Jersey Girl
Directed by	Kevin Smith
Produced by	Scott Mosier Kevin Smith Bob Weinstein Harvey Weinstein
Written by	Kevin Smith
Starring	Ben Affleck Liv Tyler Raquel Castro George Carlin Jennifer Lopez
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Distributed by	Miramax Films
Released	March 26, 2004
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Running time	102 min.
Language	English
Budget	$35,000,000
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Jersey Girl is a 2004 film written and directed by Kevin Smith, and starring Ben Affleck. With its $35 million dollar production budget, the film was Smith's biggest-budget project to date. However, it was a panned by critics and was a box-office bomb, nominated for three Razzie Awards. Jersey Girl is the only one of Smith's films to be set outside his "View Askewniverse" of interlocking characters and stories. The failure of the film could be blamed on the relationship between Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez falling apart during the filming of this film, as it was already on rocky ground after the failure of Gigli the year prior. Image File history File links Jersey_Girl. ... Kevin Smith as Silent Bob Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2, 1970) is an American screenwriter, film director, and the creator of View Askew Productions. ... Scott Mosier Scott Mosier (born 5 March 1971) has been a producer, editor, and cameo actor in the New Jersey films. ... Kevin Smith as Silent Bob Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2, 1970) is an American screenwriter, film director, and the creator of View Askew Productions. ... Bob Weinstein, along with brother Harvey Weinstein, was head of Miramax Studios. ... Harvey Weinstein at Cannes, 2002 Harvey Weinstein CBE (Hon) (born March 19, 1952) is an American film producer. ... Kevin Smith at a comics convention in 2005 Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2, 1970) is an American screenwriter, film director, comic book writer, and creator of View Askew. ... Ben Affleck Benjamin Geza Affleck (born August 15, 1972) in Berkeley, California, is an American actor and Oscar-winning screenwriter. ... Liv Tyler in Wellington (New Zealand) Liv Tyler (born Liv Rundgren on July 1, 1977 in Portland, Maine, USA is an American actress most famous for her role in the 1998 blockbuster movie Armageddon and the Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001-2003). ... Raquel Castro is an young American actress born on November 17, 1994 born in California, she has two older sisters, an older brother and a younger brother. ... George Carlin in the film Jersey Girl George Dennis Carlin (born May 12, 1937 in New York City) is a Grammy winning Irish American stand-up comedian, actor, and author, noted especially for his irreverent attitude and his observations on language, psychology and religion along with many other taboo subjects. ... Jennifer Lynn López (born July 24, 1969) is a well-known American actress, Latin Pop singer, fashion designer, and dancer. ... Miramax Films is a Big Ten film motion picture distribution and production company. ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (86th in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2004. ... Kevin Smith at a comics convention in 2005 Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2, 1970) is an American screenwriter, film director, comic book writer, and creator of View Askew. ... Ben Affleck Benjamin Geza Affleck (born August 15, 1972) in Berkeley, California, is an American actor and Oscar-winning screenwriter. ... A box-office bomb usually refers to a movie that had a horrible time with ticket sales, and fewer than expected tickets to the movie were sold. ... The Golden Raspberries or Razzies were created by John Wilson in 1980, intended to complement the Academy Awards by dishonoring the worst acting, screenwriting, songwriting, directing, and films that the film industry had to offer. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Ben Affleck Benjamin Geza Affleck (born August 15, 1972) in Berkeley, California, is an American actor and Oscar-winning screenwriter. ... Jennifer Lynn López (born July 24, 1969) is a well-known American actress, Latin Pop singer, fashion designer, and dancer. ... DVD cover of Gigli Gigli (pronounced zhee-lee) is a film released in 2003 which was written and directed by Martin Brest, starring Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez. ...

Plot outline

Ollie Trinke (Ben Affleck) is a powerful media publicist in New York City who loses his wife (Jennifer Lopez) in childbirth. To avoid his grief, Trinke buries himself in his work and ignores his new daughter, Gertie, leaving her in the care of his father (George Carlin). His father finally forces Trinke to live up to his responsibility as a parent. Under the stress of job and fatherhood, Trinke lashes out in front of a room full of reporters. The public outburst costs Trinke his job and he is forced to move in with his father in New Jersey. Trinke is humbled by the experience and finally looks upon his daughter with approval and conviction. Ben Affleck Benjamin Geza Affleck (born August 15, 1972) in Berkeley, California, is an American actor and Oscar-winning screenwriter. ... Public relations is, simply stated, the art and science of building relationships between an organization and its key audiences. ... Nickname: The Big Apple Motto: Official website: City of New York Location [[Image:|250px|250px|Location of City of New York, New York]] Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R... Jennifer Lynn López (born July 24, 1969) is a well-known American actress, Latin Pop singer, fashion designer, and dancer. ... George Carlin in the film Jersey Girl George Dennis Carlin (born May 12, 1937 in New York City) is a Grammy winning Irish American stand-up comedian, actor, and author, noted especially for his irreverent attitude and his observations on language, psychology and religion along with many other taboo subjects. ... Official language(s) None defined, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 47th 22,608 km² 110 km 240 km 14. ...

