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Financial analysis of Garden State (2004) including budget, domestic and international box office gross, DVD and Blu-ray sales reports, total earnings and profitability.
- November 12th, 2004 (Wide) (Australia)
- December 28th, 2004 by Fox Home Entertainment
Garden State was filmed over 25 days in April and May 2003, with a budget of $2.5 million; much of it was provided by Gary Gilbert, a co-founder of Rocket Mortgage and first-time film producer.
- In this swimming pool scene (jump to one minute 20), the fog was not there for effect. The site was originally chosen because the Manhattan Skyline was clearly visible but it just happened to be incredibly foggy on the day of filming.
- Largeman works in a Vietnamese restaurant which is a reference to Zach Braff's own time working in a French-Vietnamese restaurant when he was a struggling actor.
- The house used as Jesse's mansion is Crocker Mansion, a real mansion in Mahwah, New Jersey, which has 75 rooms. Scenes from Escape to Witch Mountain were also shot there.
- Zach Braff originally titled the movie "Large's Ark" (see fact 16 for why) and tested the name on various messengers coming to his house during production.
- It Was The First Script Braff Ever wrote.
- It Was Originally Titled Large’s Ark.
- Braff Sent A CD with Each script.
- Natalie Portman Was Courted by Way of A Letter.
- Portman Was Still Studying at Harvard at The time.
- It Was Entirely Financed by One guy.
- Jesse Was Originally Going to Be A Dot Com Millionaire.
- The Crew Was Almost Too Good at Their Jobs.
- Braff Cut His Real-Life relatives from Movie.
- Method Man Was "Bashful" on His One Day of Shooting.
Braff spent years putting the story together in his head and on paper before actually sitting down and banging out the script over a four-month period.
Braff's character, Andrew Largeman, went by the nickname “Large.” According to Braff, there are intentional allusionsthroughout the movie to Noah’s Ark.
In trying to attract interest in the movie, Braff made a mix of the music he wanted in it. Some actors who passed on the film cushioned the blow by commenting on how much they liked the CD. Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel were shown a clip of the scene that Braff hoped they could use “The Only Living Boy in New York” for, and the duo gave their blessi...
Braff penned a letter to the actress. They then had lunch and Portman agreed to play Sam. Braff was surprised she said yes.
Garden State was shot during the spring semester of Portman's senior year. Braff and Peter Sarsgaard met upwith her at Harvard before filming to bond/party.
Gary Gilbert made his fortune with home mortgages and was looking to get into the film industry. He wrote Braff a check for $2.5 million.
Braff read one day about a 20-year-old billionaire who made his money from the internet. When the dot com bubble burst, he re-wrote Jesse to have invented silent Velcro instead.
A location scout looking for Andrew Largeman’s childhood New Jersey home knocked on the front door of a house that looked to be a good fit. It turned out to be Braff’s father’s place. (They didn’t end up shooting there.)
They were extrasin the Shiva scene, but their parts were left on the cutting room floor. He had to call them all and relay the bad news.
Using some coarse language around Portman made the actor/rapper more inhibited than expected. Braff theorized that it was because he was a big Star Warsfan. Portman found it amusing.
- Roger Cormier
Jul 28, 2024 · To commemorate Garden State ‘s 20th anniversary, The Hollywood Reporter revisited the making of the film via a series of interviews with its cast and crew — including stars Braff, Portman, Jim...
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