Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth And Nothing Butt

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Release Date:

Aug 28, 2026

Runtime:

1hr 46m

Synopsis

Follows the story of the Butthole Surfers - the groundbreaking and influential art-punk band founded in early-eighties Texas by frontman Gibby Haynes and guitarist Paul Leary.
Moviegoers are saying
This Butthole Surfers documentary is catching audiences completely off-guard with its emotional depth - viewers are genuinely shocked they're crying at a film about the chaotic punk band. Made with clear love and featuring wild archival footage, puppet sequences, and the band's trademark irreverent humor, it's converting newcomers into fans while satisfying longtime devotees.
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Tear-Jerker
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Mind-Blowing
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  • Mar 12, 2025

    It still feels surreal to say I wrote this movie with Tom Stern. Not just because it’s a movie about my favorite band, that I got to write with one of my favorite directors, but because who writes a documentary? You’d be surprised at the amount of narrative work and literal…

    148 Likes
    Simon
    Simon
    Apr 26, 2025

    Gibby Haynes left the theater just as the movie caught up to his (alleged) musical collaboration with one Kid Rock. Only realized he had come back when he yelled “IT WAS BARBECUE SAUCE” from the back row when Paul Leary said he showed up at his place and started eating…

    106 Likes
    Nicole Veneto
    Nicole Veneto
    Aug 16, 2025

    I think we made a helluva film!

    79 Likes
    Tom Stern
    Tom Stern
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    Sep 4, 2026

    I grew up screaming the lyrics to “Pepper” with my mom in the car, but honestly had no idea about any of the lore behind Butthole Surfers and never really listened to them beyond that album, so this was a bit of a mind-blowing learning experience. Clearly made with love for…

    18 Likes
    Cory Haynes 🤍
    Cory Haynes 🤍
    Apr 2, 2026

    saw gibby haynes on my way out of the theater and when some guy shoved in front of me to ask him for an autograph gibby took the guy’s marker out of his hand and started huffing it

    28 Likes
    drew
    drew
    Sep 24, 2025

    Early on we wanted to call it “the counting crows movie” and then people would come see it thinking they were gonna get the story behind mr jones and then NOPE. SORRY. You’re getting the locust abortion technician story instead!  Actually there may still be time to do…

    28 Likes
    Simon
    Simon
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    Apr 2, 2026

    Freak Scene. (Wasn’t expecting to cry at the end of a Butthole Surfers doc. A new essential if you have any affection for punk, psych or just incisive music profiles.) [Source: Beyond Fest Chicago Screening]

    25 Likes
    Jacob Knight
    Jacob Knight
    Nov 7, 2025

    a lesbian puppet explosively shitting everywhere. that’s what cinema is all about.

    25 Likes
    mo
    mo
    Mar 12, 2025

    I think I just became a Butthole Surfers fan? A Buttholehead? A Buttholer?

    25 Likes
    Cassie Butterfield
    Cassie Butterfield
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Frequently Asked Questions

When does Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth And Nothing Butt come out in theaters?
August 28, 2026 is the release date.
How long is Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth And Nothing Butt (2026)?
The movie is 1hr 46min long.
What's Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth And Nothing Butt (2026) about?
Follows the story of the Butthole Surfers - the groundbreaking and influential art-punk band founded in early-eighties Texas by frontman Gibby Haynes and guitarist Paul Leary.