Now blacklisted by all the New York public relations fims, Trinke has tried unsuccessfully for years to get work as a publicist. He finally takes work as a civil servant in the borough where he now lives to get by. Gertie (Raquel Castro), now in elementary school, often coaxes her father to rent movies to watch. At the video store, they meet Maya (Liv Tyler), one of the store's clerks. Maya soon becomes a good friend and part of their lives. A blacklist is a list or register of people who, for one reason or another, are being denied a particular privilege, service, or mobility. ... A borough is a local government administrative subdivision used in the Canadian province of Quebec, in some states of the United States, and formerly in New Zealand. ... Raquel Castro is an young American actress born on November 17, 1994 born in California, she has two older sisters, an older brother and a younger brother. ... Liv Tyler in Wellington (New Zealand) Liv Tyler (born Liv Rundgren on July 1, 1977 in Portland, Maine, USA is an American actress most famous for her role in the 1998 blockbuster movie Armageddon and the Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001-2003). ...

As part of his job in the borough, Trinke finds he has to speak to a group of outraged citizens to win over their approval for a major public works project he proposes that will temporarily close a street in the neighborhood. He is successful and realizes how much he misses the public relations work. He contacts Arthur (Jason Biggs), his onetime co-worker, who sets up a promising interview. Jason Biggs at Germanys premiere of American Wedding Jason Biggs (born May 12, 1978) is an Italian-American actor who is a native of Hasbrouck Heights New Jersey. ...

The real prospect of moving to New York creates tension between Trinke and his daughter, his father and Maya, but Trinke is absolutely resolved to regain his old status. However, while waiting to be interviewed, Trinke has a chance encounter with Will Smith (playing himself), who Trinke had trashed at his public outbust years before. Smith has no idea who Trinke is but their conversation about work and children makes Trinke decide to sacrifice the former for the latter. Trinke is able to make to his daughter's "Sweeney Todd" musical performance at the last second (she was assigned to do a musical number, which, as it turned out, was the only one not to be "Memory" from Cats). Will Smith in the 2005 romantic comedy Hitch. ... Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. ... CATS The Musical is a musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber (ALW) in 1981 based on Old Possums Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot, adapted by Richard Stilgoe. ...

Response to the film

Critics were generally unimpressed with the film, finding it flat and cliched. The film was not a commercial success at the box office either, making only $25.2 million domestic and $10.6 million overseas against a $35 million dollar budget (easily Kevin Smith's largest) and a $15 million dollar marketing campaign. The film has since turned a profit on video.

The film was nominated for three Razzie Awards. Worst Actor for Ben Affleck, Worst Supporting Actress for Jennifer Lopez aka: j-lo and jucy, and according to the press release, "Ben Affleck & EITHER Jennifer Lopez OR Liv Tyler" for Worst On-Screen Couple. The Golden Raspberries or Razzies were created by John Wilson in 1980, intended to complement the Academy Awards by dishonoring the worst acting, screenwriting, songwriting, directing, and films that the film industry had to offer. ...

Smith has blamed at least part of the film's reception on public perceptions of the Lopez-Affleck relationship and their widely-panned previous release, Gigli. DVD cover of Gigli Gigli (pronounced zhee-lee) is a film released in 2003 which was written and directed by Martin Brest, starring Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez. ...

In response to negative reviews following the movie's release, director Kevin Smith was quoted saying his movie was "Not for critics." [1]

In the Q&A session on the Mallrats 10th Anniversary Extended Edition DVD Kevin admits that while he feels Mallrats may be his most flawed movie (citing his lack of shooting coverage on the film) but he stated he holds Jersey Girl "in the least regard of all the films we've done." Mallrats is a 1995 film written and directed by Kevin Smith. ... Coverage has a number of meanings: It can be the state of being covered, by insurance, cell phone connectivity(more accurately and generic - radio frequency(RF)) or other service that is selectively available, depending on a factor such as location. ...

An extended cut of the film was aired at the Vulgarthon 2005 festival in which Ben & Jen spend nearly 40 minutes together prior to Jen's departure from the film.

