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Chris Poche (written by) &
Karey Kirkpatrick (written by)
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Aspiring rock musician Neal Downs manages a cereal bar. Stylish Miss Pussy Katz is the creator of radically-themed art clothing... more | full synopsis
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AFF09 Daily Dispatch: Day Five
(From Slackerwood. 27 October 2009, 7:00 AM, PDT)
Zooey Deschanel
(From The Hollywood News. 16 December 2008, 8:07 PM, PST)
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the very definition of an innocuous film more (13 total)
Cast
(Credited 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 | ||
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USA:84 min
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The homeless extras were recruited from local homeless shelters. more
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References "The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo" (1964) more
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Unclean The Garage more
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According to boxofficemojo.com, Michael Lehmann's "Flakes" raked in all of $778 in revenue when it was released in late 2007. And although one hates to kick a well-intentioned, low budget film when it's down, the truth is that "Flakes" is a cute idea that doesn't really amount to all that much in the long run. In fact, the film is so benign and innocuous that it seems to be evaporating even as you're watching it.
Neal Downs (Aaron Stanford) is a struggling musician who works as manager of a little New Orleans eatery called Flakes (owned by Christopher Lloyd) that serves nothing but cold cereal to its loyal clientele. When a rival franchise opens up across the street, Neal's girlfriend, the self-named Pussy Katz (Zooey Deschanel), applies for a job at the new establishment as a means of getting back at Neal for refusing to hire her at his own place.
The pro-capitalist vs. anti-capitalist theme that runs through the storyline is halfhearted and underdeveloped at best. Moreover, while the cast is engaging and appealing (especially Deschanel), the undernourished Chris Poche/Karey Kirkpatrick screenplay doesn't give the actors a whole lot of solid material to work with. And even the relatively fresh and novel New Orleans setting isn't exploited as much as it could be for its old-world atmosphere and charm.