Bucky F*cking Dent
{{Short description|2016 book by David Duchovny}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox book
|name=Bucky F*cking Dent
| image = Bucky Fcking Dent.jpg
|author=David Duchovny
|genre=Fiction
|language=English
|publisher=Farrar, Straus and Giroux
|isbn= 978-0-374-11042-0
|isbn_note=(Hardcover)
|release_date=2016}}
Bucky F*cking Dent is a 2016 novel by actor David Duchovny which focuses on a father-son relationship and baseball.{{Cite book|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/david-duchovny/bucky-fcking-dent/|title=BUCKY F*CKING DENT {{!}} Kirkus Reviews|language=en}}{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/david-duchovnys-hilarious-new-novel-hits-a-homerun/2016/03/31/6536bf3a-f1dc-11e5-a61f-e9c95c06edca_story.html |title=David Duchovny's hilarious new novel hits a home run |date=2016-03-31 |author1=Micah Pollack |newspaper=The Washington Post |place=Washington, D.C. |issn=0190-8286 |oclc=1330888409}}
Plot
A Yankee Stadium peanut vendor moves in with his father, a lifelong Boston Red Sox fan, who is fighting off cancer long enough in hopes of seeing the Red Sox beat the Yankees in the 1978 playoffs.
Reception
The novel received generally favorable reviews. Joseph Salvatore in The New York Times wrote, "Duchovny hits an unexpected home run."{{Cite news|last=Salvatore|first=Joseph|date=2016-05-31|title=David Duchovny's Bucky ____ Dent|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/05/books/review/david-duchovnys-bucky-dent.html|access-date=2021-04-20|issn=0362-4331}} Micah Pollac, in The Washington Post, noted, "Duchovny's tone makes the ride a pleasure. He dips into the waters of love, death, fatherhood, marriage and sex, but he doesn't go too deep. You enjoy the swim without becoming a prune."{{Cite news|last=Pollack|first=Micah|date=2016-03-31|title=David Duchovny's hilarious new novel hits a home run|language=en-US|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/david-duchovnys-hilarious-new-novel-hits-a-homerun/2016/03/31/6536bf3a-f1dc-11e5-a61f-e9c95c06edca_story.html|access-date=2021-04-20|issn=0190-8286}}
Film adaptation
A film adaptation titled Reverse the Curse was written and directed by David Duchovny, with Duchovny starring as the father, Marty. The cast includes Logan Marshall-Green, Stephanie Beatriz, Evan Handler, Pamela Adlon, Jason Beghe, and Daphne Rubin-Vega. The film had its world premiere at the 2023 Tribeca Festival{{Cite news|title=David Duchovny to Write, Direct and Star in Adaptation of His Novel 'Bucky F*cking Dent' (EXCLUSIVE)|last=Lang|first=Brent|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/markets-festivals/david-duchovny-novel-bucky-fcking-dent-movie-1235264637/|work=Variety|date=May 11, 2022|access-date=May 16, 2023}}{{Cite news|title=Cannes: Pamela Adlon, Evan Handler Help Round out Cast of David Duchovny's 'Bucky F***ing Dent' (Exclusive)|last=Ritman|first=Alex|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/pamela-adlon-evan-handler-david-duchovnys-bucky-fucking-dent-1235485224/|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=May 11, 2023|access-date=May 16, 2023}}{{Cite news|title=Yale Entertainment Announces Stephanie Beatriz and Logan Marshall-Green for David Duchovny's 'Bucky F—ing Dent'|last=Cohen|first=David E.|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/markets-festivals/stephanie-beatriz-logan-marshall-green-david-duchovny-1235421302/|publisher=Variety|date=November 3, 2022|access-date=May 16, 2023}}{{cite news |url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/bucky-fcking-dent-review-david-duchovny-1235511505/ |title= 'Bucky F*cking Dent' Review: David Duchovny Directs and Stars in an Amusing Father-Son Dramedy |work= The Hollywood Reporter |first= Frank |last= Scheck |date= June 10, 2023 |access-date=June 11, 2023}} and was released in June 2024.{{Cite web |last=DeVore |first=Britta |date=2024-06-10 |title=David Duchovny Drops a Bomb on Logan Marshall-Green in ‘Reverse the Curse’ Sneak Peek [Exclusive] |url=https://collider.com/reverse-the-curse-sneak-peek-david-duchovny/ |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=Collider |language=en}}
References
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