Duck Butter

Duck Butter (2018)

Dissatisfied with the dishonesty they see in dating, strangers Naima and Sergio make a pact to spend 24 straight hours together in an attempt to fast forward their relationship.

Date of release
2018-04-27
TMDB
5.4 / 10 (235)
Runtime
1h 34m
Genres
Drama, Romance, Comedy
Director
Miguel Arteta

Casting

Interesting facts

Duck Butter is a 2018 American independent comedy film directed by Miguel Arteta, from a screenplay by Arteta and Alia Shawkat. It stars Shawkat, Laia Costa, Mae Whitman, Hong Chau and Kate Berlant.

Production

The initial draft of the film, written by Alia Shawkat and Miguel Arteta, the film focused on a male and a female couple over the course of a year-and-a-half. Then it shifted to a male and female couple who decide to have sex every hour on the hour to find intimacy. Shawkat, who was cast in the lead role, met with actors, who were uncomfortable with the idea.

In September 2016, it was announced Shawkat and Costa had been cast in the film, with Arteta directing from a screenplay by him and Shawkat. Mark Duplass and Jay Duplass will serve as producers under their Duplass Brothers Productions banner.

Principal photography began in September 2016, over the course of nine days, with majority of the film being shot over the course of 24 hours.

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