Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth And Nothing Butt

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Release Date:

Aug 28, 2026

Runtime:

1hr 46m

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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.
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This Butthole Surfers documentary emerges as an unexpectedly emotional journey that transforms punk rock chaos into genuine pathos, with audiences praising its creative use of puppets and heartfelt storytelling. Festival screenings have become legendary experiences themselves, with band members like Gibby Haynes creating memorable moments - from huffing markers to yelling corrections about barbecue sauce from the back row.
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Psychotronic
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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…

    144 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…

    102 Likes
    Nicole Veneto
    Nicole Veneto
    Aug 16, 2025

    I think we made a helluva film!

    77 Likes
    Tom Stern
    Tom Stern
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    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

    27 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
    Aug 31, 2026

    A great look at this band from the ultra poverty early touring days to playing festivals to their demise. The past partially illustrated with puppets and the Gibby puppet even captures his eyes! A good look at all the crazy legendary early shows to the fall out of all the…

    11 Likes
    Joel anVALISok
    Joel anVALISok
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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
    Mar 12, 2025

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

    25 Likes
    Cassie Butterfield
    Cassie Butterfield
    Nov 7, 2025

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

    24 Likes
    mo
    mo
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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.
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