A struggling actor, father and husband finds himself at a major crossroads, which forces him to examine his life, his family and his career.A struggling actor, father and husband finds himself at a major crossroads, which forces him to examine his life, his family and his career.A struggling actor, father and husband finds himself at a major crossroads, which forces him to examine his life, his family and his career.
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- 6 nominations total
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- TriviaInspired by the success of Veronica Mars (2014)'s ability to raise funds by using the website Kickstarter, Zach Braff gave people the opportunity to invest in this movie using the website as well. He was looking to raise $2 million. Depending on the donation, people could get a video diary of the making of the movie, tickets to screenings, and for the highest level of $10,000, a credited part in the movie. The drive started on April 24, 2013 and lasted a month. Over $3 million was raised and 46,520 people contributed.
- GoofsWhen the rabbi gives Aidan funeral information, the pamphlet includes information on cremation and open caskets. An Orthodox Jewish burial would never offer these services.
- Quotes
Sarah Bloom: You know, I don't think I ever told you this but, when I lost my sister you were the most helpful person to me.
Gabe: Really? I mean, I'm glad if I was. i don't even remember what I said.
Sarah Bloom: You said, "Nothing in life will call upon us to be more courageous than facing the fact that it ends. But on the other side of heartbreak is wisdom."
Gabe: I said that?
Sarah Bloom: Yeah.
Gabe: That was good advice.
- SoundtracksBroke Window
Written and performed by Gary Jules
First off, the story. The story as a whole deals with living life and dealing with death which was pulled off fairly well. However, there were several things in the script that I feel like took away from the film and the story Braff was telling. One of the those things were the laughs or lack thereof.
The script thinks its wittier and funnier than it actually is with most jokes missing that hitting. The movie also thinks it's deeper than it actually is. Maybe that's just Braff's style, but to me it seemed like it was more style over substance.
I did really enjoy the soundtrack for the film and Braff gave a good performance as a 30-something-year-old treading the water in his life.
I will definitely give Braff's future movies another shot and will see Garden State soon, but Wish I was Here was just not as good as I hoped it would be.
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- Also known as
- Ước Gì Anh Ở Đây
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- Budget
- $6,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $3,591,299
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $484,401
- Jul 20, 2014
- Gross worldwide
- $5,670,776
- Runtime1 hour 46 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1