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| Buttwhistle | |
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 Poster | |
| Directed by | Tenney Fairchild |
| Written by | Tenney Fairchild |
| Produced by | Greg McCollum Michael Younesi Leah Fong Tenney Fairchild |
| Starring | Trevor Morgan Lio Tipton[a] Elizabeth Rice Adhir Kalyan Thomas Jane |
| Cinematography | Akis Konstantakopoulos |
| Edited by | Nathan Cali Hovig Menakian |
Production company | M-80 Films |
| Distributed by | Breaking Glass Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Buttwhistle is a 2014 American crime comedy-drama film written and directed by Tenney Fairchild and starring Trevor Morgan, Lio Tipton,[a] Elizabeth Rice, Adhir Kalyan and Thomas Jane.
Cast
[edit]- Trevor Morgan as Ogden
- Elizabeth Rice as Beth
- Lio Tipton[a] as Rose
- Adhir Kalyan as Hate Crime John
- Stella Maeve as Missy Blancmange
- Alex Solowitz as Ray Ferzonki
- Katherine LaNasa as Mrs. Confer
- Wallace Langham as Mr. Confer
- Thomas Jane as Grumisch
- Patty McCormack as Grandma Confer
- Griffin Newman as Fenwick
- Blake Robbins as Mr. Blancmange
Release
[edit]The film was released theatrically in Los Angeles on April 25, 2014.[2][3]
Reception
[edit]Geoff Berkshire of Variety gave the film a negative review and wrote that it "actually attempts to be an emotionally resonant relationship tale, but lives down to its title by delivering nothing but inane comedy and insufferable drama."[2]
Justin Lowe of The Hollywood Reporter also gave the film a negative review and wrote that it "proves so cryptically scripted and dramatically under-powered that genre characterizations almost fail to do it justice."[3]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c Credited as Analeigh Tipton; Tipton came out as non-binary and changed their name in 2021.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Nolfi, Joey (June 3, 2021). "America's Next Top Model star Lio Tipton 'proud' to come out as queer and non-binary". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
- ^ a b Berkshire, Geoff (April 25, 2014). "Film Review: 'Buttwhistle'". Variety. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ a b Lowe, Justin (April 25, 2014). "Buttwhistle: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
