‘The Peanut Butter Falcon’ Directors Discuss the Cost of Turning Down the Major Studios to Make ‘Los Frikis’: “We Chose a Tough Path”

Story by Brian Davids

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Indie directors defy Hollywood's siren call to make a gritty, Spanish-language drama about Cuban punk rockers who inject themselves with HIV to gain access to a sanatorium during the 1990s economic crisis.

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Landing Nirvana's
for the film's key musical number was a hard-fought victory, requiring negotiating with the band's management and getting personal approval from Dave Grohl.

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Tyler Nilson, Michael Schwartz, Phil Lord, Chris Miller, Adria Arjona, Dave Grohl, David Fincher, Barry Manilow, Héctor Medina, Disney, Nirvana, The Rolling Stones, The Peanut Butter Falcon, Los Frikis, Treasure Island

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