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Nick O’Leary ([[Michael Cera]]), a teenager from [[Hoboken, New Jersey]], is heartbroken after his girlfriend, Tris ([[Alexis Dziena]]), breaks up with him--on his birthday. His friends and musical bandmates in the [[queercore]] band The Jerk-Offs (of which Nick is the only [[heterosexual|straight]] member), Thom ([[Aaron Yoo]]) and Dev ([[Rafi Gavron]]), finally convince him to leave the house to perform at a [[club]] later that night only because his favorite band "Where's Fluffy?" would be playing somewhere in New York City that night. Norah Silverberg ([[Kat Dennings]]) and her best friend, Caroline, ([[Ari Graynor]]) attend the same high school as Tris. Norah and Tris dislike each other as Norah is smart and motivated, having been accepted into [[Brown University]], while Tris is more of the typical self-interested brat. Tris shows Norah and Caroline a [[mix tape|mix CD]] Nick has made for her and throws it away. Norah takes the mix CD out of the garbage and says that Tris does not appreciate the artwork or the songs. She has been recovering the discarded mix CDs for some time now. That night, they all end up at [[Arlene's Grocery]] on [[Manhattan]]'s [[Lower East Side]] where The Jerk-Offs are playing. While performing, Nick sees Tris in the audience with another guy. Meanwhile, Norah eyes Nick on stage. Thom and Dev meet Lethario ([[Jonathan B. Wright]]). Norah asks Nick to be her boyfriend for five minutes to prove to Tris that she is going out with someone. Norah kisses Nick, not knowing that Nick is Tris' ex, and incites Tris' jealousy. Caroline gets drunk and Norah wants to take her home, but Nick's band-mates, who see Norah as a potential girlfriend for Nick, give Norah some clothes they know that Nick likes and then offer to take Caroline home so she can ride with Nick. They begin trying to find a rumored concert by the legendary publicity-shy [[Independent music|indie]] band, "Where's Fluffy?" Caroline wakes up in the back of the van and overhears Thom and Dev having a graphic sexual conversation. (They are actually just trying to come up with a new name for their band). Fearing that they are talking about raping her, she decides to run away. Nick and Norah travel around, discovering they both love "Where's Fluffy?". Nick brings up Tris' name, to Norah's dismay, and they decide to call it a night after having an argument. Nick gets a call from his band-mates telling him that they lost Caroline. Nick tells Norah about Caroline and they meet with the band-mates to try to find her. After no luck finding Caroline, they hope that she is already at the "Where's Fluffy?" concert. They all go to a club to see if the band and Caroline are there. Nick decides to show he is interested in Norah and starts dancing with her only to be interrupted by Norah's ex, Tal ([[Jay Baruchel]]).
Nick O’Leary ([[Michael Cera]]), a teenager from [[Hoboken, New Jersey]], is heartbroken after his girlfriend, Tris ([[Alexis Dziena]]), breaks up with him--on his birthday. His friends and musical bandmates in the [[queercore]] band The Jerk-Offs (of which Nick is the only [[heterosexual|straight]] member), Thom ([[Aaron Yoo]]) and Dev ([[Rafi Gavron]]), finally convince him to leave the house to perform at a [[club]] later that night only because his favorite band "Where's Fluffy?" would be playing somewhere in New York City that night. Norah Silverberg ([[Kat Dennings]]) and her best friend, Caroline, ([[Ari Graynor]]) attend the same high school as Tris. Norah and Tris dislike each other as Norah is smart and motivated, having been accepted into [[Brown University]], while Tris is more of the typical self-interested brat. Tris shows Norah and Caroline a [[mix tape|mix CD]] Nick has made for her and throws it away. Norah takes the mix CD out of the garbage and says that Tris does not appreciate the artwork or the songs. She has been recovering the discarded mix CDs for some time now. That night, they all end up at [[Arlene's Grocery]] on [[Manhattan]]'s [[Lower East Side]] where The Jerk-Offs are playing. While performing, Nick sees Tris in the audience with another guy. Meanwhile, Norah eyes Nick on stage. Thom and Dev meet Lethario ([[Jonathan B. Wright]]). Norah asks Nick to be her boyfriend for five minutes to prove to Tris that she is going out with someone. Norah kisses Nick, not knowing that Nick is Tris' ex, and incites Tris' jealousy. Caroline gets drunk and Norah wants to take her home, but Nick's band-mates, who see Norah as a potential girlfriend for Nick, give Norah some clothes they know that Nick likes and then offer to take Caroline home so she can ride with Nick. They begin trying to find a rumored concert by the legendary publicity-shy [[Independent music|indie]] band, "Where's Fluffy?" Caroline wakes up in the back of the van and overhears Thom and Dev having a graphic sexual conversation. (They are actually just trying to come up with a new name for their band). Fearing that they are talking about raping her, she decides to run away. Nick and Norah travel around, discovering they both love "Where's Fluffy?". Nick brings up Tris' name, to Norah's dismay, and they decide to call it a night after having an argument. Nick gets a call from his band-mates telling him that they lost Caroline. Nick tells Norah about Caroline and they meet with the band-mates to try to find her. After no luck finding Caroline, they hope that she is already at the "Where's Fluffy?" concert. They all go to a club to see if the band and Caroline are there. Nick decides to show he is interested in Norah and starts dancing with her only to be interrupted by Norah's ex, Tal ([[Jay Baruchel]]).


