The Great Buck Howard is a 2008 English-language Comedy Drama movie written and directed by Sean Mcginly and produced by Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson and Gary Goetzman under the banner of Playtone in collaboration with Walden Media and Bristol Bay Productions. When a law school dropout answers an advertisement to be a personal assistant he unknowingly signs on to work for a belligerent has-been magician struggling to resurrect his career. This leads to a journey across the country staging the comeback of a lifetime. Written by Anonymous. The great buck howard features John Malkovich, Colin Hanks, Emily Blunt, Ricky Jay, Griffin Dunne, Steve Zahn and Nate Witty. The music was composed by Blake Neely. Cinematography was done by Tak Fujimoto and editing by Myron I. Kerstein. The film has a running time of 90 minutes. It was released on 10th April 2009. The movie made a box office gross of $0 million. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by Magnolia Pictures.