Io e zio Buck

Titolo originale: Uncle Buck
Regia: John Hughes |
Anno: 1989
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Commedia Dramma Famiglia
Tag: babysitter | uncle | nostalgic | backfire | attitude | tire | streetwise | drag net | crazy uncle | aftercreditsstinger | child care | lighthearted | hilarious | enthusiastic | melodramatic |
Cast: John Candy | Jean Louisa Kelly | Gaby Hoffmann | Macaulay Culkin | Amy Madigan | Elaine Bromka | Garrett M. Brown | Laurie Metcalf | Jay Underwood | Brian Tarantina | Mike Starr | Suzanne Shepherd | William Windom | Dennis Cockrum | Joel Robinson | Colin Baumgartner | Erik Whipple | Mark Rosenthal | Doug von Nessen | Wayne Kneeland | Gigi Casler | LaVerne Anderson | Gina Doctor | Rachel Thompson Perrine | Ron Payne | Jane Vickerilla | Kyle Lewis Eastman | Dana Taylor | Jennifer Kane | Christen Loftis | Genae Affrunti | Anna Chlumsky | Patricia Arquette | Jack Blessing | Devon Odessa | Ryan Goldstein | Arnold F. Turner |

Costretti ad allontanarsi da Chicago, i coniugi Cindy e Bob Russell non hanno altra soluzione che far venire a casa loro Buck, fratello del capo famiglia, per accudire i tre figli: Maizy di sei anni, una bambina che ama la gente e possiede una percezione che va oltre la sua età: Miles di otto anni, un fanciullo ribelle sempre con i vestiti sciatti e le mani sporche; Tia, una ragazza quindicenne molto attiva ma con un carattere chiuso ed una personalità difficile. Il bizzarro "zio Buck", pingue e pigro scapolo impenitente, da moltissimi anni fidanzato con l'insoddisfatta Chanice Kobolowski, si trova, suo malgrado, non solo costretto a destreggiarsi con i numerosissimi elettrodomestici della modernissima cucina ma anche con i suoi insopportabili nipoti ed in particolare con Tia, in permanenza arrogante ed antipatica...

Approfondimenti

John Travolta was considered for the role of Buck. But due to him shooting Senti chi parla (1989), h [...] D
Amy Madigan and Gaby Hoffman also were in Field of Dreams (playing mother and daughter) that was rel [...] D
Danny DeVito, Tom Cruise, Dan Aykroyd, George Wendt, Michael Keaton, and Ed O'Neill were considered [...] D
Despite Bob Russell being the father of Tia, Miles and Maizy there was no interaction between Bob, T [...] D
Buck's car (which he called "The Beast") was a 1975-78 Mercury Marquis coupe. D
One night during filming, John Candy went to a bar with Music Supervisor Tarquin Gotch, and spent mo [...] D
Alternate title in other countries: "Alone with our Uncle" D
DIRECTOR TRADEMARK (John Hughes): (eyes): Close-up of eyes widening in horror. D
The noise that Buck's car makes when it backfires is that of a gun shot and a firecracker. D
Mrs. Hogart has a U.S. Navy symbol on the wall behind Buck and a picture of her in a Navy uniform be [...] D
Bill Murray, Jim Belushi, and Dudley Moore were considered for the role of Uncle Buck. Murray and Ca [...] D
Jim Carrey was considered for the role of Uncle Buck. D
This the first of 3 movies John Candy and Macaulay Culkin would star in together. The others being " [...] D
Jean Louisa Kelly's debut. D
The Chordettes version of Mr. Sandman was featured in this movie. D
During the bowling alley scene, the exterior shot was of Palace Bowl on 25th St in Cicero, IL. The i [...] D
Joe Pesci was considered for the role of Uncle Buck, but turned it down to do Arma letale 2 (1989) i [...] D
When Buck hits the little 5 wood that is left-handed, he does hit it left-handed. D
Gaby Hoffmann, Amy Madigan, John Candy and Laurie Metcalf have co-starred in films with Kevin Costne [...] D
The Chicago Cubs jersey that Buck is wearing is that of franchise great Ernie Banks. D
John Hughes: [Four-flushing] The clown uses the term four-flushing when taunting Uncle Buck. D
Gaby Hoffmann plays Amy Madigan's daughter in L'uomo dei sogni (1989). Coincidentally, both movies w [...] D
When casting the role of Kevin McCallister in Mamma, ho perso l'aereo (1990), Chris Columbus had alr [...] D
When Buck goes to the party to find Tia, he hears rap music playing ("Bust a Move" by Young MC), and [...] D
Tom Cruise, Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, Danny DeVito, Jack Nicholson and Tim Allen were considered for [...] D
During Miles' interrogation of Uncle Buck (22:36 to 23:01), John Candy spoke the script's dialogue, [...] D
Despite their characters not getting along for the majority of the film, off-camera Jean Louisa Kell [...] D
Brian Tarantina ( E Roger Coswell ) and Suzanne Shepherd ( Mrs Hogworth) would both go on to appear [...] D
Molly Ringwald was considered for the role of Tia Russell. D
Tom Hanks had been considered for the role of Uncle Buck, but was busy filming Turner e il Casinaro [...] D
One of two films released in 1989 that starred Gaby Hoffman, and in which she has a co-star with the [...] D
Uncle Buck asks Miles, who is interrogating him, "What's your record for consecutive questions asked [...] D
Ally Sheedy was considered for the role of Tia Russell. D
John Goodman was considered for the role of Uncle Buck. He would later go on to play Fred Flintstone [...] D
Rick Moranis turned down the role of Bob Russell. D
This is the highest grossing film outside of the Home Alone franchise to feature Macaulay Culkin. Bo [...] D
A freeze frame of John Candy in the ending scene is also used in Planes, Trains, & Automobiles (1987 [...] D
Almost every set was built in a local high school gymnasium, including the two-story Russell house. D
Anna Chlumsky's debut. D
Gina Doctor's debut. D
This was John Candy's first leading role in a John Hughes movie. D
Anna Chlumsky and Macaulay Culkin were in this movie and Papà, ho trovato un amico (1991). Anna w [...] D
Winona Ryder was the first choice for the role of Tia after John Hughes had seen her in Beetlejuice [...] D
The movie was originally intended to be shot in the St. Louis area, rather than John Hughes' traditi [...] D
One of the first films to change teenagers' choice in music from rock to rap. D
Some later VHS releases removed the adult family members from the poster artwork (leaving just Macau [...] D
Steve Martin was considered for the role of Bob Russell. D
A then-unknown, and uncredited, Anna Chlumsky can be seen sitting beside Gaby Hoffman in the classro [...] D
Edwin Star's "Runnin" was used for a scene where John Candy is jumping out of the car and going back [...] D
Robin Williams and Jack Nicholson were considered for the role of Uncle Buck. They were both unavail [...] D
The film was parodied in the 2nd season of The Fast Show (1994) as "Uncle Duck II". D
This is the third movie released in 1989 that John Candy appeared in. The others were being Speed Zo [...] D