Flakes is a 2007 American comedy film directed by Michael Lehmann and starring Aaron Stanford and Zooey Deschanel. This film was written by Chris Poche & Karey Kirkpatrick.

Struggling musician Neal Downs works as manager of a little New Orleans eatery called Flakes, owned by an old hippie, Willie B, that serves nothing but cold cereal to its loyal clientele. When a rival franchise opens up across the street, Neal's girlfriend, the self-named Pussy Katz, applies for a job at the new establishment as a means of getting back at Neal for refusing to hire her at his place.

• Aaron Stanford as Neal Downs
• Zooey Deschanel as Miss Pussy Katz
• Christopher Lloyd as Willie
• Ryan Donowho as Skinny Larry
• Carol Sutton as Miss Lucille
• Frank Wood as Bruce
• B.J. Hopper as Old Tom
• Jane Brody as Tourist Woman
• Keir O'Donnell as Stuart
• Brent Kirkpatrick as R Cafe Lead Singer
• Izabella Miko as Strawberry
• Walter Breaux as Homeless Man
• Tony Molino as Police Officer
• Margaret Lawhon as News Reporter
• Maria Mason as Woman Customer
• Ian Blanco as New Original Flakes Employee
• Mark Krasnoff as Enrique
• Tim Francis as Antoine's Fat Cat
• John McConnell as Ashton Hale
• Anthony Michael Frederick as Process Serving Deputy
• Marco John as Tres
• Ann Mahoney as Astrid
• Dave Davis as Stoner #1
• Kevin Breen as Stoner #2

Flakes was released in one theater on December 19, 2007. In the opening weekend (21-23), the film earned $311 at number 76. It lasted 9 days before closing and only being able to make $778.^[1]

As of August 2021^[update], the film holds a 22% approval rating on the review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, based on 18 reviews with an average score of 4.4/10.^[2]