New York City Serenade (2007)

Two lifelong pals living in New York City discover that sometimes the only way to remain friends is to grow apart in this semi-autobiographical drama from screenwriter/director Frank Whaley. Owen (Freddie Prinze, Jr. is an aspiring filmmaker who frequently spends the early hours of the evening with his girlfriend Lynn (Jamie-Lynn Siegler) before ducking out to watch best-friend Ray (Chris Klein)'s provide the beats for his popular bar band. By day Owen may work at the local photomat, but when night falls he strives to forget about his dead end job by drinking the town dry and raising hell with Owen and company. T...
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he late night hours, when Owen and Ray inevitably end up at raucous parties with uninhibited women and plenty of booze, are usually when things get really interesting though. One day, after Owen receives word that his latest film has been invited to screen in a popular festival, the lives of these two best friends begin to travel down divergent paths. Now Ray begins to see himself in competition with Lynn for Owens attentions, and the death of a friend's father prompts both friends to stand back and take stock of their lives. Later, after Owen and Ray meet actor Wallace Shawn at the airport, the unlikely trio strikes up an amiable friendship. Trouble soon arises, however, when Owen discovers that Ray has been posing as Shawn's son and the two part ways on unfriendly terms. But as with most lifelong friends it's only a matter of time before Owen and Ray find their way back into one another's company, and eighteen months apart can work wonders for healing old wounds.
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Owen is an aspiring filmmaker and Ray is a struggling musician. The World Wide Film Festival in LA has accepted Owen's short film and gives him two first class tickets to the festival. Owen is excited to share his moment of glory with his fiance Lynn, but that excitement is extinguished when she learns of a one-night stand Owen has had and abruptly breaks off the engagement, leaving Owen heartbroken. Ray steps in to accompany Owen to the festival. Things begin to look up for the two friends when they run into actor Wallace Shawn at the airport. Smooth-talking Ray persuades Wallace to attend the screening of Owen'...
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s film and arranges to stay at The Four Seasons hotel. Unbeknownst to Owen, Ray begins posing as Wallace Shawn's son in order to stay in the luxury suite. The two are kicked out of the hotel and left with a hefty room service bill. Humiliated and worried about his fragile reputation as a filmmaker, Owen's frustration leads to an explosive fight that ends with Ray leaving. Eighteen months later, Owen is back in New York City when he runs into Ray. The two friends, happy to see each other, share a warm reunion. Their anger has faded into the past.
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Owen is een gemotiveerd filmmaker met een goede baan en een knappe verloofde. Ray is een mislukte drummer die niets opschiet. Kunnen deze beste vrienden hun weg vinden in ouderlijke verantwoordelijkheid zonder elkaar dwars te zitten?

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