Only a Buck

Only a Buck

🎞️ Movie 90 min US
โ˜… 7.7 /10 1987

This Spokane-made first feature by Jerry Cook retains the charm and wit that made it a standout among regionally made films in the 1980s. The film depicts J. Jordan, a sort of ’80s Maynard G. Krebs/Rube Goldberg gadget-loving guy who quits his job as a bored and hassled local television news photographer to make a movie about a guy who quits his job to make a movie. Cook describes his film as “the TV dinner of movies ... it didn’t cost a lot, but it’s still pretty good.” Technically assured and full of heart, laugh-out-loud ambience and humor, and off-the-wall hipness, Cook’s debut will warm the hearts of anyone who has made, or dreams of making, a movie. “A clever comedy, well worth seeing.”—Ted Mahar, The Oregonian. “The film’s delightful atmosphere wins you over.”—D.K. Holm, Willamette Week

Cast

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Charlie Schmidt
J. Jordan
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Sally Riddle
Kendra
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Donald Moulton
Fred
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Peter Hunrichs
Phil
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Leroy Friengle
Chuck
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Lanita Grice
Karla Marx
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Mike Necci
Genelli
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Tom Gurkosky
Banker
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Al Wetzel
Plant Mgr.
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Melody Deatherage
Neighbor
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Peter Hunrichs
Composer
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Gerry Cook
Cinematographer
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Mike Necci
Cinematographer
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Garret Veley
Cinematographer

๐ŸŽฌ Videos

ONLY A BUCK The Trailer
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ONLY A BUCK The Trailer