Uncle Buck

1989
PG
1h 40m

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7.1/10

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Laid back commitment-phobe Buck babysits his brother's rebellious teenage daughter and her cute younger brother and sister.Laid back commitment-phobe Buck babysits his brother's rebellious teenage daughter and her cute younger brother and sister.Laid back commitment-phobe Buck babysits his brother's rebellious teenage daughter and her cute younger brother and sister.

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IMDb RATING

7.1/10

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POPULARITY

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Trivia
Despite their characters not getting along for the majority of the film, off-camera Jean Louisa Kelly got along very well with John Candy and said she was honored to work with someone she considered a legend.

Goofs
When Uncle Buck is in the bowling alley with Tia, Miles, and Maisey - "Pal" has already come to sit next to Tia - but in the long shot of Uncle Buck helping Maisey bowl, Tia is clearly sitting alone on the bench behind the lane.

Quotes
Buck Russell: I don't think I want to know a six-year-old who isn't a dreamer, or a sillyheart. And I sure don't want to know one who takes their student career seriously. I don't have a college degree. I don't even have a job. But I know a good kid when I see one. Because they're ALL good kids, until dried-out, brain-dead skags like you drag them down and convince them they're no good. You so much as scowl at my niece, or any other kid in this school, and I hear about it, and I'm coming looking for you!
[of Anita's mole]
Buck Russell: Take this quarter, go downtown, and have a rat gnaw that thing off your face! Good day to you, madam.

Crazy credits
When the movie finishes, John Candy's voice yells "Wake up!", followed by the sound of an air horn and John laughing.

Alternate versions
In January 2021, Hats Off Entertainment presented a previously unseen deleted scene on its Youtube channel. The ten-minute scene shows Buck playing various games in the Russell household with his gambling buddies and a pizza delivery man. After playing charades, they play a game of musical chairs for money. Buck loses the game, but refuses to pay out to the other players and is chased.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Casualties of War/Rude Awakening/Uncle Buck/The Abyss/A Chorus of Disapproval (1989)

Soundtracks
Rhythm of Life
Written and Performed by Hugh Harris
Under license from CEMA Special Markets, Capitol Records, Inc.

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sweet as Candy

I agree with chapwithwings regarding John Candy vs Chris Farley & John Belushi. John Candy always had a sweetness about him that was obvious in any movie I ever saw him in & even though his comedy was sometimes a little over the top he was still more consistently funny than either Farley or Belushi. He could be laugh out loud funny but so vulnerable that you couldn't help but love him even though he was usually a bit of loser. I just saw Uncle Buck again today. It is one of my favourites along with Planes, Trains & Automobiles. I forgot how impossibly cute Macaulay Culkin & Gaby Hoffman were and Jean Louisa Kelly was totally believable as the angry young teen. I just really love a feel good movie & this is one.