Aspiring rock musician Neal Downs manages a cereal bar. Stylish Miss Pussy Katz is the creator of radically-themed art clothing. When the cereal bar, brings in an offbeat crew of locals, who debate the arcana of cereal history and ideal milk/flake ratios, an aspiring capitalist rips off their concept.
Acting
Zooey Deschanel at peak Manic Pixie before it became a critique
Production
The cereal bar set deserves its own architectural preservation society
Writing
Absurdly specific cereal lore that proves someone cared too much
Director
Michael Lehmann
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Michael Lehmann also directed Heathers, making this his second film about teenagers/young adults and consumable products that destroy them.
The film was shot in New Orleans post-Katrina, and the cereal bar's nostalgic escapism mirrors the city's complicated relationship with its own romanticized past.
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