Honey Boy (film)

Honey Boy
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAlma Har'el
Written byShia LaBeouf
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyNatasha Braier
Edited by
  • Dominic LaPerriere
  • Monica Salazar
Music byAlex Somers
Production
companies
  • Automatik
  • Stay Gold Features
  • Delirio Films
Distributed byAmazon Studios
Release dates
  • January 25, 2019 (2019-01-25) (Sundance)
  • November 8, 2019 (2019-11-08) (United States)
Running time
94 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3.5 million[2][3]
Box office$3.4 million[4][3]

Honey Boy is a 2019 American drama film directed by Alma Har'el with a screenplay by Shia LaBeouf, loosely based on his childhood and his relationship with his father. The film stars LaBeouf, Lucas Hedges, Noah Jupe and FKA Twigs.

LaBeouf originally wrote the script as a form of therapy while in rehab. The project was announced in March 2018, and the cast was filled out over the next two months. Filming took place in Los Angeles over the course of about three weeks.

Honey Boy had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2019, and was released on November 8, 2019, by Amazon Studios. The film received largely positive reviews from critics, who praised Har'el's direction as well as the performances of LaBeouf, Hedges and Jupe.

  1. ^ "Honey Boy". Sundance Film Festival. Archived from the original on August 9, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
  2. ^ "Shia LaBeouf's Process Was Unpredictable, So the 'Honey Boy' Crew Learned to Improvise". IndieWire. November 1, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Honey Boy (2019)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  4. ^ "Honey Boy (2019)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved December 31, 2019.