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Theatrical Release Date:
12/19/2007
DVD Release Date:
07/08/2008
Run Time:
84min.
Starring:
Director(s):
Distributor(s):
IFC
MPAA Rating:
Not Rated
Genre(s):
Comedy
Plot: Zooey Deschanel, Aaron Stanford, Izabella Miko, and Christopher Lloyd star in director Michael Lehmann's comedy concerning a New Orleans cereal bar manager whose slacker lifestyle is turned upside down when a rival cereal shop threatens both his ... Read More
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