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The Peanut Butter Falcon

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Adventure drama starring Shia LaBeouf and newcomer Zack Gottsagen who plays Zak, a young man with Downs Syndrome, who has been housed in a retirement home where he is deeply unhappy. Dreaming of joining wrestling school, and managing to escape, he teams up with down on his luck fisherman Tyler, who takes him under his wing. The pair build a raft and make for North Carolina, encountering adventure and kindness along the way.


Gottsagen shines in his first lead role, recruited from drama camp for actors with disability.  

  • Year
    2019
  • Runtime
    93 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Rating
    12A
  • Director
    Tyler Nilson, Michael Schwartz