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2008·Comedy·1h 30m
7.0
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.
Directed by Sean McGinly
career
magic show
comeback
drop-out

Cast

John Malkovich
John Malkovich
Buck Howard
Emily Blunt
Emily Blunt
Valerie Brennan
Steve Zahn
Steve Zahn
Kenny
Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks
Mr. Gable
Colin Hanks
Colin Hanks
Troy Gable
Patrick Fischler
Patrick Fischler
Michael Perry
Ricky Jay
Ricky Jay
Gil Bellamy
Griffin Dunne
Griffin Dunne
Jonathan Finerman
Debra Monk
Debra Monk
Doreen
Adam Scott
Adam Scott
Alan
Wallace Langham
Wallace Langham
Dan Green
Jonathan Ames
Jonathan Ames
Edward Kelly

Crew

Sean McGinly
Sean McGinly
Director
Sean McGinly
Sean McGinly
Screenplay
Blake Neely
Blake Neely
Original Music Composer
Myron Kerstein
Myron Kerstein
Editor
Tak Fujimoto
Tak Fujimoto
Director of Photography
Ginger Sledge
Ginger Sledge
Co-Producer
Gary Goetzman
Gary Goetzman
Producer
Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks
Producer
Bill Corso
Bill Corso
Makeup Artist
Markus Mentzer
Markus Mentzer
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Lila Yacoub
Lila Yacoub
Production Supervisor
Charles Papert
Charles Papert
Camera Operator

Popular Reviews

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Amaryllis Kävtya
Amaryllis Kävtya
The Great Buck Howard
Nice. The point is there's Emily Blunt in it.
Nice. The point is there's Emily Blunt in it.
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Maranda
Maranda
The Great Buck Howard
Was hoping for more humor but still nice!
Was hoping for more humor but still nice!
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matilda
matilda
The Great Buck Howard
as soon as adam scott left, the movie immediately went downhill
as soon as adam scott left, the movie immediately went downhill
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mora
mora
The Great Buck Howard
watching a bad movie for a hot actor pt. 10000
watching a bad movie for a hot actor pt. 10000
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Evan Kaminski
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