Butter (2011)

In small-town Iowa, an adopted girl discovers her talent for butter carving and finds herself pitted against an ambitious local woman in their town's annual contest.

Director:

Jim Field Smith

Writer:

Jason A. Micallef

Stars:

Jennifer Garner, Ty Burrell, Yara Shahidi

Cast

Credited cast:
Jennifer Garner	...	Laura
Ty Burrell	...	Bob
Garrett Schenck	...	Orval Flanagan
Kristen Schaal	...	Carol Ann
Phyllis Smith	...	Nancy
Joe Chrest	...	Butter Fan
Deana Ricks	...	Butter Fan's Wife
Yara Shahidi	...	Destiny
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dodie Brown	...	June Carmichael
Corena Chase	...	Mrs. Schram
Pearce Colwell	...	Webelo
Rob Corddry	...	Ethan
Cindy Creekmore	...	Danielle Mattingly
Andrew Daly	...	Radio Announcer
Ashley Greene	...	Kaitlen

Storyline

In Iowa, laid-back Bob has won the state fair's butter-carving contest 15 years running; his tightly-wound and hard-charging wife Laura sees Bob becoming governor, so when the contest organizers ask him to step aside so others can win, she's incensed; when Bob won't protest, she decides to enter herself. In the county contest, she's up against Destiny, an African-American foster child, and Brooke, a prostitute Bob hasn't paid. When things don't go Laura's way, she enlists the help of Boyd, an old boyfriend. Laura's step-daughter and Destiny's foster parents are in the mix as things heat up at the state fair. What are Destiny and Laura's destiny?

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Plot Keywords:

contest | state fair | iowa | small town | butter | 

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Taglines:

A comedy about sex, power and spreading the wealth.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and sexual content

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 October 2012 (Russia)

Also Known As:

I proklisi

Filming Locations:

Bossier City, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$70,931 (USA) (5 October 2012)

Gross:

$70,931 (USA) (5 October 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Michael De Luca Productions, Vandalia Films, Weinstein Company, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Datasat Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jim Carrey was rumored to star.

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Goofs

Laura's hand is shown in different places in shots when they announce her speech.

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Quotes

Laura Pickler: How dare you bring Oprah into this?

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Crazy Credits

Outtakes are shown at the beginning of the end credits.

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Connections

Referenced in The Nostalgia Chick: Kate and Leopold (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Keep Marchin'"
Written and performed by Raphael Saadiq
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

Perfect For Some Laughs

I'll admit, when I watched this I didn't have particularly high hopes. I never put much hope into a comedy, because so often they either aren't funny at all or put every joke in the preview. However, I figured it deserved a chance considering my love of Olivia Wilde especially, but also the other big names like Hugh Jackman, Jennifer Garner, Ashley Greene, and so on.

Now, be warned, this is not the movie to watch if you expect to take anything seriously. That isn't to say it's a comedy about people doing stupid things and being immature, quite the opposite, but everything is taken in exaggeration. After all, it is a movie about sculpting butter, so don't expect some pulse pounding drama.

That being said, if you have a good sense of humour, and want to laugh, then this is the movie to watch. The acting was amazing from everybody, Garner gave me chills when angry, Wilde had me in tears from laughing, and Yara Shahidi was unexpectedly amazing in her role as the young foster child. I absolutely recommend it.