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The Peanut Butter Falcon 2019
Adventure comedy-dramaBuddy comedy-dramaIndependent
The Peanut Butter Falcon is a 2019 American independent Southern Gothic buddy comedy drama film written and directed by Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz, in their directorial film debut, and starring Zack Gottsagen, Shia LaBeouf, Dakota Johnson, John Hawkes, and Thomas Haden Church. The story centers on a young man with Down syndrome who flees from an assisted living facility and meets a drifting fisherman while running. The two develop a quick friendship as a social worker tries to locate them. Production occurred in North Carolina and Georgia.
The movie debuted at South by Southwest on March 9, 2019, followed by a limited theatrical release in the United States on August 9, 2019, by Roadside Attractions. It earned over $23 million, becoming the top-grossing independent film of that year, and was praised by critics.
Cast
- Shia LaBeoufTyler
- Dakota JohnsonEleanor
- John HawkesDuncan
- Bruce DernCarl
- Zack GottsagenZak
- Rob ThomasWinkie
- Jon BernthalMark
- Thomas Haden ChurchClint / The Salt Water Redneck
- YelawolfRatboy
- Jake RobertsSam
- Mick FoleyJacob
- Wayne DehartJasper John
- Dylan OdomWrestler
Crew
- Director
- Tyler Nilson, Michael Schwartz
- Writer
- Tyler Nilson, Michael Schwartz
- Producer
- Albert Berger, Christopher Lemole, Lije Sarki, David Thies, Ron Yerxa, Tim Zajaros
- Cinematography
- Nigel Bluck
- Editing
- Kevin Tent, Nathaniel Fuller
- Music
- Zach Dawes, Noam Pikelny, Jonathan Sadoff, Gabe Witcher
Details
- Production
- Armory Films, Bona Fide Productions, Fifth Season, Lucky Treehouse
- Distributor
- Roadside Attractions
- Budget
- $6.2 million
- Box office
- $23.7 million
