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Andrew returns to his hometown for his mother’s funeral, a journey that reconnects him with old friends. The trip coincides with his decision to stop taking his powerful antidepressants. A chance meeting with Sam—a girl also struggling with various maladies—opens up the possibility of rekindling emotional connections, confronting his psychologist father, and perhaps beginning a new life.
2004 · Directed by Zach Braff · 102 min · Comedy · Drama · Romance · Screenplay in the scene database · 14 frames
Plot
Struggling actor Andrew Largeman wakes up from a dream—in which he apathetically sits on a crashing plane—to a telephone message from his father, telling Andrew that he needs to return home because his mother has died.
Andrew leaves Los Angeles and returns home to New Jersey to attend the funeral. He recognizes the grave-diggers as old friends Mark and Dave, who invite him to a party that night. At home, Andrew's father gets him a doctor's appointment for headaches that he has been having.
Later that night, Andrew goes to the party where he meets up with Mark, Dave, and Jesse, an old friend who has just earned a fortune after creating silent Velcro. After smoking marijuana and taking ecstasy at the party, he still remains detached.
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Crew
- Written by: Zach Braff
- Cinematography: Lawrence Sher
- Edited by: Myron Kerstein
- Music: Chad Fischer, Alexi Murdoch
- Production design: Judy Becker
- Produced by: Pamela Abdy, Gary Gilbert, Dan Halsted, Richard Klubeck
Cast
- Zach Braff as Andrew Largeman
- Natalie Portman as Sam
- Ian Holm as Gideon Largeman
- Peter Sarsgaard as Mark
- Jean Smart as Carol
- Armando Riesco as Jesse
- Jackie Hoffman as Aunt Sylvia Largeman
- Method Man as Diego
- Alex Burns as Dave
- Ron Leibman as Dr. Cohen
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Camelot Pictures, Jersey Films, Double Feature Films, Large's Ark Productions
- Budget: $2,500,000
- Box office: $26,781,723
- Themes: depression, new jersey, unsociability, paraplegic, expensive restaurant, loss of loved one, pop culture, difficult childhood, ecstasy, strangeness
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