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Garden State -- A quietly troubled young man returns home for his mother's funeral after being estranged from his family for a decade.
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Garden State -- Andrew realizes that Sam makes him feel safe and at home.
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Director:
Zach Braff
Writer (WGA):
Zach Braff (written by)
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Release Date:
20 August 2004 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance See more »
Plot:
A quietly troubled young man returns home for his mother's funeral after being estranged from his family for a decade. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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Awards:
12 wins & 26 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
(50 articles)
Braff Scrubs Out Of TV Series
 (From WENN. 13 January 2009, 11:10 AM, PST)
Braff Set for 'Scrubs' Payday
 (From WENN. 6 March 2007)
'Stronger collection' nets Sundance sales boom
 (From The Hollywood Reporter. 24 January 2007)
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Wonderful Effort From First Time Writer/Director Zack Braff See more (957 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Zach Braff ... Andrew Largeman
Kenneth Graymez ... Busboy

George C. Wolfe ... Restaurant Manager

Austin Lysy ... Waiter

Gary Gilbert ... Young Hollywood Guy

Jill Flint ... Obnoxious Girl

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

Jean Smart ... Carol

Yvette Mercedes ... Neurology Receptionist

Jayne Houdyshell ... Mrs. Lubin

Natalie Portman ... Sam

Ron Leibman ... Dr. Cohen

Ann Dowd ... Olivia

Ato Essandoh ... Titembay

Wynter Kullman ... Pam

Geoffrey Arend ... Karl Benson
Soara-Joy Ross ... Handi-World Cashier
Ryan B. Moschetti ... Teen in Hallway

Method Man ... Diego
Joe Bacino ... Man Having Sex
Tracey Antosiweicz ... Hooker
Seth Michael May ... Peeping Tom

Denis O'Hare ... Albert

Debbon Ayer ... Faye
Ice ... Arthur-the-Dog

Magoo ... Masturbating Dog
Janine Strafaci ... Herself - News 12 New Jersey News Anchor (archive footage) (voice)
Kurt Siegelin ... Himself - News 12 New Jersey News Anchor (archive footage) (as Kurt Sirgelin)
Mark Murphy ... Himself - News 12 New Jersey Meteorologist (archive footage)
Joanna Leslie ... Skating Gator (archive footage)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Pamela Abdy ... Casting Assistant (uncredited)

Marc Alan Austen ... Cemetery Rabbi (uncredited)

David Barroso ... Joe Customer (uncredited)
Courtney Delong ... Girl in pool scene (uncredited)

James Ecklund ... Bored Actor (uncredited)
Lori Finkel ... Party Extra (uncredited)
Keith Hallworth ... Waiter (uncredited)

Ben Hauck ... Sleeping Actor (uncredited)

Jakob Hawkins ... Waiter (uncredited)
Joe Ho ... Restaurant Boss (voice) (uncredited)
Jennifer Johns ... Party Girl (uncredited)

Michael Marinoff ... Kaufman (uncredited)
Lisa Soule ... Crying Mom with Baby (uncredited)

Jenna Willis ... Party Girl (uncredited)
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Directed by
Zach Braff 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Zach Braff (written by)

Produced by
Pamela Abdy .... producer
William H. Brown .... co-producer (as Bill Brown)
Danny DeVito .... executive producer
Gary Gilbert .... producer
Dan Halsted .... producer
Richard Klubeck .... producer
Ann Ruark .... line producer
Michael Shamberg .... executive producer
Stacey Sher .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Chad Fischer 
 
Cinematography by
Lawrence Sher (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Myron I. Kerstein  (as Myron Kerstein)
 
