They adopt a little boy and decide to look for a partner for each other. Julie meets Kurt (Edward Burns) and Jason meets Mary Jane (Megan Fox). Soon, emotions start getting complicated all around as they continue interaction with other friends with kids and the comedic tension leads to a few life-affirming self discoveries about love, friendship and raising families.
One of the reasons the film did not do solid business is because Bridesmaid, another brilliant laugh riot with a serious edge, was embraced by audiences worldwide in a big way and went on to earn $300 million. Some of the artists in Friends with Kids also have roles in that film. Westfeldt says that she loved Bridesmaid but her film is quite different.
'Our film is about facing that next phase, whether to have kids. Or when your friends are having kids and you're left behind,' Westfeldt told Hollywood.com.
The online publication added: 'Whether it was because it was wrongly shrugged off as a Bridesmaids spin-off, or because much of the target audience, ironically enough, couldn't find a babysitter in time to see it, that may all change with the film arriving on DVD and Blu-ray.'
The disc includes a commentary track with Westfeldt, Hamm and director of photography Will Rexer II; deleted scenes with optional commentary; a gag reel; and a making-of featurette.
The commentary track is among the best bonuses. It candidly discusses the hazards of shooting the film with an ensemble cast, 'all the epic things that went wrong daily, and why we had to change certain things,' the director says.
Winter, particularly December, is not the best month to shoot any film in Northern America, especially in bone chilling New York, but when your budget is tight and you have a cast of busy artists, you go for it and keep praying for miracles.