Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008)

Director:

Peter Sollett

Writers (WGA):

Lorene Scafaria (screenplay)
Rachel Cohn (novel) ...

Release Date:

3 October 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Music | Romance

Plot:

High school student Nick O'Leary, member of the Queercore band The Jerk Offs, meets college-bound Norah Silverberg and she asks him to be her boyfriend for five minutes.

Plot Keywords:

Night | Band | Ex Girlfriend | Search | Love

Awards:

9 nominations

Cast

Michael Cera	...	Nick
Kat Dennings	...	Norah
Aaron Yoo	...	Thom
Rafi Gavron	...	Dev
Ari Graynor	...	Caroline
Alexis Dziena	...	Tris
Jonathan B. Wright	...	Beefy Guy (Lethario) (as Jonathan Bradford Wright)
Zachary Booth	...	Gary
Jay Baruchel	...	Tal
Justin Rice	...	Bishop Allen
Christian Rudder	...	Bishop Allen
Giorgio Angelini	...	Bishop Allen
Darbie Nowatka	...	Bishop Allen
Cully Symington	...	Bishop Allen
Jeremy Haines	...	Randy (Are You Randy)

Also Known As:

Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist (Australia)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material including teen drinking, sexuality, language and crude behavior.

Runtime:

Canada:90 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | USA:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Australia:M | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #44261) | Singapore:NC-16 | Ireland:15A | UK:12A | South Korea:15 | Finland:K-11 | Argentina:13 | Iceland:L | Mexico:B | Netherlands:12 | Italy:T

Filming Locations:

Katz's Delicatessen - 205 East Houston Street, East Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Depth of Field

Trivia:

The title character's names are a reference to Nick & Nora Charles, the characters in the 'Thin Man' series of films based on William Dashiel Hammett's book.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Caroline goes to the guy in the bus station to ask for a turkey sandwich, in one shot he is wearing the cap on one side, but in the other shot he is wearing the cap on the other side.

Quotes:

Nick: Well, you're two penises short of a Shania Twain reimagination band!

Movie Connections:

References "Beavis and Butt-Head" (1993)

Soundtrack:

Kennedy

An Unlikely Film of Soul...

In this age of super-broad comedies and sexed-up teen films, there comes Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist. It's all-too-easy to groan at the thought of sitting down to a high school film these days, yet 'Nick & Norah' attempts to make you rethink that. It tries to achieve that so rare of an achievement; it tries to make a genuine and honest teen comedy.

It succeeds.

Michael Cera, that king of adorable dorkiness, stars as Nick, the sole straight member of a queer-rock band. Kat Dennings plays Norah, a rocking rich chick who is just as unattracted to teenage pettiness as the rest of us are. These two meet through a random encounter and together set out to try and find the secret show of the aptly titled rock band Where's Fluffy? They cruise the town like grown adults, yet underneath both are incredibly naive. They argue, fight, flirt, and, yes, fall in love; what makes the film great is how mature and honest a relationship they create. We know from the beginning that it is the destiny of Nick and Norah to get together, yet when they do it is nothing short of soulful. With a wonderfully witty script along for the ride, it's apparent that this is much more than your average teenage comedy. 7/10 stars!

Jay Addison