Uncle Buck

Name: Uncle Buck
Director: John Hughes
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Released: 1989

John Hughes • 100 min • 1989

ComedyDramaFamily

“He's crude. He's crass. He's family.”

John Candy, Jean Louisa Kelly, Gaby Hoffmann, Macaulay Culkin, Amy Madigan, Elaine Bromka

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Synopsis

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.