Nick Norah’s Infinite Playlist (2008)
Comedy, Drama, Music |.
Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist is a American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Peter Sollett and starring Michael Cera and Kat Dennings. Written by Lorene Scafaria and based on the novel of the same name by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan, the story tells of teenagers Nick and Norah, who meet when Norah asks Nick to pretend to be her boyfriend for five minutes. Over the course of the night, they try to find their favorite band’s secret show and search for Norah’s drunken best friend.
The film came into development in 2003 when producer Kerry Kohansky Roberts found Cohn and Levithan’s novel and decided to adapt it for film. Scafaria was hired to write the script in 2005, and Sollett signed on to direct the film in 2006. Principal photography took place over 29 days from October to December 2007, primarily in Manhattan and Brooklyn, New York City.
Nick O’Leary is a straight bass player in a queercore band that is searching for a name, but tentatively calls themselves The Jerk-Offs. A teenager from Hoboken, New Jersey, he is heartbroken after his girlfriend, Tris, broke up with him three weeks, two days, and 23 hours earlier, and continues to make “breakup” mix CDs for her. Thom and Dev, his gay bandmates who both hate Tris, convince Nick to perform at a club because his favorite band is performing at an undisclosed location in New York City that night.
Director: Peter Sollett
Writers: Lorene Scafaria (screenplay), Rachel Cohn (novel), David Levithan (novel)
Stars: Michael Cera, Kat Dennings, Aaron Yoo, Rafi Gavron, Ari Graynor, Alexis Dziena, Jonathan B. Wright
►Cast:
| Michael Cera | … | Nick |
| Kat Dennings | … | Norah |
| Aaron Yoo | … | Thom |
| Rafi Gavron | … | Dev |
| Ari Graynor | … | Caroline |
| Alexis Dziena | … | Tris |
| Jonathan B. Wright | … | Beefy Guy (Lethario) |
| Zachary Booth | … | Gary |
| Jay Baruchel | … | Tal |
| Justin Rice | … | Bishop Allen |
| Christian Rudder | … | Bishop Allen |
| Giorgio Angelini | … | Bishop Allen |
| Darbie Nowatka | … | Bishop Allen |
| Cully Symington | … | Bishop Allen |
| Jeremy Haines | … | Randy (Are You Randy) |
| Sammy Marc Rubin | … | Sammy (Are You Randy) |
| Glenn Kubota | … | Korean Guy |
| Marika Daciuk | … | Ukrainian Waitress |
| Marcel Simoneau | … | Drunk Kid |
| Seth Meyers | … | Drunk Guy in Yugo |
| Lorene Scafaria | … | Drunk Girl in Yugo |
| Andy Samberg | … | Homeless Man |
| Billy Griffith | … | Switzerland |
| Ruth Maleczech | … | Homeless Caroline |
| Eddie Kaye Thomas | … | Jesus |
| Frankie Faison | … | Ticket Salesman |
| Marilyn McDonald | … | Janitor |
| John Cho | … | Hype Man |
| Kevin Corrigan | … | Man at Port Authority |
| John Cantwell | … | Nellie Olesons |
| Nora Burns | … | Nellie Olesons |
| Eric Bernat | … | Nellie Olesons |
| Toney Chem | … | Are You Randy Fan |
| Devendra Banhart | … | Customer in Deli |
| Steve Antonucci | … | Hipster |
| Joey Auzenne | … | Groupie |
| Joseph Basile | … | Running Partying Man on Street |
| Brian Boulos | … | Drunk Guy at Concert |
| Braden Chapman | … | Drag Queen |
| Rachel Cohn | … | Veselka Diner Patron |
| Simon Dasher | … | Caroline’s Admirer |
| Stephanie Ellis | … | Hipster |
| Natalia Fedner | … | Hipster Dancer |
| Cassidy Gard | … | Hipster |
| Joe Giorgio | … | Tal’s Bandmate |
| Vanessa Hardy | … | Hipster |
| Joanna Janetakis | … | Hipster |
| Philip E Jones | … | Caroline’s Admirer |
| Jonesy | … | Cute Bandboy |
| David Levithan | … | Veselka Diner Patron |
| Kelli Mandruk | … | Bartender |
| Lance R. Marshall | … | Hipster |
| The Nellie Olesons | … | Themselves |
| Frank Pelligra | … | Brooklyn Pool Bouncer |
| Adam S. Phillips | … | Bouncer |
| Nicole Pursell | … | Lesbian on Street |
| Sam Rocco | … | Hipster |
| R.J. Romano | … | Tal’s Bandmate |
| Richard S. Sargent | … | Groupie |
| Jill Sayre | … | (voice) |
| Michelle Taylor | … | Bowery Ballroom Doorgirl |
| Kiki Valentine | … | Extra |
| Richard Waddingham | … | Norah’s Father |
| Rachel Kiri Walker | … | Brooklyn Hipster |
| Bill Walters | … | Homeless at PABT |
| C. Vincent Woodhull | … | Hipster |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia