Uncle Buck

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About Uncle Buck

Uncle Buck is a 1989 English-language comedy, drama and family film directed by John Hughes. The cast is led by John Candy, Jean Louisa Kelly, Gaby Hoffmann. It has a runtime of 1h 40m. Viewers rate it 6.8/10 across 1400 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential.

Uncle Buck was produced by Hughes Entertainment and made in United States of America. It was released on August 16, 1989, and carries a PG certification. Made on a budget of about $15 million, it went on to gross $79 million worldwide.

Director

John Hughes

Writers

John Hughes

Release date

August 16, 1989

Original language

English

Age rating

PG

Status

Released

Country

United States of America

Budget

$15 million

Box office

$79 million

Production

Hughes Entertainment

Uncle Buck cast & crew

Uncle Buck was directed by John Hughes and written by John Hughes.

The cast features John Candy as Buck Russell, Jean Louisa Kelly as Tia Russell, Gaby Hoffmann as Maizy Russell, Macaulay Culkin as Miles Russell, Amy Madigan as Chanice Kobolowski, and Elaine Bromka as Cindy Russell.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Ira Newborn, cinematography is by Ralf D. Bode, and it was produced by Tom Jacobson and John Hughes.

Is Uncle Buck worth watching?

Uncle Buck holds an audience score of 6.8/10 from 1,360 ratings, a solidly received comedy films.

At 1h 40m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy comedy, drama, and family, Uncle Buck is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Uncle Buck

In United States, you can stream Uncle Buck on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, and YouTube TV, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. Click any service above to open it directly.

Streaming rights change country by country and month by month, so the options above reflect United States today — switch your country at the top of the where-to-watch section to see availability elsewhere.

Cast of Uncle Buck

John Candy

Buck Russell

Jean Louisa Kelly

Tia Russell

Gaby Hoffmann

Maizy Russell

Macaulay Culkin

Miles Russell

Amy Madigan

Chanice Kobolowski

Elaine Bromka

Cindy Russell

Garrett M. Brown

Bob Russell

Laurie Metcalf

Marcie Dahlgren-Frost

Jay Underwood

Bug

Brian Tarantina

E. Roger Coswell

Mike Starr

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Suzanne Shepherd

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