Uncle Buck is a 1989 American comedy film written and directed by John Hughes, and starring John Candy and Amy Madigan. The film tells the story of a bachelor who babysits his brother's rebellious teenage daughter and her younger brother and sister while the parents are away.

Plot

Bob and Cindy Russell have recently moved from Indianapolis with their three children, 15-year-old Tia, 8-year-old Miles, and 6-year-old Maizy, to the Chicago suburbs because of Bob's promotion. One night, the Russells receive a phone call informing them that Cindy's father has suffered a heart attack. Resentful about the life she was forced to leave behind in Indianapolis and feeling her parents neglect her and her siblings, Tia blames the heart attack on Cindy, leaving her relationship with her mother fraught. Bob and Cindy unsuccessfully attempt to find a carer for the children, and are forced to turn to Bob's brother, Buck, whom Cindy believes to be unreliable and a bad influence. Buck lives in a small apartment in Chicago, is a heavy drinker and smoker, drives a run-down 1977 Mercury Marquis Brougham Coupe, and earns his living by betting on rigged horse races. His long-term girlfriend, Chanice, desires to get married and start a family, while Buck wants to retain his freedom and lack of responsibility; Chanice warns him that he will eventually end up alone.