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Once upon a time, Buck Howard (John Malkovich) spent his days in thelimelight. His mind-boggling feats as a mentalist extraordinaire – notto be confused with those of a mere magician - earned him a marquee actin Vegas and 61 appearances on Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show. In his ownhumble opinion, his talents go far beyond simple sleight of hand – hecan read minds and hypnotize not just a single soul but an entire roomof people! But nowadays, it’s clear to everyone but Buck that his acthas lost its luster; he performs in faded community centers and hasn’tsold out a theater in years.
Yet, with a hearty handshake and a trademark “I love this town!,” BuckHoward perseveres, confident in his own celebrity, convinced hiscomeback is imminent. He just needs a new road manager and personalassistant. As it turns out, recent law school drop-out and unemployed,would-be writer Troy Gable (Colin Hanks) needs a job and a purpose.Working for the pompous, has-been mentalist fills the formerrequirement, but how it satisfies the latter is questionable,especially to his father (Tom Hanks), who still assumes Troy is in lawschool. Nonetheless, with the aid of a fiery publicist (Emily Blunt)and a bold stroke of fate, Buck surprisingly lands back into theAmerican consciousness, taking Troy along for the ride of his life.
As the coveted spotlight again shines on the great Buck Howard, Buckbecomes the unlikeliest of teachers as Troy learns a few tricks hecouldn’t possibly have picked up in law school.
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