Gardener of Eden is a 2007

2007 in film

This is a list of major films released in 2007.-Top grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2007...

 American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 comedy-drama

Comedy-drama

Comedy-drama is a genre of theatre, film and television programs which combines humorous and serious content.-Theatre:Traditional western theatre, beginning with the ancient Greeks, was divided into comedy and tragedy...

 film directed by Kevin Connolly. It stars Lukas Haas

Lukas Haas

Lukas Daniel Haas is an American actor, known for roles both as a child and as an adult. His career has spanned more than 25 years during which time he has appeared in more than 36 feature films, as well as a number of television shows and theater productions.-Early life and career:Haas was born...

, Erika Christensen

Erika Christensen

Erika Jane Christensen is an American actress whose film appearances include Traffic , Swimfan , How to Rob a Bank , and The Perfect Score , among others. She also co-starred in the short-lived drama Six Degrees on ABC...

 and Giovanni Ribisi

Giovanni Ribisi

Giovanni Ribisi is an American actor. His film credits include Gone in 60 Seconds, Boiler Room, Saving Private Ryan, The Mod Squad, The Gift, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, Lost in Translation and more recently, Public Enemies and Avatar...

.

Plot

Adam Harris (Haas), a twenty-something college dropout, returns to his hometown, the fictional "Bickleton" in New Jersey

New Jersey

New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...

, 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.

The movie is clearly inspired by vigilante film Taxi Driver

Taxi Driver

Taxi Driver is a 1976 American drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Paul Schrader. The film is set in New York City, soon after the Vietnam War. The film stars Robert De Niro and features Jodie Foster, Harvey Keitel, and Cybill Shepherd. The film was nominated for four Academy...

 whose main character was called Travis Bickle (Adam's town is called "Bickleton").

Cast

• Lukas Haas
  Lukas Haas
  Lukas Daniel Haas is an American actor, known for roles both as a child and as an adult. His career has spanned more than 25 years during which time he has appeared in more than 36 feature films, as well as a number of television shows and theater productions.-Early life and career:Haas was born...
  
   as Adam Harris
• Erika Christensen
  Erika Christensen
  Erika Jane Christensen is an American actress whose film appearances include Traffic , Swimfan , How to Rob a Bank , and The Perfect Score , among others. She also co-starred in the short-lived drama Six Degrees on ABC...
  
   as Mona Huxley
• Giovanni Ribisi
  Giovanni Ribisi
  Giovanni Ribisi is an American actor. His film credits include Gone in 60 Seconds, Boiler Room, Saving Private Ryan, The Mod Squad, The Gift, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, Lost in Translation and more recently, Public Enemies and Avatar...
  
   as Vic
• Jon Abrahams
  Jon Abrahams
  Jon Avery Abrahams is an American film and television actor.-Life and career:Abrahams attended Saint Ann's School in Brooklyn....
  
   as Don
• Danny A. Abeckaser as Ami
• John Arocho as TJ buck
• Greg Bello as Luke Scott
• Tim Hopper
  Tim Hopper
  Tim Hopper is an American actor known for his appearances in movies like Tenderness and To Die For.He has been an ensemble member of the Steppenwolf Theater Company in Chicago, Illinois since 1989 and acted in various stage productions, including Arthur Miller's The Crucible.He was nominated for...
  
   as Bill Huxley
• Lauren Bittner as Laura
• David Bortolucci as Richard "Hands" Pope
• Franco Bulaon as Frat Boy
• Anthony Fazio as High School Stoner
• Andrew Fiscella as Officer Bob
• Tyler Johnson as Chuck
• Joli Julianna as Cheerleader
• David Patrick Kelly
  David Patrick Kelly
  David Patrick Kelly is an American actor and musician who has appeared in numerous films, including some major roles.-Career:...
  
   as Pa Harris
• Chris LaPanta as Richard Pope's Attorney
• Vincent Laresca
  Vincent Laresca
  Vincent Laresca is an American actor.Laresca first appeared in film in 1992, in the movie Juice as Radames. Since then, he has appeared in many popular films, including The Devil's Advocate, The Aviator, Empire, Coach Carter, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift and Baz Luhrmann's William...
  
   as Pavon
• Jim Parsons
  Jim Parsons
  James Joseph "Jim" Parsons is an American television and film actor. He is best known for playing Sheldon Cooper on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory, with his performance often cited as a significant reason for the program's success...
  
   as Spim
• Ori Pfeffer as Uri
• Danielle Rees as Cheerleader
• R.J. Romano as Tough Guy
• Yolonda Ross as Jasmine
• Jim Tooey as Loudmouth
• Caitlin Van Zandt as Sara
• Emily Wickersham as Kate
• Philip Gleason as Prosecuting Attorney (Uncredited)
• Turi Haim as Drug Dealer (Uncredited)
• Kat Murello as Prostitute (Uncredited)
• Jerry Ferrara
  Jerry Ferrara
  Jerry Ferrara is an American actor best known for his work as "Turtle" aka Sal on the HBO comedy series Entourage.-Biography:Born in Brooklyn, New York, Ferrara attended New Utrecht High School. Ferrara is of Italian descent....
  
  as Greek