'The Peanut Butter Falcon': Release date, plot, cast, trailer and everything else about the Shia LaBeouf starrer movie

'The Peanut Butter Falcon' is a story about a young boy on an adventure to fulfill his life-long dream.

PUBLISHED JUN 28, 2019

Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz's American adventure film starring Shia LaBeouf, Dakota Johnson, and Bruce Dern is perhaps the most exciting hit from the SXSW Film Festival, where it won the festival's Narrative Spotlight audience award. Nilson and Schwartz's first feature film, 'The Peanut Butter Falcon' is a story about discovery and an adventure unto life.

Release date

'The Peanut Butter and Falcon' is scheduled to release on August 9, 2019.

Plot

According to the official synopsis, 'The Peanut Butter Falcon' tells the story of Zak (Zack Gottsagen), a young man with Down syndrome, who runs away from a residential nursing home to follow his dream of attending the professional wrestling school of his idol, The Salt Water Redneck (Thomas Haden Church). A strange turn of events pairs him on the road with Tyler (LaBeouf), a small-time outlaw on the run, who becomes Zak’s unlikely coach and ally. Together they wind through deltas, elude capture, drink whiskey, find God, catch fish, and convince Eleanor ( Dakota Johnson), a kind nursing home employee charged with Zak’s return, to join them on their journey.

Cast

Shia LaBeouf as Tyler

Actor Shia LaBeouf attends the "Honey Boy" Premiere during the 2019 Sundance Film Festival at Eccles Center Theatre on January 25, 2019 in Park City, Utah.

Shia LaBeouf is known for his roles in 'Disturbia' and 'Surf's Up'. He starred as Sam Witwicky in 'Transformers'. His notable and more recent works are 'Nymphomaniac', 'Fury', 'American Honey', and 'Borg vs McEnroe'.

Zack Gottsagen as Zak

Dakota Johnson and Zack Gottsagen at the Global Down Syndrome Foundation 10th anniversary BBBY fashion show at Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel on October 20, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Tom Cooper/Getty Images for Global Down Syndrome Foundation)

Zack is known for his previous work in 'The Homecoming: A Musical', 'Bulletproof' and 'Becoming Bulletproof'.

Dakota Johnson as Eleanor

Dakota Johnson attends The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2019 in New York City.

Johnson is best known for her role as Anastasia Steele in the 'Fifty Shades' film series – a role for which she received the People's Choice Award for Favorite Dramatic Movie Actress and a BAFTA Rising Star Award nomination, among others. Her upcoming projects are psychological horror 'Wounds' and 'The Peanut Butter Falcon'.

Trailers

You can watch the trailer to the movie here

In the trailer for 'The Peanut Butter Falcon', LaBeouf plays the role of a small-time outlaw turned unusual coach who joins forces with Zak, a boy with Down syndrome runs away to fulfill his dream of becoming a professional wrestler. Together, they embark on a journey across the country to fulfill the young boy's dream.

Where to watch

'The Peanut Butter Falcon' is set to release in theaters on August 9, 2019.

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