It turns out to be a show for another artist, "Are You Randy", and everyone leaves. While trying to find Caroline, they are followed by Tris who wants to get back with Nick. Tris tries to convince Norah that Nick is not for her and taunts her with the knowledge of her secret that she has never had an [[orgasm]]. Tris gets a phone call from Caroline, who tells Norah that she has "found [[Jesus]]" and an [[altar boy]] without pants. Norah tells Nick and the band about the information she got from Caroline, and luckily Thom and Dev know where she is. They find Caroline on stage drunk at a [[gay]] cabaret dressed as a Christmas tree. On the way back home Nick sees Tris waiting on the hood of his [[Zastava Koral|Yugo]] and decides to confront her. Before he leaves, Norah stops him to say how nice it was to meet him. Nick simply leaves, without saying anything in response (though he is briefly seen wiping a tear from his eye before as he approaches the Yugo). Upset, Norah calls Tal. When Norah meets up with him, she realizes that he wants to use her because her father is a music producer. Tal wants to see if his band can make a deal with Norah's father. When the check arrives for Tal and his friends' drinks, he asks Norah if she can "take care of it" because of her connections from her father's reputation. She agrees, but instead she tells the waitress that there was a miscalculation and to increase the tab tenfold by adding a zero to the end, before leaving. As Nick confronts Tris, she shows how she wants him back and asks for a ride home. Tris asks Nick to stop by the river, where she tries to seduce him to take her back by putting his hand on her breast. She seductively dances in front of the car to "[[You Sexy Thing]]" by [[Hot Chocolate (band)|Hot Chocolate]], but as she dances, Nick reminisces about Norah and the night's events and decides that he is over Tris and loves Norah now. He drives away, leaving Tris behind.
It turns out to be a show for another artist, "Are You Randy", and everyone leaves. While trying to find Caroline, they are followed by Tris who wants to get back with Nick. Tris tries to convince Norah that Nick is not for her and taunts her with the knowledge of her secret that she has never had an [[orgasm]]. Tris gets a phone call from Caroline, who tells Norah that she has "found [[Jesus]]" and an [[altar boy]] without pants. Norah tells Nick and the band about the information she got from Caroline, and luckily Thom and Dev know where she is. They find Caroline on stage drunk at a [[gay]] cabaret dressed as a Christmas tree. On the way back home Nick sees Tris waiting on the hood of his [[Zastava Koral|Yugo]] and decides to confront her. Before he leaves, Norah stops him to say how nice it was to meet him. Nick simply leaves, without saying anything in response (though he is briefly seen wiping a tear from his eye before as he approaches the Yugo). Upset, Norah calls Tal. When Norah meets up with him, she realizes that he wants to use her because her father is a music producer. Tal wants to see if his band can make a deal with Norah's father. When the check arrives for Tal and his friends' drinks, he asks Norah if she can "take care of it" because of her connections from her father's reputation. She agrees, but instead she tells the waitress that there was a miscalculation and to increase the tab tenfold by adding a zero to the end; Norah then leaves. As Nick confronts Tris, she shows how she wants him back and asks for a ride home. Tris asks Nick to stop by the river, where she tries to seduce him to take her back by putting his hand on her breast. She seductively dances in front of the car to "[[You Sexy Thing]]" by [[Hot Chocolate (band)|Hot Chocolate]], but as she dances, Nick reminisces about Norah and the night's events and decides that he is over Tris and loves Norah now. He drives away, leaving Tris behind.