Raquel Castro won a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actress Age Ten or Younger for her performance and the film was nominated for Best Family Feature Film - Comedy or Musical. The Young Artist Award is an award which is presented yearly by the Young Artist Foundation. ...

Cast

• Ben Affleck (Ollie Trinke)
• Jennifer Lopez (Gertrude Steiney)
• Liv Tyler (Maya)
• Raquel Castro (Gertie Trinke)
• George Carlin (Bart Trinke)
• Stephen Root (Greenie)
• Jason Biggs (Arthur Brickman)
• Will Smith (Himself)
• Jason Lee (PR Exec. 1)
• Matt Damon (PR Exec. 2)

Ben Affleck Benjamin Geza Affleck (born August 15, 1972) in Berkeley, California, is an American actor and Oscar-winning screenwriter. ... Jennifer Lynn López (born July 24, 1969) is a well-known American actress, Latin Pop singer, fashion designer, and dancer. ... Liv Tyler in Wellington (New Zealand) Liv Tyler (born Liv Rundgren on July 1, 1977 in Portland, Maine, USA is an American actress most famous for her role in the 1998 blockbuster movie Armageddon and the Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001-2003). ... Raquel Castro is an young American actress born on November 17, 1994 born in California, she has two older sisters, an older brother and a younger brother. ... George Carlin in the film Jersey Girl George Dennis Carlin (born May 12, 1937 in New York City) is a Grammy winning Irish American stand-up comedian, actor, and author, noted especially for his irreverent attitude and his observations on language, psychology and religion along with many other taboo subjects. ... Stephen Root. ... Jason Biggs at Germanys premiere of American Wedding Jason Biggs (born May 12, 1978) is an Italian-American actor who is a native of Hasbrouck Heights New Jersey. ... Will Smith in the 2005 romantic comedy Hitch. ... Jason Lee (born April 25, 1970, in Huntington Beach, California) is an American actor and former professional skateboarder. ... Matt Damon at the Incirlik hospital, Incirlik Air Base, December 7, 2001 Matthew Paige Damon (born October 8, 1970) is an Academy Award winning American film actor and screenwriter. ...

Taglines

• He wanted it all...but he got more than he bargained for.
• Forget about who you thought you were, and just accept who you are.

Trivia

• Originally, Bruce Willis was to be the star Ollie badmouthed (when it was set in the late-eighties), but a deal with Willis couldn't be secured.

• A Dogma video is visible in Maya's video store.

• In the bar scene at the end Maya walks out of the men's restroom. This is a reference to the darts scene in Chasing Amy when women and men can be seen going into the wrong restrooms in the background.

• Smith, who is often criticized for the look of his films, was initially excited to have Academy Award winning Vilmos Zsigmond as the film's director of photography. Yet in retrospect he's referred to him as "a ornery old cuss who made the crew miserable" and that he'd rather stay in his "comfort zone" with those who he chooses to work with.

• Paulsboro, New Jersey, which served as one of the shooting locations of the film, thanked Smith for his contribution to the town by renaming a street near its high school "Kevin Smith Way."

• Smith's first PG-13 rated film. However, it was originally given an R-rating due to the dialogue with Ollie and Maya in the diner, yet upon appeal, the rating was changed to PG-13.

• Smith, fearing a public backlash due to the bad box office reception of Gigli, reportedly cut Jennifer Lopez's part into a cameo to try to make the film more suitable for a wider audience, but it backfired.

Bruce Willis Walter Bruce Willis (born March 19, 1955 in Idar-Oberstein, West Germany) is an American actor and musician. ... Dogma is a 1999 comedy film, written and directed by Kevin Smith, who stars in the film along with Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Linda Fiorentino, Alan Rickman, Salma Hayek, Chris Rock, Jason Lee, Jason Mewes, George Carlin, Janeane Garofalo, and Alanis Morissette. ... Chasing Amy is a 1997 romantic comedy about two comic book artists: Holden McNeil (Ben Affleck), a heterosexual male, and Alyssa Jones (Joey Lauren Adams), a lesbian. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... Vilmos Zsigmond (born on June 16, 1930, in Szeged, Hungary) is a cinematographer of motion pictures. ... A cinematographer (from cinema photographer) is one photographing with a motion picture camera. ... Paulsboro highlighted in Gloucester County. ... The MPAA film rating system is a system used in the United States and instituted by the Motion Picture Association of America to rate a movie based on its content. ... R is the eighteenth letter of the Latin alphabet. ...

External links

• Jersey Girl at The Internet Movie Database
• Box Office Mojo statistics on Jersey Girl
• Jersey Girl at Rotten Tomatoes