Release date: January 18, 2008 More »

Country	Date
Brazil	October 30, 2009
France	July 22, 2009
Iceland	September 24, 2009
Japan	November 20, 2009
Latvia	June 5, 2009
Netherlands	August 11, 2009
USA	January 18, 2008

Cast:

• John Malkovich as Buck Howard
• Colin Hanks as Troy Gable
• Emily Blunt as Valerie Brennan
• Ricky Jay as Gil Bellamy
• Steve Zahn as Kenny
• Tom Hanks as Mr. Gable
• Griffin Dunne as Johnathan Finerman
• Debra Monk as Doreen
• Adam Scott as Alan Berkman
• Patrick Fischler as Michael Perry
• Wallace Langham as Dan Green
• Jonathan Ames as Edward Kelly
• Jacquie Barnbrook as Sheila Heller
• Paul Darricarrere as Restaurant Manager
• Terry Scannell as Kip
• Matt Hoey as Charley
• Jobi Graham as Tall Guy
• B.J. Hendricks as Burly Guy
• Nate Hartley as Teenage Kid (as Nathan Hartley)
• Floyd Van Buskirk as Middle Aged Gentleman
• Sandy Martin as Female Hotel Worker
• Wendy Worthington as Oregon Woman
• Danica Sheridan as Wisconsin Woman
• Casey Wilson as Charity
• Steven Metzler as Ventriloquist
• Bill Saluga as Himself
• Gary Coleman as Himself
• Michael Winslow as Himself
• Jack Carter as Himself
• Julie Shimer as L.A. Benefit Producer
• Stacey Travis as Cindy Crown
• Jill Ragan as Cincinnati TV Coordinator
• David Nunn as Cincinnati TV Producer
• Bill Rochon as Cincinnati TV Engineer
• David Higgins as Mark Simpson
• Ming Lo as Doctor
• Kimberly Scott as Nurse
• Sheila Gray Robinson as Cincinnati Anchor
• Robert Lewis Williams as Cincinnati Achor
• Daniel Leo Carroll as Cincinnati Anchor
• Max Williams as Flower Delivery Guy
• Dale Waddington Horowitz as Sleeping Woman
• Martha Stewart as Herself
• Damien Fahey as Himself
• Conan O'Brien as Himself
• Jon Stewart as Himself
• David Blaine as Himself
• Regis Philbin as Himself
• Kelly Ripa as Herself
• George Takei as Himself
• Mary Hart as Herself
• Jay Leno as Himself
• Tom Arnold as Himself
• Don Most as Tonight Show Producer
• Shane Johnson as Las Vegas Producer
• Amy Jo Traicoff as Las Vegas Woman
• Melissa Stone as Las Vegas Wife (as Melissa Dawn Stone)
• Matthew Gray Gubler as Russell
• Marni McFair as Doctor in Audience
• Mary Jo Burger as Audience Member
• Norm O'Neill as Audience Member with Cash (as Norman O'Neill)
• Clap Your Hands Say Yeah as Band
• Alec Ounsworth as Band Member: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
• Sean Greenhalgh as Band Member: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
• Robert Guertin as Band Member: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
• Tyler Sargent as Band Member: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
• Lee Sargent as Band Member: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
• Tony Clemons as Law Student
• Dave Attell as Las Vegas Husband (uncredited) (as David Attell)
• Ankur Bhatt as (uncredited)
• Yuki Bird as Law School Student (uncredited)
• Osa Danam as Hypnotized Woman (uncredited)
• Bubba Da Skitso as Sitcom Actor (uncredited)
• Diana Kyle as Hypnotized Woman (uncredited)
• Chene Lawson as Law Student #1 (uncredited)
• Kirsten Maryott as Dani (uncredited)
• David Mehl as Hypnotized Guest (uncredited)
• P. David Miller as Sleeping Woman's Husband (uncredited)
• Wayne Roadie as Law Student (uncredited)
• Franklin Ruehl as Diner (uncredited)
• Lawrence J. Russo as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
• Lorna Scott as Leesburg Virginia Woman (uncredited)
• Paul Simon as Grateful Old Performer (uncredited)
• Katherine VanderLinden as Law Student (uncredited)
• Nate Witty as Law Student #2 (uncredited)
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In the comedy "The Great Buck Howard," recent law school dropout Troy Gable (Colin Hanks) answers an ad for a "Road Manager and Personal Assistant for Celebrity Performer", thinking it will break him into the entertainment industry. In actual fact, he has signed on to work for Buck Howard (John Malkovich), a has-been magician trying to revitalize his waning career. With the help of a fiery publicist (), Troy and Buck embark on a cross-country tour in hopes of staging the comeback of a lifetime.