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Butter

Butter

A comedy about sex, power and spreading the wealth.

Genres

Comedy

OverView

An adopted girl discovers her talent for butter carving and finds herself pitted against an ambitious local woman in their Iowa town's annual contest.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$175706

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

5.9/10

Release Date

05 October 2012

Country

United States of America

Cast

Jennifer Garner

Jennifer Garner

Laura Pickler

Yara Shahidi

Yara Shahidi

Destiny

Hugh Jackman

Hugh Jackman

Boyd Bolton

Ty Burrell

Ty Burrell

Bob Pickler

Olivia Wilde

Olivia Wilde

Brooke Swinkowski

Alicia Silverstone

Alicia Silverstone

Julie Emmet

Rob Corddry

Rob Corddry

Ethan Emmet

Ashley Greene

Ashley Greene

Kaitlen Pickler

Pruitt Taylor Vince

Pruitt Taylor Vince

Ned Eaten

Kristen Schaal

Kristen Schaal

Carol-Ann Stevenson

Phyllis Smith

Phyllis Smith

Nancy

Garrett Schenck

Garrett Schenck

Orval Flanagan

Judy Leavell

Judy Leavell

Helen Flanagan

Joe Chrest

Joe Chrest

Butter Fan

Deana Ricks

Deana Ricks

Butter Fan's Wife

Kelly Tippens

Kelly Tippens

Mrs. Moore

Dodie Brown

Dodie Brown

June Carmichael

Brett Hill

Brett Hill

Hayden

Mark Oliver

Mark Oliver

Martin Caswell

Cindy Creekmore

Cindy Creekmore

Danielle Mattingly

Jeanne Evans

Jeanne Evans

Mrs. Gunderson

Corena Chase

Corena Chase

Mrs. Schram

Jason Yudoff

Jason Yudoff

Announcer

Andy Daly

Andy Daly

Radio Announcer (voice)

Heather Cates

Heather Cates

Laura's Fan (uncredited)

Gavin Casalegno

Gavin Casalegno

Art Class Student (uncredited)

Christine Scheller

Christine Scheller

Transitional Home Worker

Michael C. 'Mike' Allen

Michael C. 'Mike' Allen

Corporate Employee

Jennifer Benton

Jennifer Benton

Car Buyer

Charlotte Biggs

Charlotte Biggs

State Fair Patron

Gavin Casalegno

Gavin Casalegno

Art Class Student

Pearce Chadwick

Pearce Chadwick

Webelo

Ted Ferguson

Ted Ferguson

The Minister

Keri Shahidi

Keri Shahidi

Biological Mother

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