Casting by
Avy Kaufman 
 
Production Design by
Judy Becker 
 
Art Direction by
Laura Ballinger 
 
Set Decoration by
Heather Loeffler 
 
Costume Design by
Michael Wilkinson 
 
Makeup Department
Robin Day .... additional hair stylist
Jason Hayes .... additional hair stylist
Kabuki .... additional makeup artist
Kathleen Karridene .... makeup artist: Los Angeles
Corinna Liebel .... hair stylist: Los Angeles (as Karina Liebel)
Evelyne Noraz .... key makeup artist
Dina Sliwak .... additional makeup artist (as Dina Sliwiak)
Gianna Sparacino .... key hair stylist
Davion Edwards .... assistant hair stylist (uncredited)
Cassandra Keating .... makeup artist (uncredited)
Eleanor Sabaduquia .... makeup artist: Los Angeles pickups (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Meryl Emmerton .... production manager
Michael Williams .... unit production manager: Los Angeles
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alyson Latz .... second assistant director
Michael Lerman .... first assistant director
Joe Smalley .... second second assistant director
 
Art Department
George Abdy .... art department assistant
Jill Alexander .... property master
Martin Bernstein .... key carpenter
Coburn Boyd .... on-set dresser
Ethan Brooke .... art department assistant
Jason 'Jay' Brown .... swing gang (as Jason Brown)
Bear Davies .... swing gang
Bill Davis .... prop master: Los Angeles
Mike Dickman .... swing gang
Emily Gaunt .... charge scenic
Gerald Gloster .... construction grip
Paul W. Gorfine .... scenic (as Paul Gorfine)
C.J. Howard .... swing gang (as CJ Howard)
Jesse Kaufmann .... art department assistant
Katie Kemsley .... scenic
Beth Kuhn .... scenic
Edmund Levine .... assistant property master
Chris Wolfgang Mauch .... storyboard artist (as Christopher Wolfgang Mauch)
Brad Morrison .... set decorator: Los Angeles
Jane Nelson .... scenic
Celia Parker .... camera scenic
James Pesce .... leadman (as Jim Pesce)
Jagger Potter .... art department assistant
Peter Regnier .... swing gang
Rosalie Russino .... scenic (as Rosalile Rusino)
Stephen Shapiro .... carpenter
Larry Steinberg .... key construction grip
Sylvia Trapanese .... scenic foreman
Jill Bream .... art department assistant (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
James Bailey .... foley artist
Steve Bartkowicz .... re-recording engineer
Weldon Brown .... adr mixer: Los Angeles
John W. Cook II .... sound re-recording mixer (as John W. Cooke II)
Larry Ellena .... sound recordist
Mitch Gettleman .... supervising sound editor (as Mitchell C. Gettleman)
Jeff Gunn .... foley supervisor
James B. Howe .... foley mixer (as James Howe)
Ken Ishii .... sound mixer
Daryl Lathrop .... adr recordist: Los Angeles
Jeff Malham .... re-recording engineer
Steve Morantz .... production sound mixer: Los Angeles (as Steven Morantz)
Peter Nusbaum .... sound effects editor (as Peter J. Nusbaum)
Peter Nusbaum .... sound re-recording mixer (as Peter J. Nusbaum)
Whitney Purple .... sound recordist
Alex Raspa .... adr recordist: New York
Schavaria Reeves .... boom operator
David Ruth .... dialogue editor
Clint Smith .... foley artist (as Clinton Smith)
Karl Wasserman .... boom operator
Kirsty Wilson .... intern: Todd A-O
Paul J. Zydel .... adr mixer: New York (as Paul Zydel)
David Ruth .... dialogue mixer (uncredited)
