, Buck Howard spent his days in the limelight. His mind-boggling feats as a mentalist extraordinaire--not to be confused with those of a mere magician--earned him a marquee act in Vegas and 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 his comeback is imminent. He just needs a new road manager and personal assistant. As it turns out, recent law school drop-out and unemployed, would-be writer Troy Gable 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, who still assumes Troy is in law school. Nonetheless, with the aid of a fiery publicist and a bold stroke of fate, Buck surprisingly lands back into the American consciousness, taking Troy along for the ride of his life. As the coveted spotlight again shines on the great Buck Howard, Buck becomes the unlikeliest of teachers as Troy learns a few tricks he couldn’t possibly have picked up in law school.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
3/20/2009

Director	Credit
Sean McGinly	Director
Cast	Credit
Colin Hanks	Troy Gable
Tom Hanks	Mr Gable
John Malkovich	Buck Howard
Emily Blunt	Valerie Brennan
Debra Monk	Doreen
Steve Zahn	Kenny
Ricky Jay	Gil Bellamy
Griffin Dunne	Jonathan Finerman
Adam Scott	Alan Berkman
Patrick Fischler	Michael Perry
Wallace Langham	Dan Green
Jonathan Ames	Edward Kelly
Jacquie Barnbrook	Sheila Heller
Paul Darricarrere	Restaurant Manager
Terry Scannell	Kip
Matt Hoey	Charley
Jobi Graham	Tall Guy
B.J Hendricks	Burly Guy
Nathan Hartley	Teenage Kid
Floyd Van Buskirk	Middle Aged Gentleman
Sandy Martin	Female Hotel Worker
Wendy Worthington	Oregon Woman
Danica Sheridan	Wisconsin Woman
Casey Wilson	Charity
Steven Metzler	Ventriloquist
Bill Saluga	Himself
Gary Coleman	Himself
Michael Winslow	Himself
Jack Carter	Himself
Julie Shimer	LA Benefit Producer
Stacey Travis	Cindy Crown
Jill Ragan	Cincinnati TV Coordinator
David Nunn	Cincinnati TV Producer
Bill Rochon	Cincinnati TV Engineer
David Higgins	Mark Simpson
Ming Lo	Doctor
Kimberly Scott	Nurse
Sheila Gray Robinson	Cincinnati Anchor
Robert Lewis Williams	Cincinnati Anchor
Daniel Leo Carroll	Cincinnati Anchor
Max Williams	Flower Delivery Guy
Dale Waddington Horowitz	Sleeping Woman
Martha Stewart	Herself
Damien Fahey	Himself
Conan O'Brien	Himself
Jon Stewart	Himself
David Blaine	Himself
Regis Philbin	Himself
Kelly Ripa	Herself
George Takei	Himself
Mary Hart	Herself
Jay Leno	Himself
Tom Arnold	Himself
Don Most	Tonight Show Producer
Shane Johnson	Las Vegas Producer
Amy Jo Traicoff	Las Vegas Woman
David Attell	Las Vegas Husband
Melissa Dawn Stone	Las Vegas Wife
Matthew Gray Gubler	Russel
Marni McFair	Doctor in Audience
Mary Jo Burger	Audience Member
Norman O'Neill	Audience Member with Cash
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah	Themselves
Production Credits	Credit
Tom Hanks	Producer
Marina Grasic	Executive Producer
Ginger Sledge	Co-Producer
Steven Shareshian	Executive Producer
Gary Goetzman	Producer
Marvin Acuna	Executive Producer
Jan Korbelin	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Playtone	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Magnolia Pictures	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Magnolia Home Entertainment	Domestic Video Distributor
Magnolia Pictures	Domestic Distribution Rights
Locations
New York City, New York, USA
Writer	Credit
Sean McGinly	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Tiffany Fraser	Post-Production Accountant
Kelly A Snyder	Production Accountant
Brandon Linville	Assistant Accountant
Annette Encinas	Accountant - Payroll Accountant
Jill Hahn	Assistant Accountant
Marsha Trainer	Assistant Accountant
Anne Marie Feldman	Assistant Accountant
Evan Feuerman	Assistant Accountant
Art Department	Credit
Charles Kern	Painter - Stand-by Painter
Susannah Carradine	Art Department Coordinator
Marcus Epps	Set Dresser - On-Set Dresser
Tristan P Bourne	Art Director
Donald Kaeding	Leadman
David Lucene	Dresser - Draper
Linda Sutton-Doll	Set Decorator
Gary Frutkoff	Production Designer
Radha Metha	Set Decorator
Bob Cervi	Set Dresser
Matthew Murphy	Leadman
Kevin Chambers	Set Dresser
Tim Donelan	Set Dresser
Andre Sowards	Set Dresser - On-Set Dresser
Casting	Credit
Deedra Ricketts	Extras Casting
Nicole Abellera	Casting Associate
Joanne Bloom	Casting Assistant
Jeanne McCarthy	Casting Director
Carla Lewis	Extras Casting - Extras Casting Associate
Craft Services	Credit
Orlando O Hurtado	Catering - Chef
Barry Hutchins	Craft Service
Jose De Jesus Garcia	Catering - Chef
Joshua C Vanermen	Craft Service - Craft Service Assistant
Nathan Christopher Glass	Catering - Chef
Armando Gonzalez	Catering - Chef
