Wish I Was Here (2014)

A struggling actor, father and husband finds himself at a major crossroads, which forces him to examine his life, his family and his career.

Director:

Zach Braff

Writers:

Adam J. Braff, Zach Braff

Stars:

Zach Braff, Joey King, Pierce Gagnon

6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Zach Braff	...	Aidan Bloom
Pierce Gagnon	...	Tucker Bloom
Kate Hudson	...	Sarah Bloom
Joey King	...	Grace Bloom
Alexander Chaplin	...	Rabbi Rosenberg
Leslie David Baker	...	Audition Actor #1
James Avery	...	Audition Actor #2
Ato Essandoh	...	Audition Actor #3
Jim Parsons	...	Paul
Mark Thudium	...	Terry
Mandy Patinkin	...	Gabe
Josh Gad	...	Noah Bloom
Allan Rich	...	Rabbi Twersky
Ashley Greene	...	Janine
Michael Weston	...	Jerry

Storyline

'Wish I Was Here' is the story of Aidan Bloom, a struggling actor, father and husband, who at 35 is still trying to find his identity; a purpose for his life. He winds up trying to home school his two children when his father can no longer afford to pay for private education and the only available public school is on its last legs. Through teaching them about life his way, Aidan gradually discovers some of the parts of himself he couldn't find.

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Plot Keywords:

dream sequence | crowdfunded | struggling actor | actor | money problems | 

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Taglines:

Life is an occasion. Rise to it.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some sexual content

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 July 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bárcsak itt lennék

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$6,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$484,401, 20 July 2014, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$3,588,432, 7 September 2014

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$5,483,299, 12 October 2014

Company Credits

Production Co:

Worldview Entertainment, Double Feature Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The poem recited at the fireplace in the desert is "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" - "The yellow fog that rubs its back upon the window-panes, The yellow smoke that rubs its muzzle on the window-panes"

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Goofs

When Janine is talking to Gabe in the hospital, her arms change change positions multiple times between shots.

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Quotes

Aidan Bloom: Oh! There's so much bad news all at once. What do we do?
Gabe: What do you mean, "What do we do?" We move forward. It's the only direction God gave us.

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Connections

References Star Trek (1966)

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Soundtracks

So Now What
Written by James Mercer
Performed by The Shins
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

Really amateurish movie

I'm one of the naive supporters of this Kickstarter project. I don't know why I felt there was hope that this movie could be any good. Zach wasn't kidding that this was a personal movie. I wish I could make a movie about me struggling with everyday problems, me enjoying myself with the kids, with total disregard for the paying audience. Could be that it's really about your life Zach, we sympathize with that. But other than trying to be original by not caring about creating a good story, the movie was completely 'meh' - I just watched the kickstarter promo video again and that was way more interesting. I feel cheated - it was a movie for you more than a movie for the rest of us. Hope you enjoyed it!