John Soukup .... sound transfer (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Kim Englehart .... effects technician: Los Angeles
Josh Hakian .... effects coordinator: Los Angeles
Drew Jiritano .... effects coordinator
Josh Hakian .... special photographic effects (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Rocco Gioffre .... visual effects supervisor: Svengali Visual Effects
Travis Dutch .... scanning and recording (uncredited)
Jamie Venable .... visual effects producer: Svengali Visual Effects (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Bill Almeida .... best boy electric
Tony Arnaud .... grip
K.C. Bailey .... still photographer
Katherine M. Butler .... first assistant camera (as Kate Butler)
Gregory Cahill .... dolly grip (as Greg Cahill)
Michael Callaghan .... second assistant camera
Steve Charnow .... electrician: Los Angeles
James Domorski .... 24 frame video operator
Devin Donegan .... video playback operator
Chris Drechsler .... generator operator
Jeffrey B. Gregg .... key grip: Los Angeles (as Jeffrey Gregg)
Bryan G. Haigh .... camera loader: Los Angeles (as Brian Haigh)
Chip Hart .... best boy grip: Los Angeles
Sandy Hays .... Steadicam operator (as Sandy Hayes)
Sandy Hays .... camera operator: "a" camera (as Sandy Hayes)
Gary Hildebrand .... electrician
Jasper Johnson .... grip
Zsolt Kadar .... first assistant camera: Los Angeles
John Keating .... grip
Stan Keitt .... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Mary Latvis .... second assistant camera
Frederick Lawrence .... grip: Los Angeles
Dennis A. Livesey .... camera operator: "b" camera (as Dennis Livesey)
Courtney Moser .... second assistant camera: Los Angeles
Iain O'Higgins .... electrician: Los Angeles
Sean Peacock .... electrician: Los Angeles
John R. Priebe .... gaffer: Los Angeles (as John Priebe)
Finn Riley .... video playback: Los Angeles
Joe Romeo .... best boy electric: Los Angeles
Jerry Sandager .... grip: Los Angeles
Charles Sherron .... key grip
Richie Sherron .... grip
Melissa Soltis .... film loader
Larry Sweet .... dolly grip: Los Angeles
Niknaz Tavakolian .... film loader
Mark van Rossen .... electrician (as Mark Van Rossen)
John Velez .... gaffer
Paul Volo .... best boy grip
Chris Drechsler .... lamp operator (uncredited)
Andy C. Huber .... gaffer: additional photography (uncredited)
David Irwin .... gaffer: additional photography (uncredited)
Chan Jeon .... additional grip (uncredited)
Christopher Kiso .... best boy electric: additional photography (uncredited)
Kia Kiso .... second assistant camera (uncredited)
Michael Kleiman .... additional first assistant camera: Los Angeles (uncredited)
Darrin Smith .... lamp operator (uncredited)
Perry Unjang .... additional grip (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Cody P. Beke .... casting assistant
Jessica Daniels .... casting associate
Karen E. Etcoff .... extras casting: KEE Casting
Bill Tripician .... extras casting associate
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Christina Afferholder .... wardrobe assistant: Los Angeles (as Christina Affholder)
Catherine George .... assistant costume designer
Rebecca Gregg .... assistant costume designer (as Rebecca Bentjen)
Kathy Karbowski .... wardrobe assistant
Roopa Kosuri .... wardrobe assistant
Catherine Osborne .... wardrobe assistant
Kate Quinlan .... wardrobe supervisor
Christine Schultz .... costume tailor/cutter (uncredited)
 
