Jane Brody

Flakes -- In this offbeat romantic comedy by the director of Heathers, a cereal bar owner's business is threatened when his love interest hops on board with the competition.

Neal (Aaron Stanford) will be a rockstar, Miss Pussy Katz (Zooey Deschanel) will be an art legend, and they will live forever in an Airstream trailer pulled by an El Dorado convertible. This isn't a dream – it's a plan. And Neal might have the goods for it. But he'll never know, because he spends way too much time working at Flakes, a bohemian cereal shop in New Orleans. It's very cool. And the most dead-end job in history. When a junior capitalist opens a rip-off version of Flakes right across the street, it means war for Neal. He gets sucked further and further in until Miss Pussy Katz realizes that to save their dreams, she must liberate Neal from his obsession. But even in victory, she sees that Neal will never live up to his promise. And when she finally gives up, it's Neal's turn to save the dream in this offbeat indie comedy from IFC.

Hanging out with eccentric pal Pussy Katz (Zooey Deschanel) and a host of oddball customers, slacker Neal Downs (Aaron Stanford) runs a funky bistro in New Orleans that serves nothing but cereal. But his easy life gets difficult when a competitor tries to rip off his restaurant idea. Now, he'll have to fight if he wants to save his lifestyle and his livelihood. Christopher Lloyd co-stars in this quirky indie comedy directed by Michael Lehmann.

In this offbeat romantic comedy by the director of Heathers, a cereal bar owner's business is threatened when his love interest hops on board with the competition.

In this offbeat romantic comedy by the director of Heathers, a cereal bar owner's business is threatened when his love interest hops on board with the competition.