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The film is the directorial debut of Zach Bluff.
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Director Zach Bluff has always regarded Natalie Portman as the first candidate for the heroine Saman, but he has always believed that the latter is impossible to take over.
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The script for the film is partly based on director Zach Bluff’s childhood in New Jersey, and partly based on his experience of hard work in Hollywood.
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The Columbia High School mentioned by Andrew to Saman in the film is the middle school where director Zach Bluff attended in New Jersey.
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Natalie Portman felt very embarrassed when filming the tap dance clip, so she asked director Zach Bluff to promise that if the final result was not good, she would cut the clip completely.
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When the crew was filming on location in New Jersey, it rained every day, and director Zach Bluff said that New Jersey had never had so many rainy days in May.
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The last clip of the film was shot in Terminal 4 of JFK International Airport. Since it is a terminal building that is in use, it walked by Zach Bluff and Natalie Portman. Is a real traveler.
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In the quarry scene, Natalie Portman is the only actor on the crew wearing a seat belt.
Garden State behind the scenes gags
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Extended Reading
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Andrew Largeman: They sent me away to boarding school. Sent me away makes it sound like they sent me to an asylum. There were no straps involved.
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Andrew Largeman: But Kenny, the last time I saw you, you were doing coke lines off a urinal.
Kenny: I know, I know, man... but it was time for me to grow up, you know? Plus, I wasn't making shit at that fish market. No one knew who I was, I couldn't get laid. Yeah, it's a much better situation for me now.