Chuck & Buck

"When does a close friend become too close?"

2000 1h 36m EN

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6.0

MID

★6.0TMDB · 75

DramaComedy

Synopsis

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Chuck and Buck are childhood best friends whose lives have taken very different paths. While Chuck moved away and now has a real life, Buck stayed behind and developed a dangerous fixation—on Chuck's life.

“When does a close friend become too close?”

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Cast

Mike White
Buck
Chris Weitz
Chuck
Lupe Ontiveros
Beverly
Beth Colt
Carlyn
Paul Weitz
Sam
Maya Rudolph
Jamila
Mary Wigmore
Diane
Paul Sand
Barry

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Miguel Arteta
Writers: Mike White
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 4.7× over at the box office.

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ERA

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26 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Miguel Arteta, shot by Chuy Chávez. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Smokey Hormel. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jeff Betancourt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Mike White and Chris Weitz and Lupe Ontiveros carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "When does a close friend become too close?".

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The take

Miguel Arteta directs. Chuy Chávez behind the camera. Smokey Hormel scores. Jeff Betancourt cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Made its money back 4.7× over at the box office.
326 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Directed by Miguel Arteta, shot by Chuy Chávez. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Smokey Hormel. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Jeff Betancourt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Mike White and Chris Weitz and Lupe Ontiveros carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "When does a close friend become too close?".
9IMDB entry: tt0200530 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 75 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Classified under 27 themes, including "friendship", "obsession", "growing up", "unrequited love".