Garden State (2004)

Director:

Zach Braff

Writer (WGA):

Zach Braff (written by)

Release Date:

22 September 2004 (Trinidad And Tobago)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot:

A quietly troubled young man returns home for his mother's funeral after being estranged from his family for a decade.

Plot Keywords:

Fingerprints | Overhead Camera Shot | Hole | Dog | Mother Daughter Relationship

Awards:

11 wins & 25 nominations

Cast

Zach Braff	...	Andrew Largeman
Kenneth Graymez	...	Busboy
George C. Wolfe	...	Restaurant Manager
Austin Lysy	...	Waiter
Gary Gilbert	...	Young Hollywood Guy
Ian Holm	...	Gideon Largeman
Peter Sarsgaard	...	Mark
Alex Burns	...	Dave
Jackie Hoffman	...	Aunt Sylvia Largeman
Michael Weston	...	Kenny
Christopher Carley	...	Gleason Party Drunk (as Chris Carley)
Armando Riesco	...	Jesse
Amy Ferguson	...	Dana
Trisha LaFache	...	Kelly
Jim Parsons	...	Tim

Also Known As:

Large (USA) (working title)
Large's Ark (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, drug use and a scene of sexuality.

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Klingon

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:TV-MA (TV rating) | USA:R (certificate #40797) | Canada:14A | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Malaysia:U (DVD) | Iceland:12 | New Zealand:R16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Brazil:16 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Finland:K-15 | Germany:12 | Ireland:18 | Netherlands:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:M18 | Spain:13 | UK:15 | Norway:15 | Chile:14

Filming Locations:

114 North 6th Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Camelot Pictures

Trivia:

The classical piece Mark is playing on the guitar in his room is "Adelita" by Francisco Tárrega.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The closing credits thank "The Township of Morristown". No such municipality exists. There are the "Town of Morristown" and the "Township of Morris". Which was intended is not clear.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Airplane pilot: [voiceover] Los Angeles Tower, this is Transworld 22 Heavy. We are going down! Repeat, engines two and... L.A. Tower, this is... Mayday! Mayday!

Movie Connections:

References Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

Soundtrack:

Caring Is Creepy

life is a state of mind

First off, for anyone thinking about seeing this movie, go do it!! No matter what anyone has told you already about the film. I notice a lot of people writing that they didn't like Garden State and that's fine, I personally thought it was excellent. To me it was real life on film, and within that real life there are very different people. Unfortunately not everyone wants to see movies that remind them of reality, and I guess not everybodies reality is the same as mine. Even so Garden State is well worth the watching, if only to remind us that the comatose state most of us live in is only temporary, and the joy of a life well lived is forever.