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Chuck & Buck

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85% Tomatometer 89 Reviews 66% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
"Chuck & Buck" is the story of a childlike young man who becomes fixated on his onetime best friend, now a cool, polished young record executive. Charting the collision of two individuals, once inseparable, who have responded in opposite ways to the onset of adulthood, the film takes a clear-eyed, sensitive look at childhood and the consequences of hanging onto it too tightly or renouncing it too thoroughly.
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Critics Consensus

As poignant as it is unsettling, Chuck & Buck uses the complex dynamic between two men as fuel for untangling a rich assortment of thought-provoking themes.

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Gavin Smith Film Comment Magazine 04/10/2018
The film is pretty negligible, pointless, almost an exercise. Go to Full Review David Germain Associated Press 01/18/2018
Chuck & Buck is a dark misfit of a movie that's sweet, scary, thought-provoking and off-putting all in one package. It's a bold, original achievement. Go to Full Review Michael O'Sullivan Washington Post 02/12/2008
Skirts stalker cliches and grown-up-kid-in-a-man's-body caricatures. Go to Full Review Chuck Klosterman Akron Beacon Journal 10/27/2023
3.5/4
If it sounds like something you'd hate, you're probably right. But for those who are interested in films about ideas -- and particularly ideas that challenge your perception of normalcy -- Chuck & Buck might be the only "must see" of the summer. Go to Full Review Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault 09/02/2022
B
A detailed and often moving work. Go to Full Review Jan Stuart The Advocate 04/05/2022
The best news about [the film's] unexpected second act is Lupe Ontiveros, who plays a pragmatic theater manager whom Buck recruits to helm his playwriting debut. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Douglas P @bigsky59422 03/13/2023 I have followed Mike White for a while and I like what he does. He is a gifted writer and actor. Chuck and Buck is a movie worth watching, a bit different but I enjoyed it. See more scott s @RT53910647 07/01/2020 After watching this film, I never would have imagined where I thought the film was going at the beginning of where it ended up at the end. Great story about reconciling the past while trying to find your identity in the future. It had moments that made you uncomfortable and fearful, but there was an underlining sense that things were not going to get to a point of dread. I'd at least recommend a single watch through, but nothing worthy that wants me to re-watch it again. See more 06/02/2017 Creepy but interesting. I thought the guy that played buck did a really good creep but Chuck cannot act and sort of ruined it. I was not expecting the ending so that is what made this movie memorable. See more 07/31/2016 More of a drama than anything else. I found Chuck too sad to be funny. See more 06/04/2016 As bizarre and unsettling as the premise of this movie is, I've got to hand it to its sexual honesty. See more Simon T @Bucksplit 03/14/2016 Striving to be the next Harold and Maude or Rushmore, Chuck and Buck never really moves out of second gear. Autistic orphan Buck decides to stalk his childhood pal Chuck. No-one loses their temper, no-one refers him to the mental health services. Instead he engineers the production of his own dreadful play. A missed opportunity really. See more Read all reviews
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Miguel Arteta

Director

Mike White

Buck

Chris Weitz

Chuck

Lupe Ontiveros

Beverly Franco

Beth Colt

Carlyn

Paul Weitz

Sam

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Chuck & Buck

Chuck & Buck (2000) Chuck & Buck (2000) Buck (Michael White) and his confidant Beverly (Lupe Ontiveros). Carol Simon is the witch and Paul Weitz is Sam. Chuck (Chris Weitz) and his financee Carlyn (Beth Colt). Buck (Michael White) is an infantile 27-year-old who becomes fixated on his childhood best friend, Chuck (Chris Weitz) and his overheated efforts to renew their relationship. Michael White, director Miguel Arteta and Paul Weitz. Buck (Michael White) is an infantile 27-year-old who becomes fixated on his childhood best friend. Buck (Michael White) is an infantile 27-year-old who becomes fixated on his childhood best friend. Chris Weitz is Chuck, Buck's childhood best friend. View more photos

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Synopsis "Chuck & Buck" is the story of a childlike young man who becomes fixated on his onetime best friend, now a cool, polished young record executive. Charting the collision of two individuals, once inseparable, who have responded in opposite ways to the onset of adulthood, the film takes a clear-eyed, sensitive look at childhood and the consequences of hanging onto it too tightly or renouncing it too thoroughly.
Director
Miguel Arteta
Producer
Matthew Greenfield
Screenwriter
Mike White
Distributor
Artisan Entertainment
Production Co
Flan de Coco Films, Artisan Entertainment, Toga Productions, Blow Up Pictures
Rating
R (Language|Sexuality)
Genre
Comedy, Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 21, 2000, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 4, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.1M
Runtime
1h 39m
Sound Mix
Dolby
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)