Nick calls Norah, apologizing for leaving, and she agrees to meet up with him again. They both decide to go somewhere no one they know will find them. Norah offers to drive, and turns out to be a reckless driver, who crashes his car into a fire hydrant. They arrive at [[Electric Lady Studios]] which is owned by her father. Nick is fascinated at the equipment and history of the studio. Norah asks Nick to play something in the recording room but once he starts singing, she joins him and the two start to kiss. They collapse onto a nearby sofa and the camera cuts to the recording equipment, which is picking the two talking, with some suggestive remarks and ends with Norah having an orgasm. She gets a text message from Caroline that they found Fluffy. The two decide to go, only to find Tal and Tris already there. Tris cannot understand why Nick will not take her back and Tal wants the same answer from Norah. Tal pulls Norah away from Nick. Nick and Tal start shoving each other until Lethario finally headbutts Tal then breaks out in tears. Nick and Norah share a smile, grab hands and leave. They reach [[Penn Station]], but as they head for the train, Norah questions Nick about missing the concert, but Nick says he does not care. Norah steps towards him as they share a kiss on the escalator as the sun rises over New York City.
Nick calls Norah, apologizing for leaving, and she agrees to meet up with him again. They both decide to go somewhere no one they know will find them. Norah offers to drive, and turns out to be a reckless driver, who crashes his car into a fire hydrant. They arrive at [[Electric Lady Studios]] which is owned by her father. Nick is fascinated at the equipment and history of the studio. Norah asks Nick to play something in the recording room but once he starts singing, she joins him and the two start to kiss. They collapse onto a nearby sofa and the camera cuts to the recording equipment, which is picking the two talking, with some suggestive remarks and ends with Norah having an orgasm. She gets a text message from Caroline that they found Fluffy. The two decide to go, only to find Tal and Tris already there. Tris cannot understand why Nick will not take her back and Tal wants the same answer from Norah. Tal pulls Norah away from Nick. Nick and Tal start shoving each other until Lethario finally headbutts Tal then breaks out in tears. Nick and Norah share a smile, grab hands and leave. They reach [[Penn Station]], but as they head for the train, Norah questions Nick about missing the concert, but Nick says he does not care. Norah steps towards him as they share a kiss on the escalator as the sun rises over New York City.

Revision as of 04:35, 13 August 2009

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPeter Sollett
Written byNovel:
David Levithan
Rachel Cohn
Screenplay:
Lorene Scafaria
Produced byKerry Kohansky
Andrew Miano
Chris Weitz
Paul Weitz
StarringMichael Cera
Kat Dennings
CinematographyTom Richmond
Edited byMyron I. Kerstein
Music byMark Mothersbaugh
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
October 3, 2008
Running time
89 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10,000,000
Box office$31,650,923

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist is a 2008 coming-of-age teen comedy film based upon the novel of the same name by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan. Filmed in New York, this movie was one of the first to be shot in New York City after the State and City of New York enacted a 35 percent tax credit under the "Made in NY" incentive program.[1]

