Butt Boy (2020) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

The prostate exam with Doctor Morean triggers an intense psychological shift in Chip, awakening a hidden desire that had been suppressed. This experience gives him an unexpected surge of energy and confidence, leading him to act on impulses he never acknowledged before. The exam essentially unlocks a part of his psyche that he cannot control, setting in motion the chain of events that define the film's plot.

• prostate exam
• chip's transformation
• doctor morean
• obsession

Chip fabricates the story about Anne having cerebral palsy to excuse his own failures and shortcomings in the marriage. Rather than taking responsibility for his own issues, he uses this fabricated medical condition as a convenient explanation for why he cannot satisfy his wife's needs or be a better husband. When this lie unravels, it damages his relationship with Russel, who had trusted him.

Foreshadowing: Earlier in the film, Chip's frequent absences and lack of attention at work hint at deeper personal problems he refuses to confront honestly.

• anne cerebral palsy
• chip lies
• marriage problems
• fabrications

During the failed assassination attempt at Marty Gutchell's birthday laser tag event, Russel fires a weapon at Chip while inside a ball pit. The exact mechanism is surreal and unexplained, but the attack somehow causes Russel, along with Andrew and the dog Rocky, to become physically absorbed into Chip's body. They find themselves trapped in a dark, confined space within Chip, unable to escape through normal means.

Foreshadowing: The film's central surreal conceit establishes early on that Chip's body can contain foreign objects, setting up this bizarre eventual fate.

• russell trapped
• inside chip
• body
• laser tag
• ball pit

Andrew Lee, the child who goes missing from the office during a game of hide-and-seek, is revealed to be Russel's long-lost son. The film implies that Russel had a child before meeting his ex-wife or from a previous relationship, and that child was given up for adoption or lost somehow. When Russel discovers Andrew trapped inside Chip's body, this revelation adds emotional weight to his desperation to escape and reconnect with his son.

• andrew lee
• russell son
• lost son
• father son

During the chaotic remote control incident, Chip's increasingly desperate behavior causes both the family dog Rocky and a baby from the park to go missing. Both end up trapped inside Chip's body alongside Andrew Lee and later Russel. This explains their sudden disappearances without explanation in the earlier parts of the film, connecting the absurd early comedy to the later surreal plot development.

Foreshadowing: Chip's strange behavior involving unusual objects foreshadows his body's strange ability to absorb living things.

• rocky dog
• missing baby
• chip's body
• trapped

The disc contained incriminating evidence related to Chip's crimes and fabrications. Russel stole it during dinner at Chip's house when he went to the bathroom, hoping to use it as evidence against Chip. However, Chip discovers the missing disc and in a frantic chase, swallows it whole, making it permanently irretrievable. This forces Russel to resort to more desperate measures to expose Chip.

• computer disc
• evidence
• russell theft
• chip

Russel becomes convinced that Chip is more dangerous than he initially believed, particularly after discovering the truth about Chip's lies and the missing child Andrew. Feeling betrayed and facing dismissal from his job, Russel orchestrates a desperate assassination attempt during Marty Gutchell's birthday laser tag event. He believes eliminating Chip is the only way to stop whatever dark secrets Chip is hiding and potentially free anyone who might be trapped.

Foreshadowing: Russel's growing suspicion of Chip and his frustration with the investigation build throughout the film.

• russell assassination
• laser tag
• murder attempt
• chip

At some point during the months trapped inside Chip, Chip drinks a powerful elixir that has devastating effects on Andrew's chance of escape. This elixir appears to strengthen Chip's bodily control or create some kind of barrier that makes it impossible for Andrew and the others to break free. The exact nature of the elixir is unclear, but it represents another obstacle in their attempts to escape Chip's body.

• elixir
• andrew escape
• chip drinks
• trapped

At the award ceremony honoring Chip's service, Russel makes a final desperate attempt to escape by taking control of Chip's body from within. His actions cause Chip to careen across the stage, which inadvertently leads to a public reunion between Chip and Andrew, cementing their father-son bond. This chaotic moment allows Russel to break free from inside Chip, though the exact mechanism of his escape is part of the film's surreal climax.

• escape
• award ceremony
• russell
• chip stage

After the bizarre events of the assassination attempt, Chip emerges physically unharmed and appears heroic because the public views him as a victim of a violent attack. His uncanny resilience during the laser tag incident makes him seem extraordinary. Meanwhile, Jon Lee is absent, creating an opportunity for Chip to take over his position. Chip gains admiration for what appears to be unintentional heroism, even though the reality is far more complicated.

• chip hero
• promotion
• work
• jon lee position

After escaping from inside Chip, Russel hands over incriminating evidence about Chip to Chief Lazzara, bringing resolution to the case. He then vanishes into the night, but ultimately rejoins his family. Russel shares a heartfelt moment with Anne, marking the conclusion of his journey toward redemption. Despite the trauma of being trapped inside another person's body, he finds closure and a chance to rebuild his relationships.

• russell redemption
• family reunion
• chief lazzara
• closure