New York City Serenade 2007

Owen is an aspiring filmmaker who has earned a nomination for a short film in which his friend Ray appears. He works in the film industry developing photos. He is engaged to Lynn. Ray has an office job this week but still drums in a rock band, and he has a young daughter, Francie.

Owen and Lynn go out to a film, where they meet Lynn’s French literature professor Noam, and they catch the tail end of one of Ray’s band’s performances. Owen hopes to extend the evening after the movie, but Ray persuades him by asking for help moving his drums. This leads them to Bertrand’s party, where Owen and Rachel end up in bed.

Owen, Ray, and two of their friends are asked to serve as pallbearers when the father of their friend Matt dies in New Jersey. While Owen is out of town, Lynn and Rachel meet, and Lynn learns the truth about what Owen and Rachel did. Lynn wants to break up with Owen.

Owen takes Ray to the film festival where he hopes to win an award for his short film. When they arrive, their driver Les is supposed to take them to the airport motel, but Ray spots Wallace Shawn and learns he is staying at the Four Seasons. Ray and Owen go to the Four Seasons, and Ray overhears that Shawn’s son will be late, so Ray claims to be Shawn’s son, earning themselves a nice room. At the festival, Owen does not win anything. After returning to the hotel, their scheme is discovered and they are kicked out. Owen repeatedly calls Lynn trying to make up with her, but she never answers and the two are never again shown together. In Lynn’s last scene, she is getting ready to go on a date with Noam.

At the end of the movie, some time has passed: Ray has straightened his life out, he has a good job, and he has a good relationship with his daughter. Owen has produced a successful television commercial.