Breaking News in Yuba County (2021)
Coming Out at January 28, 2021 in theaters
Comedy, Crime
After her husband goes missing, Sue Buttons (Allison Janney), an underappreciated suburban wife, gets a taste of being a local celebrity as she embarks on a city-wide search in Yuba County to find him. In an effort to prolong her newfound fame, she stumbles into hilarious hijinks as her world turns upside down, dodging a wanna-be mobster (Awkwafina), a relentless local policewoman (Regina Hall), her half-sister (Mila Kunis) a local news reporter desperate for a story, and her husband’s dead-beat brother (Jimmi Simpson), who all set out to uncover the truth behind the disappearance.
Directed by Tate Taylor and written by Amanda Idoko, Breaking News in Yuba County is a dark and twisted comedy that explores the outrageous lengths some will go to in order to garner some much-desired attention.
Director: Tate Taylor
Writer: Amanda Idoko
Stars: Mila Kunis, Awkwafina, Allison Janney, Juliette Lewis, Ellen Barkin, Jimmi Simpson, Clifton Collins Jr.
►Cast
| Mila Kunis | ► | Nancy |
| Awkwafina | ► | Mina |
| Allison Janney | ► | Sue Buttons |
| Juliette Lewis | ► | Gloria Michaels |
| Ellen Barkin | ► | Debbie |
| Jimmi Simpson | ► | Petey Buttons |
| Clifton Collins Jr. | ► | Ray |
| Chris Lowell | ► | Steve |
| Matthew Modine | ► | Karl Buttons |
| Samira Wiley | ► | Jonelle |
| Regina Hall | ► | Detective Cam Harris |
| Wanda Sykes | ► | Rita |
| Bridget Everett | ► | Leah Norton |
| Dominic Burgess | ► | Captain Riggins |
| Marcella Lentz-Pope | ► | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Keong Sim | ► | Mr. Kim |
| Lucy Faust | ► | Janet |
| Sylvia Grace Crim | ► | Donna / Make-Up Girl |
| Sampley Barinaga | ► | Becker |
| Deneen Tyler | ► | Bank Manager |
| T.C. Matherne | ► | Officer Jones |
| Jock McKissic | ► | Lennie |
| Calvin Williams | ► | News Reporter |
| Gregory Hobson | ► | Detective |
| Susan McPhail | ► | Sweet Elderly Motel Clerk |
| Liz Elkins Newcomer | ► | Actress |
| CC Castillo | ► | Roberta |
| Ryan Baughman | ► | Employee |
| Zack Shires | ► | Teenage Boy |
| Brian Duong | ► | News Anchor |
| Peter Jaymes Jr. | ► | Tech Guy |
| Aaron Mitchell | ► | Stanlow police officer |
| K. Steele | ► | Officer #1 |
| Michael A. Newcomer | ► | Jonathan Rose |
| Alex Stage | ► | Lab Tech |
| Nathaniel Horton | ► | News Reporter |
| Emily Russell | ► | |
| Sarah Beth Solop | ► | Police Officer |
| Scott Green | ► | Channel 4 News Camera Man |
| Rukey Styles | ► | Irate detainee |
| Stuart Greenwell | ► | Bank Customer |
| Rita Singleton | ► | Detective |
| Kyndal Daniel | ► | Birthday Girl Tabitha |
| Kimberly Horton | ► | Banker |
| Hollis Ellzey | ► | Pedestrian |
| Christopher Hart | ► | Detective |
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