Released Dec 28/04. Andrew "Large" Largeman (Zach Braff
of TV's Scrubs) is returning home to New Jersey for the
first time in nine years to attend his mother's funeral.
A struggling actor in Los Angeles, he's been living
under clouds of medication prescribed by his
psychiatrist father (Ian Holm).
After drifting through the funeral with the same
emotional numbness he's felt for years, he reconnects
with old friends Mark (Peter Sarsgaard), a gravedigger,
and Albert (Denis O'Hare), a millionaire who invented
noiseless Velcro. In a doctor's office, he meets
ebullient Sam (Natalie Portman), an epileptic whose lust
for life inspires Andrew to feel things that his
medication long denied him. Over four days, he develops
feelings for Sam he didn't know he was capable of, and
faces up to the resentment his father holds toward him
about an accident that happened long ago.
Writer, director, and star Zach Braff makes his debut
feature with this off-kilter, unusually smart,
self-assured coming-of-age film. GARDEN STATE has a
knack for sharp-edged humor, character quirks, and
finding lovely imagery within the mundanity of the
suburbs. These things combined are abundant evidence to
indicate that Braff's filmmaking future is filled with
limitless promise!!
Features/Specifications
Attractive Retail Box
Genre:
Dramas, Coming Of Age, Drama, Drugs, Family
Interaction
Rating: 14A (Canadian Home Video Rating)
Rating Reason: For Language,
Drug Use and a Scene of Sexuality.
Starring: Geoffrey Arend, Zach Braff,
Ian Holm Cuthbert, Ann Dowd, Jackie Hoffman, Ian Holm,
Ron Leibman, Method Man, Denis O'Hare, Natalie
Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Jean Smart
Directed
By: Zach Braff
Release Information:
Studio: Twentieth Century Fox Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: August 20, 2004
DVD Release Date: December 28, 2004
Run Time: 102 minutes
Production Company: Fox
Package Type: Keep Case
Dual-Layer Format
DVD Features:
Encoding:
Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only).
This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other
countries.
Aspect Ratio(s):
Widescreen anamorphic - 2.35:1
Available Audio Tracks:
English (Dolby Digital 5.1
Surround)
Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
Languages:
English and Spanish
Available Subtitles: English, French and Spanish
Closed Captioned:
Yes
Bonus Features:
Audio Commentaries by Writer/Director/Actor Zach Braff,
Actor Natalie Portman and Filmmakers