Butter

"A comedy about sex, power and spreading the wealth."

Oct 18 2012 R 1h 30m
Comedy, Drama

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.

Plot

In Iowa, laid-back Bob has won the state fair's butter-carving contest 15 years running; his tightly-wound and hard-charging wife Laura sees Bob becoming governor, so when the contest organizers ask him to step aside so others can win, she's incensed, and when Bob won't protest, she decides to enter herself. In the county contest, she's up against African-American foster child Destiny and Brooke, a prostitute Bob hasn't paid. When things don't go Laura's way, she enlists the help of old boyfriend Boyd. Also involved as things heat up at the state fair are Laura's stepdaughter and Destiny's foster parents. are in the mix as things heat up at the state fair.

Written by

Jason Micallef

Directed by

Jim Field Smith

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Vandalia Films, Michael De Luca Productions

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
22,832
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
Metascore
40
Popularity
NA