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Garden State (2004) More at IMDbPro »

References

"Star Trek" (1966)
 -  Tim the knight speaks Klingon, and then refers to Kirk
The Graduate (1967)
 -  overhead shot at the very end of the movie of Zach's friend floating in the pool on an air mattress, just like the shots of Benjamin in The Graduate
Serpico (1973)
 -  One of the guys at the party, when referencing De Niro says "Serpico and shit"
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
 -  One character imitates Pacino's famous "Attica!" line
The Deer Hunter (1978)
 -  The movie is referenced when Large is pulled over by Kenny
"The Cosby Show" (1984)
 -  Jesse refers to Aldous Huxley, author of "Brave New World", as "Aldous Huxtable"
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
 -  The scene with the children walking hand by hand across the street is a reference to the museum scene in which ferris and friends see the same thing
"Life Goes On" (1989)
 -  Sam tells Andrew when he visits the doctor, that he was "better than that Corky kid" in reference to Andrew's acting work as a retarded football quarterback. Corky is a character with down syndrome on the TV show "Life Goes On"
"Xena: Warrior Princess" (1995)
 -  Sam mentions having a cousin who appeared on "Xena" a few times
"Everybody Loves Raymond" (1996)
 -  Mentioned by Andrew's boss in the restaurant scene

Referenced in

The Making of 'Garden State' (2004) (V)
 -  mentioned too many times to count
"Saturday Night Live: Peter Sarsgaard/The Strokes (#31.11)" (2006)
 -  Referenced during the pirate convention and Peter Sarsgaard's SARS Guards
"What I Like About You: Garden State (#4.15)" (2006)
 -  title reference
The Benchwarmers (2006)
 -  on shelf in video store
"Friday Night with Jonathan Ross: (#11.5)" (2006)
 -  Talked about in Zach Braff interview.
"Veronica Mars: Show Me the Monkey (#3.10)" (2007)
 -  "Garden State was never a book"
"Saturday Night Live: Zach Braff/Maroon 5 (#32.20)" (2007)
 -  Mentioned during monologue and Prom Committee
"100 höjdare: Världens skönaste land - Del 6 (#6.6)" (2008)
 -  Mentioned by name
Under the Influence (2008)
 -  Film is discussed

Featured in

"Anatomy of a Scene: Garden State" (2004)
 -  clip
The 20th IFP Independent Spirit Awards (2005) (TV)
 -  clip shown
"Best! Movies! Ever!: Airports (#1.7)" (2007)
 -  clips are shown to illustrate the best airport scenes in movies

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