Gardener of Eden

Gardener of Eden is a 2007 American comedy-drama film directed by Kevin Connolly. It stars Lukas Haas, Erika Christensen and Giovanni Ribisi.

Gardener of Eden
Movie poster
Directed byKevin Connolly
Produced byAllen Bain[1]
Leonardo DiCaprio
Brad Simpson[1]
Written byAdam "Tex" Davis[1]
StarringLukas Haas
Erika Christensen
Giovanni Ribisi
Music byPaul Haslinger[1]
CinematographyLisa Rinzler[1]
Edited byPete Beaudreau[1]
Michael Berenbaum[1]
Production
company
Distributed byVirtual Studios
Release date
  • April 26, 2007 (2007-04-26) (Tribeca Film Festival)
Running time
88 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, and was Connolly's directorial debut. It was produced by his friend Leonardo DiCaprio.[2]

Plot

Adam Harris (Haas), a twenty-something college dropout, returns to his hometown, the fictional "Bickleton" in New Jersey, and moves back in with his parents. Lacking real direction in his life, Adam spends his time working at a local deli and hanging out with his equally unambitious friends. Adam soon finds himself unemployed and cut off by his friends.

Adam's life changes dramatically when he accidentally captures a serial rapist named Richard Pope (David Bortolucci) who has just attacked a local girl, Mona Hukley (Christensen). The new-found attention inspires him to become a vigilante.

Cast

Release

Gardener of Eden premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 26, 2007.[3] After the film was shown, Connolly gave a short-lived Q&A session.[2]

Reception

In a review for The Hollywood Reporter, Frank Scheck praised the film's "resolute strangeness and darkness" and Haas's "memorably quirky performance", but suggested that it "lacks the necessary dramatic urgency or black humor to connect with audiences".[1]

References
  1. Scheck, Frank (April 26, 2007). "The Gardener of Eden". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  2. "DiCaprio, The Gardener of Eden Premiere And The Real Entourage". HuffPost. April 27, 2007. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  3. Lodge, Guy (June 15, 2018). "The eight most criminally awful things about John Travolta's Gotti". The Guardian. Retrieved February 23, 2020.


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