The Great Buck Howard

Synopsis

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.

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Cast

John Malkovich

Buck Howard

Emily Blunt

Valerie Brennan

Steve Zahn

Kenny

Tom Hanks

Mr. Gable

Colin Hanks

Troy Gable

Patrick Fischler

Michael Perry

Ricky Jay

Gil Bellamy

Griffin Dunne

Jonathan Finerman

Debra Monk

Doreen

Adam Scott

Alan

Wallace Langham

Dan Green

Jonathan Ames

Edward Kelly

Jon Stewart

Jon Stewart

Kelly Ripa

Kelly Ripa

Jacquie Barnbrook

Sheila Heller

Casey Wilson

Charity

Stacey Travis

Cindy Crown

Dale Waddington

Sleeping Woman

Jay Leno

Himself

Conan O'Brien

Conan O’Brien

Crew

Art

• Tristan Paris Bourne Art Direction
• Linda Lee Sutton Set Decoration
• Gary Frutkoff Production Design
• Kyle Cooper Title Designer

Camera

• Tak Fujimoto Director of Photography
• Markus Mentzer Second Assistant "A" Camera
• Charles Papert Camera Operator

Costume & Make-Up

• Johnetta Boone Costume Design
• Bill Corso Makeup Artist
• Bridget Cook Hairstylist
• Cheryl Ann Nick Makeup Artist
• Carol Schwartz Makeup Artist

Directing

• Sean McGinly Director

Editing

• Myron Kerstein Editor

Production

• Steven Shareshian Executive Producer
• Marvin V. Acuna Executive Producer
• Ginger Sledge Co-Producer
• Gary Goetzman Producer
• Tom Hanks Producer
• Jeanne McCarthy Casting
• Lila Yacoub Production Supervisor

Sound

• Deva Anderson Music Supervisor
• Lindsay Fellows Music Supervisor
• Blake Neely Original Music Composer
• Steve Pederson Sound

Writing

• Sean McGinly Screenplay

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