Garden State
Garden State is a 2004 American romantic comedy-drama film, written and directed by Zach Braff and starring Braff, 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.
Plot
Struggling actor Andrew Largeman wakes up from a dream—in which he apathetically sits on a crashing plane—to a telephone message from his father, telling Andrew that he needs to return home because his mother has died.
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| author | Zach Braff |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | New Jersey |
| director | Zach Braff |
| editor | Myron I. Kerstein |
| events | dysfunctional family |
| genre | comedy-drama |
| keywords | antidepressant create cry detach ecstasy epilepsy explore lithium lithium pharmacology los angeles marijuana mdma meet mood stabilizer morning after old friends paralysis paraplegia paraplegic pathological liar pathological lying psychiatrist psychiatry quarry return home smoke steal struggling actor velcro waiting room young woman |
| musicBy | Nick Drake |
| producer | Dan Halsted Gary Gilbert |
| productionCompany | Camelot Entertainment Group Danny DeVito Stacey Sher |
| publisher | Fox Searchlight Pictures Miramax Films Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures#International arrangements |
| recordedAt | New Jersey South Orange |
| theme | independent romantic comedy |