Flakes (2007)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Michael Lehmann

Writers (WGA):

Chris Poche (written by) &
Karey Kirkpatrick (written by)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Aspiring rock musician Neal Downs manages a cereal bar. Stylish Miss Pussy Katz is the creator of radically-themed art clothing...

Cast

Aaron Stanford	...	Neal Downs
Zooey Deschanel	...	Miss Pussy Katz
Izabella Miko	...	Strawberry
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Christopher C. Brown	...	Construction Worker
Robb Conner	...	Winston
Gary Desroche	...	Lawyer
Ryan Donowho	...	Skinny Larry
Anthony Michael Frederick	...	Process Serving Deputy
Anthony Gangi	...	Waiter
B.J. Hopper	...	Old Tom
Shannon Hubbell	...	Customer
Jaime San Andres	...	Bartender
Tanner James	...	Laundromat guy removing pants
Brent Kirkpatrick	...	R Cafe Lead Singer
Mark Krasnoff	...	Enrique
Christopher Lloyd	...	Willie
Ann Mahoney	...	Astrid
John McConnell	...	Ashton Hale
Kennedy Morgan	...	Protestor
Michaela Morgan	...	Protestor
Pepper Morgan	...	Protestor
Taylor Drew Morgan	...	Protestor
Wayne Douglas Morgan	...	Protestor
Keir O'Donnell	...	Stuart
Sean Patterson	...	Arbitrator
Danielle Rees	...	Gigi
Allison Robin	...	Hossier Family Daughter
Glenn Robin	...	Hossier Family Dad
Henry Robin	...	Hossier Family Son
Gary Michael Smith	...	Lawyer
Sarah E. Spencer	...	News Reporter
Marco St. John	...	Tre Zeringue
Rusty Tennant	...	Midwestern Tourist
Frank Wood
Codie Scott	...	Man in diner (uncredited)

Directed by
Michael Lehmann

Writing credits (WGA)
Chris Poche		(written by) &
Karey Kirkpatrick		(written by)

Produced by
Jake Abraham	....	producer
Karey Kirkpatrick	....	producer
Sophia Lin	....	line producer
Mark Ross	....	producer
Gary Winick	....	producer

Original Music by
Jason Derlatka
Jon Ehrlich

Cinematography by
Nancy Schreiber

Film Editing by
Nicholas C. Smith

Casting by
Laura Rosenthal

Art Direction by
Matthew Munn

Set Decoration by
Shannon Robert Bowen

Costume Design by
Jill Newell

Makeup Department
Andrea DiVicenzo	....	key hair stylist
Tanner James	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Christian Brockey	....	production supervisor
Sara Shaw	....	post-production supervisor
Mandy Tagger	....	executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Vebe Borge	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Leonard Lavigueur	....	property master
Michelle Marchand II	....	assistant props

Sound Department
Gregg Barbanell	....	foley artist
George Berndt	....	adr supervisor
George Berndt	....	dialogue editor
Johnna Chism	....	assistant sound editor
Johnna Chism	....	sound coordinator
Karl Dondlinger	....	boom operator
Alan Freedman	....	adr mixer
P.K. Hooker	....	sound effects editor
Steve LeSieur	....	foley artist
Steve LeSieur	....	foley editor
Skip Lievsay	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jérôme Malaize	....	sound intern
Jan McLaughlin	....	production sound mixer
James Morioka	....	dialogue editor
Jeremy Peirson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Matthew Reale	....	sound mixing recordist
Jerry Ross	....	supervising sound editor

Special Effects by
Tanner James	....	tattoos effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Scott D. Davis	....	gaffer
Michele De Lorimier	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Jennifer Evans	....	best boy
Jennifer Evans	....	dolly grip
David J. Frederick	....	Steadicam operator
Grant Goza	....	grip
David Puopolo	....	key grip
Maninder K. Saini	....	digital imaging technician
Derek A. Schwebel	....	grip
Alec Boehm	....	additional photography (uncredited)

Casting Department
Ali Farrell	....	casting associate
Wendy Talazac	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Amy R. Burt	....	wardrobe supervisor
Claire Hedlund	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Michele De Lorimier	....	additional digital intermediate technician
Tim Fox	....	assistant editor
Mike Sowa	....	digital color timer
Adam B. Stein	....	additional editor

Music Department
Michael Baber	....	music editor
Stewart Cararas	....	music engineer: songs
Matt Havron	....	music coordinator
Tracy McKnight	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Wayne Barker	....	production assistant
Charlie Brown	....	location assistant
Christopher C. Brown	....	production assistant
Henri Cheramie	....	production assistant
David D'Alessio	....	production associate
Gary Desroche	....	production assistant
Zia Heller	....	intern
Tiffany Horn	....	production assistant
Marel Medina	....	stand-in
Anthony Pettine	....	script supervisor
Cheryl Talbot	....	production assistant
Denise Templeton	....	assistant production coordinator

Production Companies

• InDigEnt (Independent Digital Entertainment)

Distributors

• IFC Films (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• IFC First Take (2007) (USA) (theatrical)

Other Companies

• New Orleans Film Commission, The  film commission
• Widget Post Production  ADR recording facility
• Widget Post Production  sound post-production

Runtime:

USA:84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:Not Rated

Filming Locations:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Company:

InDigEnt (Independent Digital Entertainment)

Trivia:

The homeless extras were recruited from local homeless shelters.

Movie Connections:

References "The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo" (1964)

Soundtrack:

GONE AWAY

Fun odd little flick

Just saw this at the SXSW film festival and found it pretty damn fun. The dialog is kludgey in spots, and I'm not sure they sold the romantic relationship between the two leads well enough, but there are some funny, clever moments with the main story about the competing cereal bars, and the concept itself I thought was fun. Christopher Lloyd has a few nice moments here and there. Deschanel is a blast as always. A curious thing to note, but I liked the set design/art direction quite a bit. Gave the competing venues a real personality of their own. There's still no word on distribution, but I'm hopeful that a good reception at SXSW will give it some momentum in that direction.