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Butter Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner Amy Renner

Dec. 16, 2012

Butter

Release Date: Friday, October 5, 2012 Limited

Jennifer Garner, Ashley Greene, Hugh Jackman, Yara Shahidi, Alicia Silverstone, Alissa Phillips, Olivia Wilde, Rob Corddry, Ty Burrell, Michael De Luca, Nathan Kahane, Jim Field Smith, Jason Micallef, Juliana Janes

R Comedy 1 hr, 32 m

  • 3.2

62%

38%

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot
A tale of competition at its most cut-throat, BUTTER surveys the raw ambition of Laura Pickler (Jennifer Garner), the wife of Bob Pickler (Ty Burrell), Iowa’s long-reigning champion butter carver. For 15 years, Laura has relished her high-profile role as the beautiful, loyal helpmate to her affable, artistically gifted husband. But when Bob is pressured to retire and allow someone else a chance at glory, an indignant Laura decides to enter the competition herself. She is first in line on sign-up day, only to see her odds of victory fall below 100% with the arrival of an unlikely yet formidable contender: 10-year-old Destiny (Yara Shahidi), the African-American foster child of local couple Julie and Ethan (Alicia Silverstone and Rob Corddry). And that’s not all. Bob’s would-be mistress, bad-girl stripper Brooke (Olivia Wilde) also declares her candidacy, as does his #1 fan, Carol-Ann (Kristen Schaal). Facing three opponents, mocked by her stepdaughter Kaitlen (Ashley Greene) and furious with her husband, Laura resolves to do whatever it takes to win. And if that means resorting to sabotage – and recruiting her dim-witted former boyfriend Boyd (Hugh Jackman) as a co-conspirator – then so be it.
Cited as official plot version from weinsteinco.com
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The film's director Jim Field Smith last directed She's Out of My League and Good Luck, Anthony Belcher. The film's writer Jason Micallef last wrote Undercover Cop and Ground Control To Major Tom.

Screenwriter
Producers
Jennifer Garner
Juliana Janes
Nathan Kahane
Michael De Luca
Alissa Phillips

Additional Information

MPA Rating
R Restricted for language, sexual content and brief drug use
Runtime
1 hr, 32 m
Tagline
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Language
English

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Release Dates

When was the film released?

Butter was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, October 5, 2012. There were 17 other movies released on the same date, including Frankenweenie, Taken 2 and The Oranges. As a limited release, Butter was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

Butter was released across all major streaming and cable platforms on Friday, September 7 , 2012. Digital rental or purchase allows you to instantly stream and download to watch anywhere and anytime on your favorite devices. Available from digital retailers including Amazon Video, iTunes, Google Play, Apple, Fandango At Home and others.



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