The Peanut Butter Falcon

The Peanut Butter Falcon
Three people on a raft
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
  • Tyler Nilson
  • Michael Schwartz
Written by
  • Tyler Nilson
  • Michael Schwartz
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyNigel Bluck
Edited by
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byRoadside Attractions
Release dates
  • March 9, 2019 (2019-03-09) (SXSW)
  • August 9, 2019 (2019-08-09) (United States)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$6.2 million[1]
Box office$23.3 million[2][3]

The Peanut Butter Falcon is a 2019 American 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 plot follows a young man with Down syndrome who escapes from an assisted living facility and befriends a wayward fisherman on the run. As the two men form a rapid bond, a social worker attempts to track them.[4] Filming took place in North Carolina and Georgia.

The film premiered at South by Southwest on March 9, 2019, and was given a limited theatrical release in the United States on August 9, 2019, by Roadside Attractions. The film went on to become a sleeper hit, grossing over $23 million, making it the highest grossing independent film of the year, and received praise from critics.[5]

  1. ^ Rice, Brianna (August 23, 2019). "The Cincinnati connection to Shia LaBeouf and Dakota Johnson's 'The Peanut Butter Falcon'". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  3. ^ "The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)". The Numbers. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  4. ^ Dorwart, Laura (August 31, 2019). "'The Peanut Butter Falcon' Resists Stereotypes, Illustrates The Importance Of Chosen Family". Forbes.
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