Plot

Nick O’Leary (Michael Cera), a teenager from Hoboken, New Jersey, is heartbroken after his girlfriend, Tris (Alexis Dziena), breaks up with him--on his birthday. His friends and musical bandmates in the queercore band The Jerk-Offs (of which Nick is the only straight member), Thom (Aaron Yoo) and Dev (Rafi Gavron), finally convince him to leave the house to perform at a club later that night only because his favorite band "Where's Fluffy?" would be playing somewhere in New York City that night. Norah Silverberg (Kat Dennings) and her best friend, Caroline, (Ari Graynor) attend the same high school as Tris. Norah and Tris dislike each other as Norah is smart and motivated, having been accepted into Brown University, while Tris is more of the typical self-interested brat. Tris shows Norah and Caroline a mix CD Nick has made for her and throws it away. Norah takes the mix CD out of the garbage and says that Tris does not appreciate the artwork or the songs. She has been recovering the discarded mix CDs for some time now. That night, they all end up at Arlene's Grocery on Manhattan's Lower East Side where The Jerk-Offs are playing. While performing, Nick sees Tris in the audience with another guy. Meanwhile, Norah eyes Nick on stage. Thom and Dev meet Lethario (Jonathan B. Wright). Norah asks Nick to be her boyfriend for five minutes to prove to Tris that she is going out with someone. Norah kisses Nick, not knowing that Nick is Tris' ex, and incites Tris' jealousy. Caroline gets drunk and Norah wants to take her home, but Nick's band-mates, who see Norah as a potential girlfriend for Nick, give Norah some clothes they know that Nick likes and then offer to take Caroline home so she can ride with Nick. They begin trying to find a rumored concert by the legendary publicity-shy indie band, "Where's Fluffy?" Caroline wakes up in the back of the van and overhears Thom and Dev having a graphic sexual conversation. (They are actually just trying to come up with a new name for their band). Fearing that they are talking about raping her, she decides to run away. Nick and Norah travel around, discovering they both love "Where's Fluffy?". Nick brings up Tris' name, to Norah's dismay, and they decide to call it a night after having an argument. Nick gets a call from his band-mates telling him that they lost Caroline. Nick tells Norah about Caroline and they meet with the band-mates to try to find her. After no luck finding Caroline, they hope that she is already at the "Where's Fluffy?" concert. They all go to a club to see if the band and Caroline are there. Nick decides to show he is interested in Norah and starts dancing with her only to be interrupted by Norah's ex, Tal (Jay Baruchel).

It turns out to be a show for another artist, "Are You Randy", and everyone leaves. While trying to find Caroline, they are followed by Tris who wants to get back with Nick. Tris tries to convince Norah that Nick is not for her and taunts her with the knowledge of her secret that she has never had an orgasm. Tris gets a phone call from Caroline, who tells Norah that she has "found Jesus" and an altar boy without pants. Norah tells Nick and the band about the information she got from Caroline, and luckily Thom and Dev know where she is. They find Caroline on stage drunk at a gay cabaret dressed as a Christmas tree. On the way back home Nick sees Tris waiting on the hood of his Yugo and decides to confront her. Before he leaves, Norah stops him to say how nice it was to meet him. Nick simply leaves, without saying anything in response (though he is briefly seen wiping a tear from his eye before as he approaches the Yugo). Upset, Norah calls Tal. When Norah meets up with him, she realizes that he wants to use her because her father is a music producer. Tal wants to see if his band can make a deal with Norah's father. When the check arrives for Tal and his friends' drinks, he asks Norah if she can "take care of it" because of her connections from her father's reputation. She agrees, but instead she tells the waitress that there was a miscalculation and to increase the tab tenfold by adding a zero to the end; Norah then leaves. As Nick confronts Tris, she shows how she wants him back and asks for a ride home. Tris asks Nick to stop by the river, where she tries to seduce him to take her back by putting his hand on her breast. She seductively dances in front of the car to "You Sexy Thing" by Hot Chocolate, but as she dances, Nick reminisces about Norah and the night's events and decides that he is over Tris and loves Norah now. He drives away, leaving Tris behind.

Nick calls Norah, apologizing for leaving, and she agrees to meet up with him again. They both decide to go somewhere no one they know will find them. Norah offers to drive, and turns out to be a reckless driver, who crashes his car into a fire hydrant. They arrive at Electric Lady Studios which is owned by her father. Nick is fascinated at the equipment and history of the studio. Norah asks Nick to play something in the recording room but once he starts singing, she joins him and the two start to kiss. They collapse onto a nearby sofa and the camera cuts to the recording equipment, which is picking the two talking, with some suggestive remarks and ends with Norah having an orgasm. She gets a text message from Caroline that they found Fluffy. The two decide to go, only to find Tal and Tris already there. Tris cannot understand why Nick will not take her back and Tal wants the same answer from Norah. Tal pulls Norah away from Nick. Nick and Tal start shoving each other until Lethario finally headbutts Tal then breaks out in tears. Nick and Norah share a smile, grab hands and leave. They reach Penn Station, but as they head for the train, Norah questions Nick about missing the concert, but Nick says he does not care. Norah steps towards him as they share a kiss on the escalator as the sun rises over New York City.

