Jersey Girl (2004)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Kevin Smith

Writer (WGA):

Kevin Smith (written by)

Release Date:

26 March 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Forget about who you thought you were, and just accept who you are.

Plot:

After his career is sidelined from an unexpected tragedy and a personal blowup, a single man must take care of his precocious daughter.

Plot Keywords:

Baby | Publicist | New Jersey | Video Store Clerk | Public Relations

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Nov. 9	8:00 PM	AMC
Mon. Nov. 9	11:17 PM	AMC
Tue. Nov. 10	7:30 AM	AMC

Cast

Betty Aberlin	...	Teacher
Matt McFarland	...	Boy #1
Sarah Stafford	...	Girl #1
Paulie Litt	...	Bryan (as Paulie Litowsky)
Christian Fan	...	Boy #3
Victor Chavez	...	Boy #4
William Mace	...	Boy #5
Raquel Castro	...	Gertie Trinke
Ben Affleck	...	Ollie Trinke
Jennifer Schwalbach Smith	...	Susan (as Jennifer Schwalbach)
Jennifer Lopez	...	Gertrude Steiney
George Carlin	...	Bart Trinke
Stephen Root	...	Greenie
Mike Starr	...	Block
S. Epatha Merkerson	...	Doctor #1

Also Known As:

Fatherhood Project (USA) (working title)
Untitled Kevin Smith Project (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 on appeal for language and sexual content including frank dialogue.

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | Netherlands:6 | Portugal:M/12 | Germany:6 | South Korea:12 | Sweden:Btl | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:PG | Finland:K-11 | Hong Kong:IIA | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:NC-16 (DVD rating) | Singapore:PG (original rating) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 (re-rating on appeal) (certificate #39360) | USA:R (original rating) | Brazil:Livre

Filming Locations:

New Jersey, USA

Company:

Miramax Films

Trivia:

One of the rooms of the house has a wall of framed black and white photographs. Some of these are young photos of George Carlin himself, most noticeably a bust shot of him dressed for the Air Force, which he had joined at the age of 18.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: In Ollie's office, there is a poster in the background for Songs: Ohia's "Ghost Tropic" album, released in 2000. The scene takes place before Independence Day (1996) was released in 1996, before Songs: Ohia had even released their debut album.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Teacher: Everyone, please take your seats. You heard the bell. You know what it means. Last week, the assignment was to write an essay about your family. Who they...
Teacher: [class: "Are!"] And what they...
Teacher: [class: "Mean to us!"] Excellent droning.

Movie Connections:

References "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" (1990)

Soundtrack:

Jersey Girl

Absolutely Terrible

It was either go see the movie or come home and scrub the toilets. I'll curse the that decision for the rest of my days.

The wife thought it was disgusting, gross, stupid, and entirely without a single funny moment. And she liked it much better than I did. I've never walked out of a movie before, but I came darn close to heading out of Jersey Girl after about half an hour. It wasn't funny. It wasn't touching. It was terrible. Easily, the worst movie I've ever seen at the theater.

It was my idea to go see it. Now I have to think of a way to make it up to my wife. Maybe I'll by her one of those Lexuses with the big bow on top. Nah, still not enough.

Trust me: Don't see this movie.