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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 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]
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