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added a running time of 92 minutes
changed the status of The Weinstein Company to Former
added Radius as a distributor
added the US VOD release date of September 7, 2012
added Theatrical Trailer to trailers & videos
added a synopsis
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.
changed the US film release date from March 16, 2012 to October 5, 2012
changed the US film release date from TBA 2011 to March 16, 2012
set the MPAA rating to R for language, sexual content and brief drug use
set the MPAA rating to R for language and sexual content
changed the production status to Complete
Hugh Jackman and Alicia Silverstone have signed on to the cast of "Butter," the Weinstein Company comedy set to begin production later this month.
added Hugh Jackman to the credits
Curious as to why Olivia Wilde has been hitting up her Twitter followers for tips on mastering an Iowa accent? Movieline can reveal the reason: it’s because the House actress has been cast in Butter, Jim Field Smith’s satirical comedy that plays out the themes of the 2008 Democratic primary by using an Iowa butter-carving compet ...
added Alicia Silverstone to the credits
added Yara Shahidi to the credits
added Olivia Wilde to the credits
“Twilight” regular Ashley Greene has joined the Weinstein Co. comedy “Butter.”
changed the production status to Production
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