The Beach Bum

The Beach Bum
The Beach Bum
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Harmony Korine
Written by	Harmony Korine
Produced by	Charles-Marie Anthonioz; Mourad Belkeddar; Steve Golin; John Lesher; Nicholas Lhermitte;
Starring	Matthew McConaughey; Snoop Dogg; Isla Fisher; Jimmy Buffett; Zac Efron; Martin Lawrence;
Cinematography	Benoît Debie
Edited by	Douglas Crise
Music by	John Debney
Production; companies	Iconoclast; Anonymous Content; Le Grisbi Productions; SPK Pictures; Vice Films; Riverstone Pictures; Rocket Science;
Distributed by	Neon
Release dates	March 9, 2019 (SXSW); March 29, 2019 (United States);
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$5 million
Box office	$4.6 million

The Beach Bum is a 2019 American stoner comedy film written and directed by Harmony Korine and starring Matthew McConaughey, Snoop Dogg, Isla Fisher, Jimmy Buffett, with Zac Efron, Martin Lawrence, and Jonah Hill. The plot follows the adventures of stoner poet Moondog (McConaughey) in and around the Florida Keys as he tries to finish his new novel and fight for the respect of his daughter and his share of his wife's estate after she dies in a car accident.

The Beach Bum had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 9, 2019, and was theatrically released in the United States on March 29, 2019, by Neon. The film received mixed reviews from critics, with some calling it "joyous" and others describing it as an "epic goof", though McConaughey's performance received near-universal praise.^[4] The film was a box office disappointment, grossing only $4.6 million worldwide on a $5 million budget.^[5]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "The Beach Bum (2019)". The Numbers. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
^ "The Beach Bum". South by Southwest. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
^ "The Beach Bum (2019)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
^ Snowden, Heather (March 27, 2019). "Critics Are Divided on Harmony Korine's New Stoner Movie 'The Beach Bum'". South by Southwest. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
^ "The Beach Bum is a biggest box office flop". Business Insider. Retrieved July 9, 2019.

[NUM-1] "The Beach Bum (2019)". The Numbers. Retrieved May 23, 2019.

[2] "The Beach Bum". South by Southwest. Retrieved January 16, 2019.

[BOM-3] "The Beach Bum (2019)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved October 25, 2019.

[4] Snowden, Heather (March 27, 2019). "Critics Are Divided on Harmony Korine's New Stoner Movie 'The Beach Bum'". South by Southwest. Retrieved March 30, 2019.

[5] "The Beach Bum is a biggest box office flop". Business Insider. Retrieved July 9, 2019.

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