Flakes | |
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Directed by | Michael Lehmann |
Produced by |
Gary Winick Jake Abraham Mark Ross Karey Kirkpatrick |
Written by | Chris Poche Karey Kirkpatrick |
Starring |
Aaron Stanford Zooey Deschanel |
Music by | Jason Derlatka Jon Ehrlich |
Cinematography | Nancy Schreiber |
Edited by | Lynzee Klingman Nicholas C. Smith |
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Distributed by | IFC Films |
Release date
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December 19, 2007 |
Running time
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84 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $778 |
Flakes is a 2007 American comedy film, directed by Michael Lehmann and starring Aaron Stanford and Zooey Deschanel. This film was written by Chris Poche & Karey Kirkpatrick.
Struggling musician Neal Downs (Aaron Stanford) works as manager of a little New Orleans eatery called Flakes, owned by an old hippie, Willie B (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 place.
Flakes was released in one theater on December 19, 2007. In the opening weekend (21-23), the film earned $311 at number 76. It lasted 9 days before closing and only being able to make $778.
Review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes has a 21% rotten rating for the film.