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Uncle Buck

Uncle Buck is a 1989 American comedy film written and directed by John Hughes. Starring John Candy and Amy Madigan, the film follows Buck (Candy), an irresponsible bachelor who is unexpectedly called upon to care for his brother's three children after a family emergency.

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Box office
$79.2 million
Cinematography
Ralf D. Bode
Country
United States
Directed by
John Hughes
Distributed by
Universal Pictures
Edited by
Lou Lombardo · Tony Lombardo · Peck Prior

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Television series and remake

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Uncle Buck

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Uncle Buck

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related to Cast · 44
Uncle Buck → Additional, Anna Chlumsky, Bob, Bob Russell, Bob's, Bromka, Brown, Buck Russell, Buck's, Bug, Bug's, Chanice Kobolowski, Cindy Russell, Cindy's, Culkin, Dennis Cockrum, Hatfield, Hoffmann, Hogarth, Jack Blessing
related to Box office · 15
Uncle Buck → August, Canada, Dreams, During, Field, Hooch, In, It, Labor Day, Outside, Overall, Parenthood, The Abyss, Turner, United States
related to Critical reception · 9
Uncle Buck → Chicago Sun-Times, Hughes, John Candy, John Hughes, Metacritic, On, Roger Ebert, Rotten Tomatoes, The
related to External links · 6
Uncle Buck → Box Office Mojo, Film, IMDb Uncle Buck, Rotten TomatoesUncle Buck, States, TCM Movie Database
Edited by · 3
Uncle Buck → Lou Lombardo, Peck Prior, Tony Lombardo
Produced by · 2
Uncle Buck → John Hughes, Tom Jacobson
Starring · 2
Uncle Buck → Amy Madigan, John Candy
Box office · 1
Uncle Buck → $79.2 million
Cinematography · 1
Uncle Buck → Ralf D. Bode
Country · 1
Uncle Buck → United States

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Uncle BuckBox office$79.2 million1.00infobox
Uncle BuckCinematographyRalf D. Bode1.00infobox
Uncle BuckCountryUnited States1.00infobox
Uncle BuckDirected byJohn Hughes1.00infobox
Uncle BuckDistributed byUniversal Pictures1.00infobox
Uncle BuckEdited byLou Lombardo1.00infobox
Uncle BuckEdited byTony Lombardo1.00infobox
Uncle BuckEdited byPeck Prior1.00infobox
Uncle BuckLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
Uncle BuckMusic byIra Newborn1.00infobox
Uncle BuckProduced byJohn Hughes1.00infobox
Uncle BuckProduced byTom Jacobson1.00infobox
Uncle BuckProduction companyHughes Entertainment1.00infobox
Uncle BuckRelease dateAugust 16, 1989 (1989-08-16)1.00infobox
Uncle BuckRunning time100 minutes1.00infobox
Uncle BuckStarringJohn Candy1.00infobox
Uncle BuckStarringAmy Madigan1.00infobox
Uncle BuckWritten byJohn Hughes1.00infobox
Uncle Buckis a1989 American comedy film written and directed by John Hughes0.90text

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