Butterfly in the Typewriter

Genres

Drama

OverView

Troubled author John Kennedy Toole's struggle to bring A Confederacy of Dunces to print.

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Budget

$4900000

Revenue

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Status

Planned

Original Language

English

Runtime

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Rating

0/10

Release Date

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Country

United States of America

Cast

Cary Elwes

Kingsley Amis

Diane Kruger

Patricia Rickels

Marie Avgeropoulos

Jean Ann Jollett

Brad Dourif

Arthur Ducoing

Nick Offerman

Bobby Byrne

Thomas Mann

John Kennedy Toole

Susan Sarandon

Thelma Toole

Desmond Harrington

Jack Kerouac

Annalise Basso

Martha

Aidan Quinn

Barnet Rosset

Skyler Samuels

Ruth

Stephen Tobolowsky

The Abbot

François Arnaud

Dave Kubach

Brendan Coyle

Milton Rickels

Denis O'Hare

John Dewey Toole

Roger Bart

Les Phillabaum

David Paymer

Stanley Kauffmann

Nick Gehlfuss

Joel Fletcher

Arliss Howard

Shelby Foote

Olivia Crocicchia

Myrna

Billy Slaughter

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