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Uncle Buck (1989) 6.8
Bachelor and all round slob, Buck, babysits his brother's rebellious teenage daughter and her cute younger brother and sister. Director:John HughesWriter:John Hughes |
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Cast
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| John Candy | ... | ||
| Jean Louisa Kelly | ... | ||
| Gaby Hoffmann | ... |
Maizy Russell
(as Gaby Hoffman)
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| Macaulay Culkin | ... | ||
| Amy Madigan | ... | ||
| Elaine Bromka | ... |
Cindy Russell
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| Garrett M. Brown | ... |
Bob Russell
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| Laurie Metcalf | ... | ||
| Jay Underwood | ... | ||
| Brian Tarantina | ... |
E. Roger Coswell
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| Mike Starr | ... | ||
| Suzanne Shepherd | ... |
Mrs. Hogarth
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| William Windom | ... |
Mr. Hatfield
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| Dennis Cockrum | ... | ||
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Joel Robinson | ... |
Miles' Friend #1
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As an idle, good-natured bachelor, Uncle Buck is the last person you would think of to watch the kids. However, during a family crisis, he is suddenly left in charge of his nephew and nieces. Unaccustomed to suburban life, fun-loving Uncle Buck soon charms his younger relatives Miles and Maizy with his hefty cooking and his new way of doing the laundry. His carefree style does not impress everyone though - especially his rebellious teenage niece, Tia, and his impatient girlfriend, Chanice. With a little bit of luck and a lot of love, Uncle Buck manages to surprise everyone in this heartwarming family comedy. Written by edward-fraraccio
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
16 August 1989 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Tío Buck al rescate See more »Box Office
Gross:
$66,758,538 (USA)Company Credits
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Buck Russell: You should see the toast. I couldn't even get it through the door.
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Written by Joe Sherman and Koel Sherman
Performed by Perry Como
Courtesy of RCA Records
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When Buck attends the school conference regarding Maizy, we see a shot of the front of Tia's school, not Maizy's. See more »Quotes
[Miles is gawking at his birthday breakfast]Buck Russell: You should see the toast. I couldn't even get it through the door.
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Soundtracks
"JUKE BOX BABY"Written by Joe Sherman and Koel Sherman
Performed by Perry Como
Courtesy of RCA Records
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This is one of my favourite movies. It is only rather hard to say why. Only because it was one of the first good comedies I've seen? What's behind it?
The movie is about a character named Buck, who is played by the late John Candy. You might think this says everything to be said. Not really. I hate most movies with John Candy in a supporting role, because these roles are mostly silly and superfluous. The worst example I have seen is his *role* in "Brewster's millions"(starring Richard Pryor). Not so here, where he takes the lead once again. To my mind, Uncle Buck was the role of John Candy's life.
This character is a man who has more faults and weaknesses than you could ever count, but it's clear that he is very warm-hearted and, *surprise!*, can be a good parent in a very inventive way. Of course this is no movie for real depth, neither is it a movie for masterful performances. This is why I was hesitating to give it 10 out of 10, but why not? It d o e s achieve well and it r e a l l y works.
The teenager and both children all do a good job here and they are the perfect supply to John Candy. It was no-one minor to Roger Ebert who argued that the teenager, played by Jean Louisa Kelly, was too angry and too sharp to be sympathetic. I like reading Ebert's reviews and I wouldn't dare try to prove him wrong, but that doesn't mean I have to agree. Why should she not be too angry and too sharp? Why should she be perfect, why can't she be dark, mean and bad? And learn better in the end of the movie. And does this necessarily mean that we don't still like her character?
It's kind of comforting to watch a more genuine Macaulay Culkin here, before he had become famous, and Gaby Hoffmann is also very nice to watch. I also like Laurie Metcalf here as neighbour Marci Dahlgreen-Frost, if only because this *role* seems to me like a grotesque exaggeration of her role in "Roseanne".