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The Peanut Butter Falcon 2019

After running away from a residential nursing home to pursue his dream of becoming a pro wrestler, a man who has Down syndrome befriends an outlaw who becomes his coach and ally.

Initial release: August 8, 2019 (Brazil)

Directors: Tyler Nilson, Michael Schwartz

Budget: 6.2 million USD

Box office: 22 million USD

Nominations: Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – First-Time Feature Film

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, John Hawkes, Bruce Dern, Jon Bernthal and Thomas Haden Church. Its plot follows a young man with Down syndrome (Gottsagen) who escapes from an assisted living facility and befriends a wayward fisherman on the run (LaBeouf); as the two men form a rapid bond, a social worker (Johnson) attempts to track them.

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, earning a gross of over $20 million, making it the highest grossing independent film of the year.^[4]

Gottsagen became the first Academy Awards presenter with Down syndrome when he presented the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film with his co-star LaBeouf on February 9, 2020, and Gottsagen received a standing ovation for doing so.