The Great Buck Howard Director: Sean McGinley By Tony Sheppard Capitol Weekly Based on the Amazing Kreskin, known for his appearances on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, “The Great Buck Howard” tells the story of a mentalist (not a magician!) with a similar Carson track record (“Johnny Carson, not that nitwit who’s on there now!”).  Buck has long since faded from the A-list of talk show talent and now tours the country, performing his never-changing act in never-filled venues. Soon to be put-upon road manager Troy drops out of law school, which was more his father’s dream than his own, and stumbles into working with Buck Howard as a day job in support of his desire to be a writer.