Uncle Buck
1989
***½
Director: John Hughes
Cast: John Candy, Jean Louisa Kelly, Macaulay Culkin, Gaby Hoffmann, Garrett M. Brown, Elaine Bromka, Amy Madigan, Jay Underwood, Brian Tarantina, Laurie Metcalf
When her father suffers a heart attack, Cindy and her husband Bob urgently need someone to watch over their three children. Their only option is Bob's brother Buck, a goodhearted but unreliable slacker. John Candy gives one of his most likeable performances in this warmhearted family comedy. It's not groundbreaking, but there is a nice mix of laughs and poignant moments. Macaulay Culkin, who plays one of the children, returned a year later in Home Alone, also scripted by Hughes.