Editorial Department
Rachel Goodlett Katz .... first assistant editor (as Rachel Goodlett)
Michael Hatzer .... color timer
Mo Henry .... negative cutter
Mark Nakamine .... colorist (digital color correction)
David O. Rogers .... assistant editor: New York (as David Rogers)
Kaylie Schiff .... editorial intern
Yuko Yokoyama .... editorial intern
Michael R. Taylor .... post-production assistant (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Buck Damon .... music supervisor
David Nadal .... guitar coach: Mr. Sarsgaard
Amanda Scheer-Demme .... music supervisor (as Amanda Scheer Demme)
Zach Braff .... executive soundtrack producer (uncredited)
 
Transportation Department
William Baker .... driver (as Bill C. Baker)
Jon Bell .... driver: Los Angeles
Ralph Devivo .... driver (as Ralph DeVivo)
Mario Estarella .... driver: Los Angeles (as Mario Estrello)
George Grenier .... driver
Micky Hohl .... set production assistant driver
Eugene O'Neill .... transportation captain (as Gene O'Neil)
Peter Reith .... transportation co-captain
 
Other crew
Tara Andrus .... assistant production coordinator
Sunny Antrim .... key set production assistant
Charmaine Boos .... welfare worker: Los Angeles
Jason Boshart .... additional set production assistant
Jack Ciano .... craft service: Los Angeles
Jack Ciano .... set medic: Los Angeles
Alison S. Cohen .... production legal: Epstein, Levinsohn, Bodine, Hurwitz & Weinstein (as Alison Cohen)
Richard Craig .... production assistant: Los Angeles (as Ted Craig)
Sarah Curran .... production assistant: Los Angeles
Betsy Davis .... set production assistant
David De Filippis .... production assistant: Los Angeles
Erin Dicker .... assistant: Ms. Sher
Amanda Dragon .... assistant: Mr. DeVito
Leo Driver .... parking coordinator
Steve Faughnan .... location assistant
John B. Finn .... post-production accountant (as John Finn)
Charlotte Fleck .... dialect coach: Mr. Holm
Ken Franchi .... assistant: Ms. Abdy
Amanda Goodman .... office production assistant
Andrew D. Goodman .... office production assistant
Steve Gould .... production coordinator: Los Angeles
Gabe Greenberg .... location scout
Terry Gusto .... location consultant: Los Angeles
Laura Hahn .... additional set production assistant
Traci Hainsworth .... production resources
Philip Andrew Hall .... assistant: Mr. Halsted
Joseph Helmreich .... set intern
Sean Hogan .... production accountant
Andrew Hurwitz .... production legal: Epstein, Levinsohn, Bodine, Hurwitz & Weinstein
Joe Kelly .... location scout
Jonathan Knopf .... director: News 12 New Jersey News Footage
Kim Krafsky .... animal trainer
Ronnie Kupferwasser .... location manager
Megan Levine .... set intern
Mat Lynch .... set production assistant
M.J. Magbanua .... production coordinator
Patrick Mahoney .... craft service
Seth Marshall .... assistant: Mr. Gilbert
Darren Maynard .... set production assistant
Steve McAuliff .... animal trainer
Kimberly Metsch .... additional set production assistant (as Kim Metsch)
Lia Mijangos .... assistant: Mr. Halsted
Frank Murray .... assistant production accountant
Genevieve Norante .... skating liaison: Essex Skating Club
Peter Pastorelli .... assistant location manager
David Posamentier .... assistant: Mr. Braff
Christina Schaich .... office production assistant
Elliot Schimel .... set intern
Tracy Scott .... script supervisor: Los Angeles
Joe Sevey .... location scout
Mike Sikucinski .... set production assistant
Joia Speciale .... documentarian
Alison Strother .... assistant: Mr. Klubeck
Michael Sullivan .... production assistant: Los Angeles
Michael Taylor .... script supervisor
Robert Velo .... assistant: Mr. Shamberg
Jared Weisfelner .... production assistant: Los Angeles
Aurelia Winborn .... documentarian (as Auriela Wilborn)
Greg Conroy .... location scout (uncredited)
Aaron Hurvitz .... location assistant (uncredited)
Kevin H. Law .... production coordinator: additional photography (uncredited)
Jonathan Mariande .... office intern (uncredited)
Catherine Petra Villalobos .... production assistant (uncredited)
Derek Yip .... additional post-production accountant (uncredited)
 
