The Kid Stays in the Picture

Movie casts don't often procreate, but if they did, it would be hard to imagine a better gene pool for it than the one that makes up Friends With Kids. Jon Hamm, Kristen Wiig, Adam Scott, Maya Rudolph, Edward Burns, and Megan Fox all star in the indie, written and directed by Hamm's longtime girlfriend, Jennifer Westfeldt, who also plays a leading role. (For the record, she and Hamm don't have kids.) "It's the dream cast," Westfeldt, in a fitted vintage LBD by Vicky Tiel, said at the Cinema Society-hosted screening on Monday night.

The film centers on six friends who navigate the murky waters of growing up and settling down, territory that's as ripe for drama as for comedy. The film has some undeniably tense moments, but the comedians in the cast were well positioned to keep things light. "He was a complete distraction on set," Parks and Recreation's Adam Scott said of co-star Chris O'Dowd, familiar to moviegoers as Bridesmaids' Officer Rhodes. "I think it's fair to say that," O'Dowd responded. "I always had my dick out. I never zipped up my fly."

Flies stayed zipped, however, at the post-screening party at the Top of the Standard. With Hamm in the house, the talk turned to the upcoming season premiere of Mad Men, just a few weeks away. "It's always strange," the actor said of seeing himself in billboard form all over town. "Especially given the long layoff, we're getting very excited for people to see it." The people are excited, too, judging by the response Hamm was getting from fellow guests. "I watch the show because of him," Trudie Styler said, nodding at the actor. "I feel like I'm his stalker."

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