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Uncle Buck(Movie, 1989)

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| 1h 40min | Genres: Comedy, Drama, Kids & Family
Uncle BuckRating: 3.4/5 (with 496496 votes)
Uncle Buck is a 1989 American comedy film written and directed by John Hughes, and starring John Candy and Amy Madigan with supporting roles done by Jean Louisa Kelly, Laurie Metcalf, Jay Underwood, Macaulay Culkin, Gaby Hoffmann, Elaine Bromka, and Garrett M. Brown. The film tells the story of a bachelor who babysits his brother's rebellious teenage daughter and her younger brother and sister while the parents are away. Uncle Buck was released in theatres on August 16, 1989, by Universal Pictures and grossed $79.2 million against a $15 million budget. Despite its mixed reviews by critics, the film was considered a cult classic in later... ()
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Available subtitles: English [CC]
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Duration: 1h 40min
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About Uncle Buck

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.

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Uncle Buck (1989) original theatrical Trailer [FTD-0378](Trailer, 1:51)

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Production country: United States of America (USA)
Derivative works/Adaptions: "Uncle Buck" (TV show/series, 2016-)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 27 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Croatian (HR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Serbian (SR), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 08/16/1989
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"El tío Buck"
"Tío Buck al rescate"
"Strýko Buck"
Budget: 15,000,000 USD
Revenue: 79,258,538 USD (= 528%)

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