| Flakes | |
| Director: | Michael Lehmann |
| Producer: | Gary Winick Jake Abraham Mark Ross Karey Kirkpatrick |
| Starring: | Aaron Stanford Zooey Deschanel |
| Cinematography: | Nancy Schreiber |
| Editing: | Lynzee Klingman Nicholas C. Smith |
| Music: | Jason Derlatka Jon Ehrlich |
| Studio: | IFC First Take |
| Distributor: | IFC Films |
| Runtime: | 84 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Gross: | $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 works as manager of a little New Orleans eatery called Flakes, owned by an old hippie, Willie B, 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, 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.[1]
, the film holds a 22% approval rating on the review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, based on 18 reviews with an average score of 4.4/10.[2]