He's crude. He's crass. He's family.
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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Classical in form, effortless, resolved and spare.
- classical in formformally daring
- effortlessdemanding
- resolvedopen-ended
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
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Cast
- John CandyBuck Russell
- Jean Louisa KellyTia Russell
- Gaby HoffmannMaizy Russell
- Macaulay CulkinMiles Russell
- Amy MadiganChanice Kobolowski
- Elaine BromkaCindy Russell
- Garrett M. BrownBob Russell
- Laurie MetcalfMarcie Dahlgren-Frost
- Jay UnderwoodBug
- Brian TarantinaE. Roger Coswell
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- John HughesDirector
- John HughesWriter
- Ralf D. BodeDirector of Photography
- Ira NewbornOriginal Music Composer
- Lou LombardoEditor
- Peck PriorEditor
- Tony LombardoEditor
- John HughesProducer
- Tom JacobsonProducer
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