Cast

Production

Filming took place during the autumn in 2007 and ended in December 2007; the movie was released in the United States on October 3, 2008 by Columbia Pictures.

The film was shot almost entirely on scene in New York City. Sections were filmed in Williamsburg, Brooklyn at Union Pool, as well as Don Hill's in TriBeCa. Additional filming took place in Manhattan's Lower East Side and East Village. The movie took 29 days to film and was shot almost entirely at night. [citation needed]

DVD and Blu-ray release

The film was released in the United States on DVD and Blu-ray Disc February 3, 2009.[2] On April 2, 2009 Netflix announced that a copy of the film had become their 2 billionth delivery to a customer.[3]

Reception

Based on 116 reviews collected from Rotten Tomatoes, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist has an overall approval rating of 72 percent, with a weighted average score of 6.6/10.[4] Among Rotten Tomatoes' Cream of the Crop, which consists of popular and notable critics from the top newspapers, websites, television and radio programs,[5] the film holds an overall approval rating of 83 percent.[6]

A number of critics have noted similarities between this movie and American Graffiti.[7][8][9][10] The movie has also been praised for its non-stereotypical portrayal of gay characters.[11]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was released by Atlantic Records on September 23, 2008. It is available both on CD and as a Deluxe Edition on iTunes. It should be noted that the tracklisting below is for the Deluxe Edition, which is available exclusively through iTunes.

  1. "Speed of Sound" by Chris Bell
  2. "Lover" by Devendra Banhart
  3. "Screw the Man" by The Jerk Offs (not on original soundtrack)
  4. "Middle Management" by Bishop Allen
  5. "Ottoman" by Vampire Weekend
  6. "Riot Radio" by The Dead 60s
  7. "Fever" by Takka Takka
  8. "Xavia" by The Submarines
  9. "Negative" by Project Jenny, Project Jan (not on original soundtrack)
  10. After Hours by We Are Scientists
  11. "Trust Your Stomach" by Marching Band (not on original soundtrack)
  12. "Our Swords" by Band of Horses
  13. "Silvery Sleds" by Army Navy
  14. "Baby You're My Light" by Richard Hawley
  15. "Very Loud" by Shout Out Louds
  16. "How to Say Goodbye" by Paul Tiernan
  17. "Last Words" by The Real Tuesday Weld
  18. "Nick & Norah's Theme" by Mark Mothersbaugh
  19. "Electro-Socket Blues" by Rogue Wave (not on original soundtrack)

Note: some songs featured in the movie are not present on the soundtrack, like "You Sexy Thing" by Hot Chocolate, "Boys Don't Cry" by The Cure, "All the Wine" by Cincinnati band The National, "Insistor" by Tapes 'n Tapes, "Kennedy" by Ratatat, "Twilight" by The Raveonettes, "Where There's a Will, There's a Whalebone" by Islands, "Wannabe" by Spice Girls, "Little Motel" by Modest Mouse, and "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" by Dusty Springfield, which played during Nick's day dream sequence about Tris.

Also, not included in the original soundtrack or the special edition is the song "Balls Deep" by Scissorfight, and "Sonido Total" by The Pinker Tones.

References

  1. ^ http://www.nyc.gov/html/film/html/incentives/made_ny_incentive.shtml
  2. ^ http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htf/sd-dvd-film-documentary/279837-sphe-press-release-nick-norahs-infinite-playlist-dvd-blu-ray.html
  3. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/04/02/arts/entertainment-us-netflix.html?_r=1
  4. ^ "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist Movie Reviews". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
  5. ^ "Rotten Tomatoes FAQ: What is Cream of the Crop". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
  6. ^ "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist: Rotten Tomatoes' Cream of the Crop". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
  7. ^ http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/reviews/movies/NICKANDNORAHSINFINITEPLAYLIST.DTL&type=movies
  8. ^ http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/1004/p25s02-almo.html
  9. ^ http://www.gonewiththetwins.com/pages/2008/nickandnorahsinfiniteplaylist.php
  10. ^ http://www.celebritywonder.com/movie/2008_Nick_and_Norah%27s_Infinite_Playlist.html
  11. ^ http://family.go.com/entertainment/article-596359-movie-review--nick-and-norah-s-infinite-playlist-t/
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