Flannel Pajamas (2006)

A story of one couple falling in and out of love.

Director:

Jeff Lipsky

Writer:

Jeff Lipsky

Stars:

Justin Kirk, Julianne Nicholson, Rebecca Schull

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Justin Kirk	...	Stuart Sawyer
Julianne Nicholson	...	Nicole Reilly
Rebecca Schull	...	Elizabeth
Jamie Harrold	...	Jordan
Chelsea Altman	...	Tess
Michelle Federer	...	Tara
Tom Bower	...	Bill
Stephanie Roth Haberle	...	Megan
George Riddle	...	Calvin
Lauren Bittner	...	Amanda
Stephanie March	...	Cathy
Kirby Mitchell	...	Winston
Tracy Sallows	...	Barbara
Richard Robichaux	...	Marc
Geoffrey Nauffts	...	Peter

Storyline

A study of a relationship that starts quickly, burns bright, and then gets rocky, not from any one thing, but from an accumulation of civilization and its discontents. Stuart is glib and generous, Nicole is shy and forthright. He doesn't like her best friend; she tires of his brother's antics. She wants children sooner. He's a poor listener, she broods. Both have divorced parents, and their families complicate their lives. Is love enough to see them through?

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Plot Keywords:

love | best friend | friend | male nudity | flashback | 

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Genres:

Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexuality, graphic nudity and language

Details

Official Sites:

Gigantic Pictures Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 January 2006 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Chester Springs, Pennsylvania, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$11,069 (USA) (17 November 2006)

Gross:

$123,301 (USA) (20 April 2007)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gigantic Pictures, Plainview Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

124 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

After Stuart's brother Jordan commits suicide, one of the following scenes shows the funeral for Jordan. At the beginning of the movie after Nicole meets Stuart, she mentions in a call to her mother that Stuart is Jewish. So, if Jordan is Stuart's brother, then he must be Jewish too. Therefore, he would have a Jewish funeral. In a Jewish Funeral, the men wear yipot on their heads (small caps to symbolize that god is with them), and there is no wake afterwards, the body would be taken immediately to the cemetery (not to someone's house).

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Connections

Referenced in Goodbye Solo (2008)

User Reviews

A marriage bed stained with bile

"Flannel Pajamas" opens with the meeting of Stuart and Nicole at a convivial dinner party. Despite Stuart trumpeting his life philosophy in a narcissistic monologue, the romantic portents seem promising, and by the end of the evening they are clearly besotted with each other. The film's Indie credentials are established over the next half hour with some fairly explicit love scenes, which unfortunately add little to either plot or character development. In due course the lovers marry, put on their clothes and start criticizing each other - immediately transforming the erotic intimacy of their bedroom into a place of estrangement. Nicole gripes that Stuart doesn't listen to her and won't talk about his issues - while remaining secretive about her own. With communication and tenderness in short supply, the marriage turns rancid as they persist with their complaints and evasions, until their faces turn sour with resentment.

A troupe of peripheral characters come and go, priming the audience for plot-lines that never materialize, leaving "Flannel Pajamas" full of loose threads and soggy with irrelevant material. The script fails to define the couple's essential problem - and while such ambiguity may be commonplace in marriage, it's a questionable recipe for drama. Most viewers will probably have had enough of this tiresome twosome and their endless duplicity long before the curtain falls.