Flakes (2007)

Aspiring rock musician Neal Downs manages a cereal bar. Stylish Miss Pussy Katz is the creator of radically-themed art clothing. When the cereal bar, brings in an offbeat crew of locals, ... See full summary »

Director:

Michael Lehmann

Writers:

Chris Poche, Karey Kirkpatrick

Stars:

Aaron Stanford, Christopher Lloyd, Ryan Donowho

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Aaron Stanford	...	Neal Downs
Christopher Lloyd	...	Willie
Ryan Donowho	...	Skinny Larry
Carol Sutton	...	Miss Lucille
Zooey Deschanel	...	Miss Pussy Katz
Frank Wood	...	Bruce
B.J. Hopper	...	Old Tom
Jane Brody	...	Tourist Woman
Keir O'Donnell	...	Stuart
Brent Kirkpatrick	...	R Cafe Lead Singer
Izabella Miko	...	Strawberry
Walter Breaux	...	Homeless Man
Tony Molino	...	Police Officer
Margaret Lawhon	...	News Reporter
Maria Mason	...	Woman Customer

Storyline

Aspiring rock musician Neal Downs manages a cereal bar. Stylish Miss Pussy Katz is the creator of radically-themed art clothing. When the cereal bar, brings in an offbeat crew of locals, who debate the arcana of cereal history and ideal milk/flake ratios, an aspiring capitalist rips off their concept.

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Plot Keywords:

cereal | capitalist | musician | employment | rock band | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

IFC Films

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 March 2007 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$476 (USA) (21 December 2007)

Gross:

$778 (USA) (21 December 2007)

Company Credits

Production Co:

InDigEnt (Independent Digital Entertainment)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The homeless extras were recruited from local homeless shelters.

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Quotes

Ashton Hale: Having a 300 IQ is kind of like having a twenty-inch dick. I mean it's real impressive, but when you get right down to it there's not a whole lot of it you can actually use.

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Connections

References Donkey Kong (1981)

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Soundtracks

"Hey You"
Written by Michael Wayne Jones & Daniel Moynahan
Performed by Danny Moynahan

User Reviews

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Top 3 Reasons Not to See Flakes

1: Zooey Deschanel. She plays a terribly dressed, self-absorbed ditzy hipster named Miss Pussy Katz who runs around saying things like "you can't nurture your soul and accumulate at the same time" and ruins everyone's lives with her self-righteous drivel. For the first time, Zooey Deschanel loses that endearing balance between obnoxious and endearing and goes full on obnoxious. Don't watch it unless you're willing to run the risk of hating Zooey Deschanel forever.

2: The plot. A guy (Aaron Stanford) works at a cereal bar (it's just what it sounds like). Another guy opens a less dirty version of the cereal store across the street. They call each other names for 45 minutes, then hand out a bunch of flyers and make DIY t-shirts. Then the movie is over. Seriously. That was the whole movie. It grossed a whopping $311 dollars in its opening week.

3: Hipsters. There is nothing more obnoxious than listening to a bunch of post-teens waxing self righteous the "best" years of Cap'n Crunch and the bouquet and mouth feel of Fruity Pebbles like baby wine snobs. Except when they eventually switch topics to rip on "suits" and "consumerism". The dialogue does its best to remind us why we hate hipsters in the first place: because they're really just hateful little future conservatives dabbling in corporate sponsored "counter culture"...it's like Urban Outfitters started making people.