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Hassu setä Buck

Original title: Uncle Buck
  • 1989
  • K-12
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
107K
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Macaulay Culkin, Gaby Hoffmann, John Candy, Elaine Bromka, Garrett M. Brown, and Jean Louisa Kelly in Hassu setä Buck (1989)
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Laid back commitment-phobe Buck babysits his brother's rebellious teenage daughter and her cute younger brother and sister.Laid back commitment-phobe Buck babysits his brother's rebellious teenage daughter and her cute younger brother and sister.Laid back commitment-phobe Buck babysits his brother's rebellious teenage daughter and her cute younger brother and sister.

  • Director
    • John Hughes
  • Writer
    • John Hughes
  • Stars
    • John Candy
    • Macaulay Culkin
    • Jean Louisa Kelly
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    107K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,922
    592
    • Director
      • John Hughes
    • Writer
      • John Hughes
    • Stars
      • John Candy
      • Macaulay Culkin
      • Jean Louisa Kelly
    • 228User reviews
    • 41Critic reviews
    • 51Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Gaby Hoffmann and John Candy in Hassu setä Buck (1989)
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    Macaulay Culkin, Gaby Hoffmann, John Candy, and Jean Louisa Kelly in Hassu setä Buck (1989)
    Macaulay Culkin in Hassu setä Buck (1989)
    John Candy in Hassu setä Buck (1989)
    Macaulay Culkin in Hassu setä Buck (1989)
    John Candy in Hassu setä Buck (1989)
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    Top cast

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    John Candy
    John Candy
    • Buck Russell
    Macaulay Culkin
    Macaulay Culkin
    • Miles Russell
    Jean Louisa Kelly
    Jean Louisa Kelly
    • Tia Russell
    Gaby Hoffmann
    Gaby Hoffmann
    • Maizy Russell
    • (as Gaby Hoffman)
    Amy Madigan
    Amy Madigan
    • Chanice Kobolowski
    Elaine Bromka
    Elaine Bromka
    • Cindy Russell
    Garrett M. Brown
    Garrett M. Brown
    • Bob Russell
    Laurie Metcalf
    Laurie Metcalf
    • Marcie Dahlgren-Frost
    Jay Underwood
    Jay Underwood
    • Bug
    Brian Tarantina
    Brian Tarantina
    • E. Roger Coswell
    Mike Starr
    Mike Starr
    • Pooter-the-Clown
    Suzanne Shepherd
    Suzanne Shepherd
    • Mrs. Hogarth
    William Windom
    William Windom
    • Mr. Hatfield
    • (voice)
    Dennis Cockrum
    Dennis Cockrum
    • Pal
    Joel Robinson
    • Miles' Friend #1
    Colin Baumgartner
    • Miles' Friend #2
    Erik Whipple
    • Miles' Friend #3
    Mark Rosenthal
    • Party Boy #1
    • Director
      • John Hughes
    • Writer
      • John Hughes
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      During Miles' interrogation of Uncle Buck (22:36 to 23:01), John Candy spoke the script's dialogue, so Macaulay Culkin could say the lines back to him and keep the pace of the scene very fast. (Note that this would be the take of the scene when the camera was set for close-ups of Miles.)
    • Goofs
      When Uncle Buck is in the bowling alley with Tia, Miles, and Maisey - "Pal" has already come to sit next to Tia - but in the long shot of Uncle Buck helping Maisey bowl, Tia is clearly sitting alone on the bench behind the lane.
    • Quotes

      Buck Russell: I don't think I want to know a six-year-old who isn't a dreamer, or a sillyheart. And I sure don't want to know one who takes their student career seriously. I don't have a college degree. I don't even have a job. But I know a good kid when I see one. Because they're ALL good kids, until dried-out, brain-dead skags like you drag them down and convince them they're no good. You so much as scowl at my niece, or any other kid in this school, and I hear about it, and I'm coming looking for you!

      [of Anita's mole]

      Buck Russell: Take this quarter, go downtown, and have a rat gnaw that thing off your face! Good day to you, madam.

    • Crazy credits
      When the movie finishes, John Candy's voice yells "Wake up!", followed by the sound of an air horn and John laughing.
    • Alternate versions
      In January 2021, Hats Off Entertainment presented a previously unseen deleted scene on its Youtube channel. The ten-minute scene shows Buck playing various games in the Russell household with his gambling buddies and a pizza delivery man. After playing charades, they play a game of musical chairs for money. Buck loses the game, but refuses to pay out to the other players and is chased.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Casualties of War/Rude Awakening/Uncle Buck/The Abyss/A Chorus of Disapproval (1989)
    • Soundtracks
      Rhythm of Life
      Written and Performed by Hugh Harris

      Under license from CEMA Special Markets, Capitol Records, Inc.

    User reviews228

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    I miss John Candy
    The more I see of the foul-mouthed hacks who pass as the comedians of today, the better John Candy seems in retrospect. I miss John Candy and the relatively genteel 1980s. I miss John Candy as Del Griffith. I miss John Candy in The Neat Guys. I miss John Candy as Dr. Tongue. I miss John Candy as Johnny LaRue. I miss John Candy as Mayor Tommy Shanks. I miss John Candy as Harry Crumb. I miss John Candy as the Shmenge Brothers. I miss John Candy as William B. Williams. I miss John Candy as Jack Chester. I miss John Candy. Some day, they will create a strong AI-based avatar of John and we will be able to enjoy a simulacrum of John, which will have to do.
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    3
    • info-16951
    • Sep 27, 2011

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    FAQ4

    • What is 'Uncle Buck' about?
    • Is "Uncle Buck" based on a book?
    • Why did the Russells move from Indianapolis to Chicago?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 16, 1989 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Farbror Buck
    • Filming locations
      • 2602 Lincoln Street, Evanston, Illinois, USA(the Russell house)
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Hughes Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $15,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $66,758,538
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $8,794,501
      • Aug 20, 1989
    • Gross worldwide
      • $79,258,538
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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