Buttwhistle

Buttwhistle is a 2014 American crime comedy-drama film written and directed by Tenney Fairchild. The film stars Trevor Morgan, Lio Tipton,^[a] Elizabeth Rice, Adhir Kalyan and Thomas Jane. It received negative reviews from critics.

Buttwhistle
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Directed by	Tenney Fairchild
Written by	Tenney Fairchild
Produced by	Greg McCollum Michael Younesi Leah Fong Tenney Fairchild
Starring	Trevor Morgan Lio Tipton[a] Elizabeth Rice Adhir Kalyan Thomas Jane
Cinematography	Akis Konstantakopoulos
Edited by	Nathan Cali Hovig Menakian
Production company	M-80 Films
Distributed by	Breaking Glass Pictures
Release date	April 25, 2014 (2014-04-25) (Los Angeles)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Cast

• Trevor Morgan as Ogden
• Elizabeth Rice as Beth
• Lio Tipton^[a] as Rose
• Adhir Kalyan as Hate Crime John
• Stella Maeve as Missy Blancmange
• Alex Solowitz as Ray Ferzonki
• Katherine LaNasa as Mrs. Confer
• Wallace Langham as Mr. Confer
• Thomas Jane as Grumisch
• Patty McCormack as Grandma Confer
• Griffin Newman as Fenwick
• Blake Robbins as Mr. Blancmange

Release

The film was released theatrically in Los Angeles on April 25, 2014.^[2][3]

Reception

Buttwhistle received praise from select independent reviewers for its offbeat tone and sharp dialogue.

Richard Propes of *The Independent Critic* described the film as "an almost endlessly entertaining and thought-provoking film," highlighting Trevor Morgan's performance as Ogden Confer and the chemistry among the cast.^[4]

The site *366 Weird Movies* noted the film's "legitimately weird" tone and its blend of slacker drama with absurdist humor, acknowledging its unique stylistic choices and unconventional narrative.^[5]

Geoff Berkshire of Variety gave the film a negative review and wrote that it "actually attempts to be an emotionally resonant relationship tale, but lives down to its title by delivering nothing but inane comedy and insufferable drama."^[2]

Justin Lowe of The Hollywood Reporter also gave the film a negative review and wrote that it "proves so cryptically scripted and dramatically under-powered that genre characterizations almost fail to do it justice."^[3]

Notes

1. Credited as Analeigh Tipton; Tipton came out as non-binary and changed their name in 2021.^[1]