The Peanut Butter Falcon is a 2019 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz, in their feature film directorial debuts, and starring Shia LaBeouf, Zack Gottsagen, Dakota Johnson, Bruce Dern, Jon Bernthal and Thomas Haden Church. Its 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. Filming took place in North Carolina and Georgia. The film had its world premiere 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.
| Director | Tyler Nilson, Michael Schwartz |
| Produced by | Albert Berger, Christopher Lemole, Lije Sarki, David Thies, Ron Yerxa, Tim Zajaros |
| Writer(s) | Tyler Nilson, Michael Schwartz |
| Starring | Shia LaBeouf, Zack Gottsagen, Dakota Johnson, Bruce Dern, Jon Bernthal, Thomas Haden Church |
| Music | Zachary Dawes, Noam Pikelny, Jonathan Sadoff, Gabe Witcher |
| Cinematography | Nigel Bluck |
| Edited by | Kevin Tent, Nathaniel Fuller |
| Production, company | Armory Films, Lucky Treehouse, Bona Fide Productions, Endeavor Content |
| Distributed by | Roadside Attractions |
| Released | March 9, 2019 (SXSW), August 9, 2019 (United States) |
| Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $6.2 million |
| Box office | $23.3 million |
Acerca de The Peanut Butter Falcon
Modern retelling of Huckleberry Finn in which a runaway with Down Syndrome (Zack Gottsagen) comes to meet a troubled thief and fisherman who helps the former make his dream of becoming a wrestler come true.
Los logros de The Peanut Butter Falcon
The comedy-drama, adventure film premiered originally at South by Southwest in March of 2019 where it received the Narrative Spotlight Audience Award.
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Información más reciente sobre The Peanut Butter Falcon actualizada el 28 de Julio, 2021.
