Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Age rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
The story
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.
- babysitter
- uncle
- nostalgic
- backfire
- attitude
- tire
- streetwise
- drag net
- crazy uncle
- aftercreditsstinger
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
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
- Directed
- John Hughes
- Written
- John Hughes
Production
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 · 1,401 ratings
- Studio
- Hughes Entertainment
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
