Uncle Buck
He's crude. He's crass. He's family.
Overview
Buck Russell, a lovable but slovenly bachelor, suddenly becomes the temporary caretaker of his nephew and nieces after a family emergency. His freewheeling attitude soon causes tension with his older niece Tia, loyal girlfriend Chanice, and just about everyone else who crosses his path.
- Budget
- $15,000,000
- Revenue
- $79,300,000
- Production
- Hughes Entertainment
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Cast
John Candy
Buck Russell
Jean Louisa Kelly
Tia Russell
Gaby Hoffmann
Maizy Russell
Macaulay Culkin
Miles Russell
Amy Madigan
Chanice Kobolowski
Elaine Bromka
Cindy Russell
Garrett M. Brown
Bob Russell
Laurie Metcalf
Marcie Dahlgren-Frost
Jay Underwood
Bug
Brian Tarantina
E. Roger Coswell
Mike Starr
Pooter-the-Clown
Suzanne Shepherd
Mrs. Hogarth
William Windom
Mr. Hatfield (voice)
Dennis Cockrum
Pal
Mark Rosenthal
Party Boy #1
Wayne Kneeland
Party Boy #3
LaVerne Anderson
Party Girl #1
Anna Chlumsky
School Child
Patricia Arquette
Additional Voices (voice)
Jack Blessing
Additional Voices (voice)
Crew
- Director
- John Hughes
- Writers
- John Hughes
- Producers
- Tom Jacobson,John Hughes
- Cinematography
- Ralf D. Bode
- Composer
- Ira Newborn
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kevin2019
May 2, 2025
"Uncle Buck" is structured along familiar lines and the character epiphanies which take place are generally of the unrevelatory variety. The characters themselves are standard stereotypes we have encountered too many times before and there is no attempt made to freshen them up in any way. Now, you would imagine all of this could justifiably be considered damaging to the overall effectiveness of the film and it is extremely surprising this isn't the case. However, this is not an outstanding film …