Uncle Buck

1989 film by John Hughes
Movie film Q609091
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Uncle Buck

Summary

Uncle Buck is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,012 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Uncle Buck's image is recorded as John Candy.jpg[3].
  • Uncle Buck's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • Uncle Buck's director is recorded as John Hughes[5].
  • Uncle Buck's screenwriter is recorded as John Hughes[6].
  • Uncle Buck's composer is recorded as Ira Newborn[7].
  • Uncle Buck's genre is recorded as comedy drama[8].
  • Uncle Buck's genre is recorded as comedy film[9].
  • Uncle Buck's genre is recorded as drama film[10].
  • Uncle Buck's cast member is recorded as John Candy[11].
  • Uncle Buck's cast member is recorded as Amy Madigan[12].
  • Uncle Buck's cast member is recorded as Jean Louisa Kelly[13].
  • Uncle Buck's cast member is recorded as Macaulay Culkin[14].
  • Uncle Buck's cast member is recorded as Laurie Metcalf[15].
  • Uncle Buck's cast member is recorded as Gaby Hoffmann[16].
  • Uncle Buck's cast member is recorded as Jay Underwood[17].
  • Uncle Buck's cast member is recorded as Garrett M. Brown[18].
  • Uncle Buck's cast member is recorded as Elaine Bromka[19].
  • Uncle Buck's producer is recorded as John Hughes[20].
  • Uncle Buck's producer is recorded as Tom Jacobson[21].
  • Uncle Buck's producer is recorded as Bille Brown[22].
  • Uncle Buck's production company is recorded as Universal Pictures[23].
  • Uncle Buck's director of photography is recorded as Ralf D. Bode[24].
  • Uncle Buck's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0098554[25].
  • Uncle Buck's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[26].
  • Uncle Buck's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include John Hughes[20], Tom Jacobson[21], and Bille Brown[22]. Uncle Buck's director is recorded as John Hughes[5]. Its screenwriter is recorded as John Hughes[6]. Cast members include John Candy[11], Amy Madigan[12], Jean Louisa Kelly[13], Macaulay Culkin[14], Laurie Metcalf[15], and Gaby Hoffmann[16].

Publication

Publication dates include +1989-01-01T00:00:00Z[28] and +1991-04-18T00:00:00Z[29]. Uncle Buck's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[26]. Genres include comedy drama[8], comedy film[9], and drama film[10].

Reception

Reviews include 5.9/10[30], 51/100[31], and 62%[32].

Why It Matters

Uncle Buck ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,012 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . The Movie Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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