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Garden State
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Garden State is a 2004 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Zach Braff, who also appears in it alongside Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard and Ian Holm. Danny DeVito served as executive producer, Gary Gilbert and Stacey Sher produced it, Lawrence Sher was director of photography, and Myron Kerstein edited the picture. Nick Drake and Alexi Murdoch composed the music.
The story is set in New Jersey around a dysfunctional family, and filming took place in New Jersey and South Orange. Made for $2,500,000, it earned $26,781,723 at the box office. Searchlight Pictures produced the film, and it was distributed by Searchlight Pictures, Netflix and Disney+. It collected 13 wins and 39 nominations, and was rated R.
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7.1Andrew returns to his hometown for his mother’s funeral, a journey that reconnects him with old friends. The trip coincides with his decision to stop taking his powerful antidepressants. A chance meeting with Sam—a girl also struggling with various maladies—opens up the possibility of rekindling emotional connections, confronting his psychologist father, and perhaps beginning a new life.
Cast
- Zach Braff as Andrew Largeman
- Natalie Portman as Sam
- Ian Holm as Gideon Largeman
- Peter Sarsgaard as Mark
- Jean Smart as Carol
- Armando Riesco as Jesse
Themes
- depression
- new jersey
- unsociability
- paraplegic
- expensive restaurant
- loss of loved one
- pop culture
- difficult childhood
- ecstasy
- strangeness
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Ratings
IMDb
7.4/10
227,462 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
86%
Metacritic
67/100
- Year
- 2004
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 13 wins & 39 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Zach Braff
- Written by
- Zach Braff
- Produced by
- Gary Gilbert , Dan Halsted , Pamela Abdy , Richard Klubeck
- Starring
- Zach Braff Ian Holm Method Man Natalie Portman Peter Sarsgaard
- Cinematography
- Lawrence Sher
- Edited by
- Myron I. Kerstein
- Music by
- Alexi Murdoch , Chad Fischer
- Production companies
- Camelot Pictures , Jersey Films , Double Features Films
- Distributed by
- Fox Searchlight Pictures , (United States, Canada and Asia), Miramax International , (International; through Buena Vista International )
- Release dates
- January 16, 2004 ( 2004-01-16 ) ( Sundance ) July 28, 2004 ( 2004-07-28 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 102 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $2.5 million
- Box office
- $35.8 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- dysfunctional family
- Director
- Zach Braff
- Screenwriter
- Zach Braff
- Cast member
- Jackie Hoffman
- Production company
- Searchlight Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Lawrence Sher
- Narrative location
- New Jersey
- Filming location
- South Orange
- Duration
- 99
- FilmAffinity ID
- 544824
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.miramax.com/movie/garden-state
Show 9 more facts
- title
- Garden State
- executive producer
- Danny DeVito
- distributed by
- Disney+
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 86%
- film editor
- Myron Kerstein
- capital cost
- 2500000
- box office
- 35825316
- publication date
- 2005-05-26
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Encyclopedic overview
Garden State is a 2004 American romantic comedy drama film, written and directed by Zach Braff, and starring him, Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard and Ian Holm. The film centers on Andrew Largeman (Braff), a 26-year-old actor/waiter who returns to his hometown in New Jersey after his mother dies. Braff based the film on his real life experiences. It was filmed in April and May 2003 and released on July 28, 2004. New Jersey was the main setting and primary shooting location.
Garden State received positive reviews and was a box office success. It was an official selection of the Sundance Film Festival. The film's soundtrack, selected by Braff, won a Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media.
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