Thanks
George Abdy Sr. .... special thanks
Camille Abdy .... special thanks
Jon Bell .... special thanks (as Jonathon Bell)
Elaine Braff .... special thanks
Hal Braff .... special thanks
Anne Brodzinsky .... special thanks
David Brodzinsky .... special thanks
Cary Brothers .... special thanks (as Carey Brothers)
Joseph Carrillo .... special thanks
David Downs .... special thanks
Scott Fleischer .... special thanks
Steve Garfinkel .... special thanks (as Steve Garfinkle)
Roy Gilbert .... special thanks
Steven Gorelick .... special thanks: The New Jersey Film Commission (as Steve Gorelick)
Andrew Graham .... special thanks: The New Jersey Film Commission
Dave Grove .... special thanks
Alex Halpern .... special thanks
Janice Holden .... special thanks: JFK International Airport
Ann Hubbell .... special thanks
Greg Jones .... special thanks
Brad Katz .... special thanks
Melinda Webber Kerstein .... special thanks
Martin Korngut .... special thanks: Palace Hotel
Bill Lawrence .... special thanks
Doug Mandart .... special thanks: JFK International Airport
Andrew Marcus .... special thanks
Barbara Margulis .... special thanks: JFK International Airport
Tom O'Donnell Jr. .... special thanks
Jim O'Hagen .... special thanks
Nick Oliveri .... special thanks
Joshua Radin .... special thanks (as Josh Radin)
Phil Radin .... special thanks
Rachel Robinson .... special thanks
Martha Savelio .... special thanks
David W. Schoner Jr. .... special thanks: The New Jersey Film Commission (as David Schoner)
Bonnie Somerville .... special thanks
Michael Spiller .... special thanks
Anthony Trapasso .... special thanks
 
Crew believed to be complete


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MPAA:
Rated R for language, drug use and a scene of sexuality
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Runtime:
102 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
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Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital
Certification:
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 | Canada:14A | Iceland:12 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | USA:R (certificate #40797) | New Zealand:R16 | Malaysia:U (DVD) | USA:TV-MA (TV rating) | South Korea:18 | Spain:16 (2011) | Sweden:Btl
Filming Locations:
114 North 6th Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USASee more »
Company:
Camelot PicturesSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
Method Man was nervous about saying "titties" in front of Natalie Portman.See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: When the girl is on Andrew's lap at the party, his friend Mark has a cigarette in his hand in the background, but it disappears in the next shot.See more »
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!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Benchwarmers (2006)See more »
Soundtrack:
Orange SkySee more »

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96 out of 125 people found the following review useful.
Wonderful Effort From First Time Writer/Director Zack Braff, 24 February 2004
Author: Josh Roessler from Studio City, CA

I really loved this movie. I mean, really. So it surprised me to come here and find it rated so low.

By no means is this a perfect movie. It can be slow or awkward from time to time and there are one or two moments that just don't work. But. By and large I was really impressed.

It's a great little story with just the right balance of comedy and drama, full of quirky characters and interesting performances. Ian Holm demands attention, as always, and Natalie Portman's Sam, while offputting at first, definitely grew on me as she grew into a real character.

But the real story here is Zack Braff. It should surprise no one who has ever watched Scrubs that his performance keeps the movie together; or that he is able to create a jokey, distant, somewhat sarcastic character who also elicits real empathy from the audience and manages to emanate deep wounds. What amazes me is the work he has done here as a first time writer/director.

First off, there is an actual narrative here with meaning and relevance. Too often, the big Hollywood movies will have a plot that resolves itself, but means nothing; on the flip side, independent movies almost seem to disdain plot for mood and thematic concerns. Braff is able to weave both together--a difficult task for a young writer. The dialogue is witty, plot situations intelligent and creative, and overall the writing is just--good.

As for his directing, there are a few odd choices. I'm still not sure I like one scene the main characters are screaming into a deep ravine and the camera sweeps away into said ravine. It just tossed me out of the movie a bit. I'm also not completely sure what to make of the movie's ending, which I won't go into further except to say that I felt it almost changed the focus of the movie up to that point and made it about something else. However, there are moments of absolutely beauty as well, here. The entire scene where Sam and Andrew talk in his friend's pool has some great shots, and Braff's comedic flair and timing are evident in his directing style, which still manages to pull back for the more dramatic and poignant moments.

I urge you to see this movie. It's not a "big" movie. It was never meant to be. But I have little doubt that, once it finds an audience, it will be remembered for years to come. Sort of a modern day Graduate with a more hopeful outlook on life.

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