The Puffy Chair

Apr 27 2007 R 1h 25m
Comedy, Drama, Romance

Josh's life is pretty much in the toilet. He's a failed NYC indie rocker, and a failing booking agent. But he finds the potential of a small victory in a really bad idea. He decides to purchase a 1985 Lazy Boy on eBay, just like the one his dad had when Josh was a kid. He'll drive cross-country for the chair, staying with Emily at his brother's house on the way, and deliver it to his father as a surprise birthday gift. But when Rhett ends up coming along for the ride, it's three people and a giant purple puffy chair in a too-small van... and one of them has to go before the trip's end.

Plot

Josh and Emily are in a relationship, but he can be inattentive and unromantic and she can shift her focus from small things to emotional issues in a moment. He invites her to drive from New York City to somewhere in Virginia to pick up a chair that he's bought on eBay for his father's birthday. On the way, he stops at his brother Rhett's, outside Philly, and invites him along. Josh tries to save money at a motel, has to negotiate with the seller of the chair and with an upholsterer, and faces tough questions from Emily. He calls her "Dude," he's moody, and it looks as if the relationship will end soon. Is there more than meets the eye here? How do people decide?

Written by

Mark Duplass, Jay Duplass

Directed by

Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass

Cast

Mark Duplass, Katie Aselton, Rhett Wilkins

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Duplass Brothers Productions

Languages

English

Awards

3 wins & 3 nominations

Trailers
The Puffy Chair trailer
Scores
# of Votes
5,475
Average Rating
6.5 out of 10
Metascore
73
Popularity
NA