Jose G Hurtado	Catering - Chef
Film Camera	Credit
Jaimie Trueblood	Photography - Stills Photographer
Charles Papert	Camera Operator
Paul Lavoie	Film Lab - Digital Production Manager
Baird Steptoe	Assistant Camera
Mato	Color Timer
Tak Fujimoto	Director of Photography
Claire Farrandstone	Loader - Camera Loader
Mark Humphreys	Loader - Camera Loader
Robbie Greenberg	Director of Photography
Markus Mentzer	Assistant Camera
Richard Turner	Camera Operator
Ron Batzdorff	Photography - Stills Photographer
Reggie Dominguez	Loader - Camera Loader
John Young	Assistant Camera - 1st Assistant Camera
Kenneth C Bender	Assistant Camera - 2nd Assistant Camera
Jay Levy	Assistant Camera
Lisa Guerriero	Assistant Camera
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Bristol Bay Productions	Film Financier
Management	Credit
Elizabeth Neely	Manager - Studio Manager
Music	Credit
Michael D Simon	Score Mixing - Scoring Assistant
John Malkovich	Song Performer
David Sabee	Music Conductor - Conductor
Delphine Robertson	Music Coordinator
Peter Myles	Music Editor
Blake Neely	Original Music
Hal David	Song
James T Hill	Score Recording - Score Recorder and Mixer
Christine Bergren	Music - Music Legal and Clearances
Northwest Sinfonia	Music Performer - Score Performer
Deva Anderson	Music Supervisor
Burt Bacharach	Song
Lindsay Fellows	Music Supervisor
Andrew Silver	Music Editor
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah	Song Performer
Josh Aberson	Score Mixing - Scoring Assistant
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah	Song
Debra Monk	Song Performer
Chuck Kentis	Song
George Takei	Song Performer
Branford Marsalis	Song Performer
John Sebastian	Song
Kevin T Eubanks	Song Performer
Branford Marsalis	Song
Kevin T Eubanks	Song
Production Management	Credit
Lisa Joelle Curtis	Assistant Production Coordinator
Elif Erginer	Location Assistant
Aaron Millar	Assistant Location Manager
Aaron Millar	Location Scout
Vincent N Palmo Jr	Assistant Director
Graham Stumpf	Post-Production Supervisor
Emre Sonmez	Location Manager
Cate Hardman	Script Supervisor
Meredith Humbracht	Production Coordinator
Ginger Sledge	Unit Production Manager
Lila Yacoub	Production Supervisor
Lis Kern	Post-Production Supervisor
Rosemary Cremona	Assistant Director - 2nd Assistant Director
Robert Paulsen	Assistant Location Manager
Sara Scarritt	Production Coordinator
Justin W Hill	Assistant Location Manager
Pete Dress	Assistant Director
Mario Gilbert	Assistant Location Manager
Publicity	Credit
Deborah Simmrin	Unit Publicist - Publicist
Sound	Credit
Steve Pederson	Rerecording Mixer
Thomas J O'Connell	ADR Mixer
Rupert Nadeau	ADR - ADR Assistant
Sarah Monat	Foley Artist
Mark Pappas	Foley Editor
Michael Dressel	Foley - Foley Supervisor
Bill Cawley	Assistant Sound Editor
Brian Magerkurth	Sound Recordist - Recordist
Jason King	Sound Effects Editor
Barbara Harris	ADR Voice Casting - Voice Casting
Randy Singer	Foley Recordist
dave arnold	ADR Supervisor - Dialogue Supervisor
Jonathan Fuh	Boom Operator
Eric A Bautista	Sound - Sound Utility
Nicholas V Korda	ADR Editor
Alan Robert Murray	Supervising Sound Editor
Jose Antonio Garcia	Sound Mixer - Production Sound Mixer
Gaston Biraben	ADR/Dialogue Editor - Dialogue Editor
Robert Eber	Sound Mixer - Production Sound Mixer
Lisa Levine	ADR Editor
Kevin Murray	Assistant Sound Editor
Robin Harlan	Foley Artist
Steve Mann	Sound Effects Editor
Lucy Coldsnow-Smith	ADR/Dialogue Editor - Dialogue Editor
Rick Canelli	ADR - ADR Recordist
Juno J Ellis	ADR Supervisor
Brad Sherman	Rerecording Mixer
Bruce Tanis	Sound Effects Editor
Visual Effects	Credit
Carin Davis	Visual Effects Producer
Steven Fahey	Compositing Supervisor
Brent M Bowen	Visual Effects - Visual Effects Artist
Chadd B Cole	Visual Effects Supervisor
Kyle Cooper	Titles - Title Designer
Harry Eisenstein	Visual Effects Supervisor
Peter Gend	Visual Effects - Visual Effects Artist
Andrea N Yomtob	Visual Effects - Visual Effects Artist
W L Arance	Visual Effects Supervisor
Adam Klein	Visual Effects - Visual Effects Artist
Carol VanHook	Visual Effects - Visual Effects Artist
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
William Corso	Makeup Artist
Robert Mata	Costumer
Juan A Lopez	Costume Supervisor
Bridget McNamara-Cook	Hair Stylist
Johnetta Boone	Costume Designer
Kendall Errair	Costumer - On-Set Costumer
Cheryl Nick	Makeup Artist
Nicole J Frank	Hair Stylist
Karen Myers	Hair Stylist
Carol Schwartz-Maehl	Makeup Artist
David Dietch	Costumer
Martina Kohl	Makeup Artist
Shelli Nishino	Costumer
Kenny Myers	Makeup Artist

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