Garden State

Comedy, Romance

Natalie Portman	Sam
Alex Burns	Dave
Zach Braff	Andrew Largeman
Ian Holm	Gideon Largeman
Peter Sarsgaard	Mark
Jackie Hoffman	Aunt Sylvia Largeman
Michael Weston	Kenny
Armando Riesco	Jesse
Amy Ferguson	Dana
Trisha LaFache	Kelly
Kenneth Graymez	Busboy
George C. Wolfe	Restaurant Manager
Austin Lysy	Waiter
Gary Gilbert	Young Hollywood Guy
Christopher Carley
Jill Flint
Method Man

Director	Zach Braff
Producer	Danny DeVito; Bill Brown; Pamela Abdy; Dan Halsted
Writer	Zach Braff
Cinematography	Lawrence Sher
Musician	Chad Fisher; Alexi Murdoch

“Garden State” follows the story of actor Andrew Largeman (Zach Braff), who has been taking antidepressants much of his life and has been unable to find work as an actor since a stint playing an individual with a disability. He receives a phone call from his father stating that his mother, a paraplegic, has passed, and Largeman travels to New Jersey from Hollywood for his mother’s funeral. While there, he catches up with his friends and attends a party, trying to reconnect with a life he has felt detached from due to distance and antidepressants. During his time in New Jersey, his relationship with his father (Ian Holm) remains tense, although his father repeatedly attempts to make time to speak with Largeman. Largeman tells his father that he has been having sharp headaches, and his father sets up an appointment with a neurologist. While waiting for his neurologist appointment, Largeman meets Sam (Natalie Portman), an epileptic pathological liar. He spends time with both her and his friends over the next few days as he begins to feel like he is finally living life again.