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Garden State

  • 20042004
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  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
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Natalie Portman, Zach Braff, and Peter Sarsgaard in Garden State (2004)
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A quietly troubled young man returns home for his mother's funeral after being estranged from his family for a decade.A quietly troubled young man returns home for his mother's funeral after being estranged from his family for a decade.A quietly troubled young man returns home for his mother's funeral after being estranged from his family for a decade.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
218K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,292
686
    • Zach Braff
    • Zach Braff
  • Stars
    • Zach Braff
    • Peter Sarsgaard
    • Natalie Portman
    • Zach Braff
    • Zach Braff
  • Stars
    • Zach Braff
    • Peter Sarsgaard
    • Natalie Portman
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 995User reviews
    • 198Critic reviews
    • 67Metascore
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    Natalie Portman in Garden State (2004)
    Natalie Portman and Zach Braff in Garden State (2004)
    Natalie Portman and Zach Braff in Garden State (2004)
    Peter Sarsgaard in Garden State (2004)
    Zach Braff in Garden State (2004)
    Zach Braff in Garden State (2004)
    Natalie Portman and Zach Braff in Garden State (2004)
    Zach Braff in Garden State (2004)
    Zach Braff in Garden State (2004)
    Natalie Portman, Zach Braff, and Peter Sarsgaard in Garden State (2004)
    Armando Riesco in "Garden State".
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    Zach Braff
    Zach Braff
    • Andrew Largeman
    Peter Sarsgaard
    Peter Sarsgaard
    • Mark
    Natalie Portman
    Natalie Portman
    • Sam
    Ian Holm
    Ian Holm
    • Gideon Largeman
    Kenneth Graymez
    • Busboy
    George C. Wolfe
    George C. Wolfe
    • Restaurant Manager
    Austin Lysy
    Austin Lysy
    • Waiter
    Gary Gilbert
    Gary Gilbert
    • Young Hollywood Guy
    Jill Flint
    Jill Flint
    • Obnoxious Girl
    Alex Burns
    • Dave
    Jackie Hoffman
    Jackie Hoffman
    • Aunt Sylvia Largeman
    Michael Weston
    Michael Weston
    • Kenny
    Christopher Carley
    Christopher Carley
    • Gleason Party Drunk
    • (as Chris Carley)
    Armando Riesco
    Armando Riesco
    • Jesse
    Amy Ferguson
    Amy Ferguson
    • Dana
    Trisha LaFache
    Trisha LaFache
    • Kelly
    Jim Parsons
    Jim Parsons
    • Tim
    Jean Smart
    Jean Smart
    • Carol
      • Zach Braff
      • Zach Braff
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Natalie Portman was the only member of the cast to wear a safety harness on the crane in the quarry. Because of her size, the crew was afraid she would slip and fall.
    • Goofs
      In the restaurant scene near the beginning, when the snotty customer asks for bread, Andrew Largeman replies they have none and explains this is because it is a Vietnamese restaurant. In fact, because of the French colonization of Vietnam in the mid 19th Century, French baguettes are a common staple in Vietnamese cuisine and any good Vietnamese restaurant would most likely have them in their kitchen.
    • Quotes

      Andrew Largeman: You know that point in your life when you realize the house you grew up in isn't really your home anymore? All of a sudden even though you have some place where you put your shit, that idea of home is gone.

      Sam: I still feel at home in my house.

      Andrew Largeman: You'll see one day when you move out it just sort of happens one day and it's gone. You feel like you can never get it back. It's like you feel homesick for a place that doesn't even exist. Maybe it's like this rite of passage, you know. You won't ever have this feeling again until you create a new idea of home for yourself, you know, for your kids, for the family you start, it's like a cycle or something. I don't know, but I miss the idea of it, you know. Maybe that's all family really is. A group of people that miss the same imaginary place.

      Sam: [cuddles up to Andrew] Maybe.

    • Crazy credits
      After the title of the film there are no opening credits because Zach Braff hates opening credit sequences and thought they would take away from his movie.
    • Alternate versions
      Although the film was shot in the Super 35 process, the VHS version entirely Pans and Scans throughout the entire film as if it were shot in Anamorphic Widescreen instead of properly framing it for Full Frame as most Super 35 films are.
    • Connections
      Featured in Anatomy of a Scene: Garden State (2004)
    • Soundtracks
      Orange Sky
      Written by Alexi Murdoch

      Performed by Alexi Murdoch

      Courtesy of Alexi Murdoch

    User reviews995

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    8/10
    We all have dreams, I know I do
    This was almost the perfect movie. The acting was great, the direction was great, the script was brilliant, and the location shoots were perfect. Probably the most amazing thing about this movie was the screen stealing show stopping performance of Natalie Portman. She showed this brilliance in "Leon" aka "The Professional", and once again amazed with her talent. It contains different humour to your usual American movie and was a needed hit in the movie circles of 2004.

    My only problem was a little part of the story that seemed out of place and not needed. This is not a spoiler, it is his friends wealth and invention. They just seemed unnecessary to me. This is a minor complaint and I eagerly anticipate Zach's next work. He could quite possibly end out being more famous behind the camera than in front of it.
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    • daveisit
    • Dec 29, 2004

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 20, 2004 (United States)
      • United States
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      • English
      • Klingon
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    • Filming locations
      • Wallington, New Jersey, USA
    • Production companies
      • Camelot Pictures
      • Jersey Films
      • Double Feature Films
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    • 1 hour 42 minutes
      • Color
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital

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