A reclusive screenwriter takes in a lonely drifter, who is determined to repay his kindness by helping him finish his story.
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Title: Black Butterfly (2017)
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2 wins & 2 nominations.
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Cast
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| Antonio Banderas | ... | Paul | |
| Jonathan Rhys Meyers | ... | Jack | |
| Piper Perabo | ... | Laura | |
| Vincent Riotta | ... | Lt Carcano | |
| Brian Goodman | ... | Truck Driver / Agent Rothwell | |
| Katie McGovern | ... | Nancy Barrows | |
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Jake Daley | ... | AJ |
| Craig Peritz | ... | Sam | |
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Randall Paul | ... | Mr. Owen (as Randall Richard Paul) |
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Cristina Moglia | ... | Mrs. Owen |
| Abel Ferrara | ... | Pat | |
| Nicholas Aaron | ... | Delivery Man | |
| Nathalie Rapti Gomez | ... | Julie | |
| Joy Libardoni | ... | Waitress (as Gioia Libardoni) | |
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Tracy Green | ... | Diner Manager (as Tracy Sherman Greene) |
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Outside a mountain town grappling with a series of abductions and murders, Paul (Antonio Banderas), a reclusive writer, struggles to start what he hopes will be a career-saving screenplay. After a tense encounter at a diner with a drifter named Jack (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), Paul offers Jack a place to stay-and soon the edgy, demanding Jack muscles his way into Paul's work and the two men begin a jagged game of one-upmanship that will bring at least one tale to an end.
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Italian censorship visa # 112265 delivered on 27-6-2017. See more »Goofs
The vehicle Paul is driving at the beginning of the movie can be seen with no keys in the ignition and with keys in the ignition in several different positions at different times while he is driving. See more »Quotes
Paul: I heard a woman scream. You didn't hear it?Jack: You always tend to imagine the worst.
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26 May 2017 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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I really enjoyed Black Butterfly, it was one of those movies that you kind of knew what was happening next, and then things turned out very differently. The 2 main characters were very well acted. I know a negative reviewer was saying alcoholics don't swig out of bottles, well as an alcoholic, I can tell you that was true to life, as was the early morning drinking, and blanking out and waking up in bed. The movie had a great location a secluded ranch style house and the tension was palpable almost from the start. I promise you, the ending was amazing and totally unexpected and a pleasant surprise. Overall a low budget movie which I enjoyed far more than Star Trek Beyond which cost $180 million dollars and which I refused to watch to the end. I am quite critical with movies, read my other reviews. This film is definitely worth viewing with pleasure and interest.