---
title: 'The Great Buck Howard (2008)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Sean McGinly'
released: '2008-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 90
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-great-buck-howard-2008'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460810/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Great Buck Howard (2008)

2008 · 90 min · Drama, Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

The Great Buck Howard is a 2008 American comedy-drama film directed by Sean McGinly that stars Colin Hanks and John Malkovich. Tom Hanks also appears as the father of his real-life son's character. The character Buck Howard is inspired by the mentalist The Amazing Kreskin, whose popularity was at its height in the 1970s. The film premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2008. It is the first Walden Media film to be distributed by Magnolia Pictures.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Sean McGinly](https://cinepixo.com/people/sean-mcginly)
- **Screenplay:** [Sean McGinly](https://cinepixo.com/people/sean-mcginly)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Blake Neely](https://cinepixo.com/people/blake-neely)
- **Producer:** [Tom Hanks](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-hanks), [Rita Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/rita-wilson), [Gary Goetzman](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-goetzman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Tak Fujimoto](https://cinepixo.com/people/tak-fujimoto)
- **Editor:** [Myron Kerstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/myron-kerstein)

## Cast

- [Stacey Travis](https://cinepixo.com/people/stacey-travis)
- [Conan O'Brien](https://cinepixo.com/people/conan-o-brien)
- [Colin Hanks](https://cinepixo.com/people/colin-hanks)
- [Casey Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/casey-wilson)
- [Sandy Martin](https://cinepixo.com/people/sandy-martin)
- [Kimberly Scott](https://cinepixo.com/people/kimberly-scott)
- [John Malkovich](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-malkovich)
- [Debra Monk](https://cinepixo.com/people/debra-monk)
- [Don Most](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-most)
- [Paul Simon](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-simon)
- [Jay Leno](https://cinepixo.com/people/jay-leno)
- [Jon Stewart](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-stewart)
- [Emily Blunt](https://cinepixo.com/people/emily-blunt)
- [Steve Zahn](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-zahn)
- [Gary Coleman](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-coleman)

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Official site: http://greatbuckhowardmovie.com/
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