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Wish I Was Here
2014 · Film · 106 min
Directed by Zach Braff
Aidan Bloom, a struggling actor, father and husband, is 35 years old and still trying to find a purpose for his life. He and his wife are barely getting by financially and Aidan passes his time by fantasizing about being the great futuristic Space-Knight he'd always dreamed he'd be as a little kid. When his ailing father can no longer afford to pay for private school for his two kids and the only available public school is on its last legs, Aidan reluctantly agrees to attempt to home-school them. Through teaching them about life his way, Aidan gradually discovers some of the parts of himself he couldn't find.
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Braff pitched "Wish I Was Here" as a spiritual successor to Garden State:
> I was about to sign a typical financing deal in order to get the money to make "Wish I Was Here," my follow up to “Garden State.” It would have involved making a lot of sacrifices I think would have ultimately hurt the film.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1869987317/wish-i-was-here-1
Spike Lee isn't pitching the latest project as a continuation of Malcolm X
Just because he has 2 mil in the bank doesn't mean he should risk it on a movie...many actors/filmmakers have gone bankrupt doing that. It's because has millions of dollars he can afford to work on projects (like Wish I Was Here) with little financial reward.