The Peanut Butter Falcon
2019 comedy-drama film directed by Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 and John Hawkes. 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.
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Cinematography | Nigel Bluck |
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Distributed by | Roadside Attractions |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $6.2 million[1] |
Box office | $23.3 million[2][3] |
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]