Flannel Pajamas

Flannel Pajamas is a 2006 American drama film written and directed by Jeff Lipsky. It stars Justin Kirk and Julianne Nicholson. The plot charts the course of a short-lived marriage, from its passionate beginning through the daily erosion of feeling and romance to separation.

Cast

Justin Kirk as Stuart Sawyer
Julianne Nicholson as Nicole Reilly
Rebecca Schull as Tess
Jamie Harrold as Jordan
Rebecca Schull as Elizabeth
Michelle Forbes as Tara
Tom Bower as Bill
Stephanie Roth Haberle as Megan
George Riddle as Calvin
Lauren Bittner as Amanda
Stephanie March as Cathy
Kirby Mitchell as Winston
Tracy Sallows as Barbara
Richard Robichaux as Marc
Geoffrey Nauffts as Peter
Jamie Harris as Brad
Josh Elliot as Rabbi
Walter Turney as Christopher
Munro M. Bonnell as Jack Reilly
Erin Davie as Sylvie
Frank Deal as Gregory
Rita Gardner as Gloria
Elizabeth Martin as Dixie
Mairead O'Neill as Baby Fiona
Hilary Prentice as Denise
Matt Walton as Dr. Butler

Production

Filming took place in New York City, NY, Rockland County, NY, and Chester Springs, PA with a budget of just under $500,000.

Release

It was shown at Sundance Film Festival, where it was nominated for a Grand Jury prize. It later opened in several large cities across the country, including New York City, where it received a mixed, though admiring, review from The New York Times, and San Francisco, where it received a similar review from the Chronicle.

Reception

Lipsky, the director, got his start as a distributor of independent films such as John Cassavetes' A Woman Under the Influence, and some reviewers noted Cassavetes' influence on this film. Entertainment Today and the New York Observer both picked it as one of the best films of the year. Roger Ebert called it "one of the wisest films I can remember about love and human intimacy. It is a film of integrity and truth, acted fearlessly, written and directed with quiet, implacable skill."