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Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Peter Sollett
Produced by	Adam Brightman Nathan Kahane
Written by	Novel: David Levithan Rachel Cohn Screenplay: Lorene Scafaria
Starring	Michael Cera Kat Dennings
Music by	Mark Mothersbaugh
Cinematography	Tom Richmond
Editing by	Myron I. Kerstein
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date(s)	October 3, 2008
Running time	89 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$10 million
Gross revenue	$31.05 million (worldwide)

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist is a 2008 romantic-comedy-drama film based upon the novel of the same name by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Reception 5 Soundtrack 5.1 Track listing 5.2 Songs not included on the soundtrack 6 References 7 External links

Plot

Nick O'Leary (Michael Cera) is a straight edge teenager from Hoboken, NJ who is heartbroken after his girlfriend, Tris (Alexis Dziena), has broken up with him. His friends and musical bandmates in the queercore band The Jerk-Offs (Nick's the only straight member), Thom (Aaron Yoo) and Dev (Rafi Gavron), convince him to leave the house to perform at a club later that night. Norah Silverberg (Kat Dennings) is a college bound student who is best friends with Caroline (Ari Graynor). They go to school with Tris, whom Norah dislikes. 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 talks about how Tris doesn't appreciate the artwork of the cover and the songs on it. She has been recovering the discarded mix CDs for some time now. That night, they all end up at the same club in 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 Tris is jealous. Caroline gets drunk and Norah wants to take her home, but Nick's friends want to set Nick and Norah up, so they offer to bring Caroline home and Norah gets a ride with Nick. They begin trying to find a rumored concert by the legendarily publicity-shy indie band, "Where's Fluffy?" Caroline wakes up in the back of the van, gets scared and 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 assume 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 isn't 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. 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 fathers reputation. She agrees, but instead she tells the waitress that there was a miscalculation and to add another zero to the check. 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 seduces Nick 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 thinks about all the fun he had with Norah and drives away leaving her.

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 are owned by her father. Nick is fascinated at the equipment and history of the studio. Norah asks to let Nick record something in the recording room. As he sings, Norah laughs and enters the room with him. They both stare at each other for a moment then make out on the couch, where the sound equipment picks up Norah having an orgasm. She gets a text message from Caroline saying "Found Flufdy," [sic] so they decide to go. They arrive at the concert to find Tal and Tris already there. Tris can't understand why Nick won't 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 Lothario decides to headbutt Tal and then cries. Nick and Norah share a smile, grab each other's hand and leave. They reach Penn Station, but as they head for the train, Norah questions Nick about missing the concert, but he doesn't care and she steps towards him and they share a kiss on the escalator while going down.

Cast

• Michael Cera as Nick O'Leary
• Kat Dennings as Norah Silverberg
• Alexis Dziena as Tris
• Ari Graynor as Caroline
• Aaron Yoo as Thom
• Jay Baruchel as Tal
• Rafi Gavron as Dev
• Jonathan B. Wright as Lethario ("Beefy Guy")
• Zachary Booth as Gary
• John Cho as Hype Man
• Andy Samberg as Homeless Guy
• Seth Meyers as Drunk Guy in Yugo
• Eddie Kaye Thomas as Jesus
• Toney Chem as Are You Randy Fan
• David Levithan as himself
• Rachel Cohn as herself
• Devendra Banhart as himself
• Greggy F. Baby as himself

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 (notable exceptions being the earliest scenes of the movie), with the actors working from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. and sleeping through the daylight hours in order to keep themselves active at night.

Reception

Based on 116 reviews collected from Rotten Tomatoes, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist has an overall approval rating of 72%, with a weighted average score of 6.6/10.¹ Among Rotten Tomatoes' Cream of the Crop, which consists of popular and notable critics from the top newspapers, websites, television and radio programs,² the film holds an overall approval rating of 83 percent.³ Roger Ebert, however, gave the film only a two-star rating.⁴

A number of critics have noted similarities between this movie and American Graffiti.⁵⁶⁷⁸ The movie has also been praised for its non-stereotypical portrayal of gay characters.⁹

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was released by Atlantic Records on September 23, 2008. It is availible 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. The CD does not include "Screw the Man" by The Jerk Offs, "Negative" by Project Jenny, Project Jan, "Trust Your Stomach" by Marching Band, or "Electro-Socket Blues" by Rogue Wave.

Track listing

1. "Speed of Sound" by Chris Bell
2. "Lover" by Devendra Banhart
3. "Screw the Man" by The Jerk Offs
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
10. "After Hours" by We Are Scientists
11. "Trust Your Stomach" by Marching Band
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

Songs not included on the soundtrack

• "Where There's a Will, There's a Whalebone" by Islands
• "You Sexy Thing (I Believe in Miracles)" by Hot Chocolate
• "Balls Deep" by Scissorfight
• "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" by Dusty Springfield
• "All The Wine" by The National
• "Insistor" by Tapes 'n Tapes
• "Boys Don't Cry" (ringtone) by The Cure
• "Sonido Total" by The Pinker Tones
• "Kennedy" by Ratatat
• "Little Motel" by Modest Mouse
• "Just the Way You Are" by Billy Joel
• "Twilight" by The Raveonettes

References

External links

• Official site
• Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist at the Internet Movie Database
• Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist at Allmovie
• Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist at Box Office Mojo
• Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist at Rotten Tomatoes
• MTV look-inside
• Mercury News
• / Review at The Movie Watch
• Who Could Fall in Love to These Songs?:An Editor's Blog about Nick and Norah's Soundtrack

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