"Wish I Was Here" movie quotes follow one middle aged father and his family as they experience finding themselves together. The comedy film, which was famously financed in part on Kickstarter, was directed by Zach Braff using a screenplay he created with his brother, Adam J. Braff. After premiering at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, the movie opened in theaters on July 18, 2014.
In "Wish I Was Here," Aidan Bloom (Zach Braff) is a husband to Sarah (Kate Hudson) and father to Grace and Tucker (Joey King and Pierce Gagnon, respectively) who is also struggling to make it big as an actor. Unable to afford private school, he ends up homeschooling his children, which leads them on various adventures.
Aidan, and his brother Jonah (Josh Gad), learn that their father, Gabe (Mandy Patinkin), is ill, news that forces Aidan to search for the meaning in his life. What he discovers along the way, changes everyone forever.
"Wish I Was Here" opens alongside a bunch of other great films already in theaters including "Planes: Fire & Rescue," "Sex Tape," "Dawn of Planet of the Apes," "A Long Way Down," "Tammy," "Earth to Echo," "Deliver Us from Evil," "Transformers: Age of Extinction," "Snowpiercer," "Begin Again," "They Came Together," "Think Like a Man Too," "22 Jump Street, "How to Train Your Dragon 2," "Hellion," "The Rover," The Fault in Our Stars," "Edge of Tomorrow," "A Million Ways to Die in the West," "Maleficent," "Night Moves," "Filth," "Blended," and "X-Men: Days of Future Past."
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Used to Pretend That We Were Heroes
Aidan: "When we were kids, my brother and I used to pretend that we were heroes, the only ones who could save the day. But maybe we're just the regular people, the ones who get saved."
Aidan reflects on his life in comparing his outlook as a child to his outlook now. When once he felt like the hero, now he sees himself as just a normal person.
Finally Called Upon to Do Something That Requires Some Actual Bravery
Aidan: "We both spent our entire lives wishing we could be something great and now we're finally called upon to do something that requires some actual bravery."
Aidan again tries to encourage brother Jonah to do something meaningful while their father is sick. He urges Jonah to seize this moment, a moment they've been waiting for their whole lives.
Shape Who They Are As Men
Sarah: "Your boys will remember this time for the rest of their lives. It will shape who they are as men."
Sarah speaks with a hospitalized Gabe about what his sons are going through. She recognizes that this time will change them and make them better men going forward.
What About My Dream?
Aidan: "What about my dream? I mean, doesn't god believe in my pursuit of happiness?"
Rabbi Twersky: "No!"
Aidan: "Well, thank you."
Aidan is lost in life and seeks advice from his Rabbi. Unfortunately, when the rabbi explains that god isn't interested in his dreams in life, Aidan is discouraged.
This Is Our Father
Aidan: "This is our father. You have to rally with me."
Jonah: "Absolutely not"
Aidan seeks help from his brother, Jonah, after their father grows ill. Jonah, unfortunately, isn't too interested in this offer.
Flooring It from a Full Stop
Anthony: "Welcome to Aston Martin!"
Aidan: "Okay, attendance: Grace?"
Grace: "Here"
Aidan: "Tucker?"
Tucker: "Here… What's your name?"
Anthony: "Anthony"
Tucker: "Anthony's here too, dad."
Aidan: "All right, Anthony, welcome to our classroom. Now kids, unless your on the Autobahn, you're never going to get a car like this up to speed. So in a city like L.A. it's really about what it sounds like when you floor it from a full stop."
Anthony: "Yes but kids roam Robertson Boulevard so there will be no flooring it from a full stop, will there be?"
Aidan: "No, sir"
Anthony: "Thank you"
Aidan turns a chance to test drive a lavish sports car into a teaching moment for his kids. Despite instructions not to floor the Aston Martin, Aidan does that exactly.
You Let Her Shave Her Head?
Sarah: "What's happening?"
Grace: "This"
Sarah: "Oh my…"
Aidan: "What the? You let her shave her head?!"
Jonah: "No, I was just innocently playing video games with the boy one."
Aidan: "Tucker!"
Jonah: "Tucker, great kid!"
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Aidan: "You can pick anyone you want just as long as it's unique and amazing like you."
One night when Jonah is watching Grace and Tucker, Grace shaves her head. Her folks get mad about it but in the end, she gets a really rad purple wig as her prize.
For the Next Minute Only, You Can Curse
Aidan: "Dammit!"
Tucker: "Swear jar!"
Aidan: "The swear jar is all the money we have to send you to college so you should be happy I curse."
Grace: "Well if you get to curse then we all can curse. Is that what you want?"
Aidan: "For the next minute only, you can curse."
Tucker: "Then hairy balls"
When daughter Grace brings up a good point about cruse rules, father Aidan makes an exception and allows her and son Tucker to curse for one minute only. Tucker's choice of curse words are comical, to say the least.
So Much Bad News All at Once
Gabe: "I'm going to be laid up for a while. I'm going to need you to watch Coco."
Aidan: "There is so much bad news all at once."
Aidan's father, Gabe, breaks the news that his medical issues will take him out of commission for a while. That, along with the fact that Gabe asks Aidan to watch his dog, are not good things to hear.