GIVEAWAY: The Great Buck Howard!
7/14/2009 Posted by Admin
Week in Rewind is pleased to offer a giveaway of
The Great Buck Howard!
Own it on DVD July 21, 2009!
The Great Buck Howard!
Own it on DVD July 21, 2009!
Thanks to our friends at Magnolia Home Entertainment
for this opportunity!
for this opportunity!
Product description: "Prior to THE GREAT BUCK HOWARD, writer-director Sean McGinly helmed TWO DAYS, a film that deals with themes of show-business failure. McGinly treads similar territory here, but whereas DAYS mixed dark comedy and tense drama in the internal struggle of a man who merely thinks he’s a failed entertainer, BUCK is a gentle charmer about a bona-fide washed-up star. When sensible but jaded law student Troy Gabel (Colin Hanks) decides that school isn’t for him, he takes off without telling his father (Tom Hanks, whose presence underscores how many mannerisms he and his real-life son have in common) and looks for the job that will get him a proverbial foot in the door of the entertainment industry. In the blink of an eye, Troy finds himself as road manager for the Great Buck Howard (John Malkovich), an aging mentalist in the tradition of the Amazing Kreskin. He may be a corny relic with an act full of piano interludes and lo-fi theatrics, but he’s also pretty entertaining and genuinely impressive, especially his signature bit in which he locates his own hidden payment. He’s prone to throwing prima-donna fits and blathering on about his 61 appearances on THE TONIGHT SHOW while he regularly performs to half-full rooms; but every time he screams "I love this town!" to the audiences of Wausau, Wisconsin, and Bakersfield, California, it becomes increasingly apparent that he means it. Buck is the best showcase for Malkovich’s hilarious eccentricities since BEING JOHN MALKOVICH. But seen through the eyes of McGinly’s semi-autobiographical Troy and a perceptive publicist named Valerie (Emily Blunt), he’s more than just a caricature: his brief, hipster-irony-propelled resurgence as a national celebrity and the movie’s lighthearted satirization of Hollywood suggest he’s the kitschy, infantile heart of every entertainer.
Troy (Colin Hanks) decides that his career as a lawyer has lost its appeal, so he drops out of school in favor of working for Buck Howard (John Malkovich). But the eponymous mentalist isn't the celebrity he used to be, and Hollywood and Vegas just don't call like they used to, making everyone question Troy's decision. Tom Hanks produces and makes an appearance as Troy's father."
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July 14, 2009 at 5:25 PM
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I like Tom Hanks, he's a great actor!! I haven't seen this one yet..
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I hadn't heard of this but now am determined to see it. Love "The Malkovich" and "The Hanks" Count me in. Thanx.
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This looked like such a good, interesting movie when I saw the trailers for it. I really hope I win it on DVD so I can finally see it as I would really enjoy watching it. This is a great giveaway. Thanks.
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