On-Air Film Review: Jerry Seinfeld Gets Toasty in ‘Unfrosted’

Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 3, 2024 - 12:10pm

CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Ben Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on May 2nd, reviewing “Unfrosted,” featuring Jerry Seinfeld as lead role, co-writer and his debut as director. Streaming on Netflix beginning May 3rd.

Rating: 4.5/5.0

The year is 1963, and Seinfeld is Bob Cabana, product developer at the Kellogg’s cereal company in Battle Creek, Michigan. He reports directly to company owner Edsel Kellogg III (Jim Gaffigan), and lives the prototype early 1960s American Dream life with John F. Kennedy, Walter Cronkite, Tony the Tiger (Hugh Grant, in a stretch) and daily milk man deliveries. Kellogg’s rival is Post Cereals, also in Battle Creek, owned by Majorie Post (Amy Schumer). Kelloggs is facing off with Post … with the help of food developer Donna “Stan” Stankowski (Melissa McCarthy … to be the first to create a toaster pastry for America’s breakfast tables. The race is on.

”Unfrosted” is streaming on Netflix beginning May 3rd. Featuring Jerry Seinfeld, Jim Gaffigan, Melissa McCarthy, Amy Schumer, Hugh Grant and Bill Burr. Written by Jerry Seinfeld, Spike Feresten, Andy Robin and Barry Marder. Directed by Jerry Seinfeld. Rated “PG-13”