The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)
- Directed by
- Michael Schwartz, Tyler Nilson
- Genre
- drama film, road movie
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 7.4 of 10 from 1,625 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young man with Down syndrome runs away from a nursing home to chase his dream of becoming a wrestler. He teams up with a troubled fisherman on the run, and they travel together through the rural South.
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What happens
The Peanut Butter Falcon is a 2019 American independent Southern Gothic buddy 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. 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. It received critical acclaim from critics for its story, themes, performances, cinematography, and portrayal of Down syndrome. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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