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Buck Russell, a lovable but slovenly bachelor, suddenly becomes the temporary caretaker of his nephew and nieces after a family emergency. His freewheeling attitude soon causes tension with his older niece Tia, loyal girlfriend Chanice and just about everyone else who crosses his path.
Language
Budget$15,000,000
Revenue $79,300,000
English
Budget$15,000,000
Revenue $79,300,000
Keywords
babysitter
uncle
nostalgic
backfire
attitude
tire
streetwise
drag net
crazy uncle
aftercreditsstinger
child care
lighthearted
hilarious
enthusiastic
melodramatic
Casts
John Candy
Buck Russell
Jean Louisa Kelly
Tia Russell
Gaby Hoffmann
Maizy Russell
Macaulay Culkin
Miles Russell
Amy Madigan
Chanice Kobolowski
Elaine Bromka
Cindy Russell
Garrett M. Brown
Bob Russell
Laurie Metcalf
Marcie Dahlgren-Frost
Jay Underwood
Bug
Brian Tarantina
E. Roger Coswell
Mike Starr
Pooter-the-Clown
Suzanne Shepherd
Mrs. Hogarth
William Windom
Mr. Hatfield (voice)
Dennis Cockrum
Pal
Joel Robinson
Miles' Friend #1
Colin Baumgartner
Miles' Friend #2
Erik Whipple
Miles' Friend #3
Mark Rosenthal
Party Boy #1
Doug von Nessen
Party Boy #2
Wayne Kneeland
Party Boy #3
Gigi Casler
Party Girl in Bedroom
LaVerne Anderson
Party Girl #1
Gina Doctor
Party Girl #2
Rachel Thompson Perrine
Party Girl #3
Ron Payne
Maizy's Teacher
Jane Vickerilla
Teacher
Kyle Lewis Eastman
School Child
Dana Taylor
School Child
Jennifer Kane
School Child
Christen Loftis
School Child
Genae Affrunti
School Child
Anna Chlumsky
School Child
Patricia Arquette
Additional Voices (voice)
Jack Blessing
Additional Voices (voice)
Devon Odessa
Additional Voices (voice)
Ryan Goldstein
School Child (uncredited)
Arnold F. Turner
Additional Voices (voice)
Crews
John Hughes
Director
Ira Newborn
Original Music Composer
Ralf D. Bode
Director of Photography
Tony Lombardo
Editor
Risa Bramon Garcia
Casting
John Hughes
Producer
Peck Prior
Editor
Tom Jacobson
Producer
Lou Lombardo
Editor
Billy Hopkins
Casting
John Hughes
Writer
Daniel Loren May
Set Decoration
William H. Brown
Associate Producer
Thomas J. Mack
First Assistant Director
Michael Stone
Camera Operator
James R. Alexander
Sound Mixer
Casey Hallenbeck
Leadman
Thomas M. Jones
Set Dresser
Alex Touyarot
First Assistant Camera
Marshall Schlom
Script Supervisor
Alan C. Blomquist
Unit Production Manager
Raymond Hartwick
Unit Production Manager
John W. Corso
Production Design
Ramey E. Ward
Associate Producer
Ron Payne
Music Coordinator
Greg Agalsoff
Boom Operator
Kim S. Hobbs
Lead Set Dresser
Tom Udell
Unit Production Manager
Anne Rapp
Script Supervisor
Louis M. Mann
Assistant Art Director
Daniel B. Clancy
Set Dresser
Michelle Crenshaw
Second Assistant Camera
John Waldo
Second Assistant Camera
Jerry Moss
Property Master
Amie McCarthy Winn
Props
Morgan Michael Lewis
Key Grip
Danial Miller
Dolly Grip
Ben Nye Jr.
Makeup Designer
Gina Lombardo
First Assistant Editor
Stan Gilbert
ADR Supervisor
Daniel J. Lester
Costume Supervisor
Jacolyn Baker
Location Manager
Jeff Jarvis
Special Effects Coordinator
Mary Nitti
Assistant Production Coordinator
James O. Oakes
Best Boy Grip
Adena Lazan
Accounting Clerk Assistant
Mel P. Mack
Electrician
Tony Taurus
Assistant Editor
George Fredrick
Sound Editor
Tammy Karabas
Production Secretary
Robert Swander
Chief Lighting Technician
John Lafferty
Assistant Editor
Tom Bellfort
Supervising Sound Editor
John Swanders
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Roy A. McLeish
Electrician
Danny Cangemi
Special Effects
Jerrie Fowler
Assistant Editor
Larry Kemp
Sound Editor
Shari Leibowitz
Production Coordinator
Forrest L. Futrell
Second Second Assistant Director
Steven Curtis Husch
Props
Dione Taylor
Hairstylist
Ed O'Malley
Assistant Editor
Ilene Giardini
Costumer
Jacqueline G. Arthur
Costume Assistant
Silvio Scarano
Costumer
Mark E. Matthys
Grip
Linda Rizzuto
Additional Hairstylist
Tim Silano
First Assistant Editor
Scott Martin Gershin
Sound Editor
Ronald W. McLeish
Chief Lighting Technician
Dan McKenzie
Grip
Jamie Sue Weiss
Makeup Artist
Wylie Stateman
Supervising Sound Editor
Lou Kleinman
Sound Editor
Joan Eisenberg
Unit Publicist
Suzanne M. Smith
Casting Associate
Doug Hemphill
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
James M. Davis
Construction Foreman
Steve Homa
Greensman
Michael Magill
Sound Editor
Jeff Rosen
Sound Editor
Jeff Carson
Music Editor
John Hardy
Transportation Co-Captain
Gary Alexander
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Bob Beher
Assistant Sound Editor
Per Hallberg
Assistant Sound Editor
Patrick J. Lynn
Transportation Co-Captain
Dean Williams
Still Photographer
Chris Jenkins
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jeff Passanante
Construction Coordinator
Jacob Zawacki
Construction Foreman
Frank Smathers
Sound Editor
Kenneth J. Gagnon Sr.
Construction Coordinator
Donah Bassett
Negative Cutter
William H. Brown
Second Unit Director
Armand Paoletti
Transportation Coordinator
Charles J. Brady Jr.
Craft Service
Tom Kramer
Music Editor
Holly Hudecek
Studio Teacher
Michael D. Cronin
Set Medic
Paul Adler
Casting Associate
Gregory Lundsgaard
Second Unit Director of Photography
Cindy Marty
Sound Editor
James Hogan
Transportation Captain
William Shane Grisco
Animal Coordinator
Miranda Garrison
Choreographer
Chris Hayes
Camera Operator
Ken Blazer
Stunt Double
Bob Elmore
Stunt Double
M. James Arnett
Stunt Coordinator
David Kelley
Second Assistant Director
Manny Perry
Stunt Double
Marilyn Vance
Costume Design
Backdrops & Posters
