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Elizabethtown (2005) -- During an outrageous memorial for a Southern patriarch, an unexpected romance blooms between a young woman and man.
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Elizabethtown (2005) -- During an outrageous memorial for a Southern patriarch, an unexpected romance blooms between a young woman and man.
Elizabethtown (2005) -- During an outrageous memorial for a Southern patriarch, an unexpected romance blooms between a young woman and man.
Elizabethtown (2005) -- During an outrageous memorial for a Southern patriarch, an unexpected romance blooms between a young woman and man.

Overview

User Rating:
6.4/10   27,867 votes
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Director:
Cameron Crowe
Writer (WGA):
Cameron Crowe (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
14 October 2005 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
It's a heck of a place to find yourself
Plot:
During an outrageous memorial for a Southern patriarch, an unexpected romance blooms between a young woman and man. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
4 nominations more
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(23 articles)
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User Comments:
I have never seen a film that made me cry after I left the theater, until now. more

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for language and some sexual references.
Runtime:
123 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Anadarko, Oklahoma, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Christopher Masterson was considered for the role of Drew. more
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): At the end of the movie, Drew's voiceover says, "The motto of the British Special Service Airforce is 'those who risk, win'." The unit is actually called the "Special Air Service", it is a special forces unit and not an airforce at all, and the motto is "Who Dares Wins". more
Quotes:
Claire Colburn: I'm going to miss your lips. And everything attached to them. more
Movie Connections:
Features Airport 1975 (1974) more
Soundtrack:
I Can't Get Next to You more

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90 out of 146 people found the following comment useful:-
I have never seen a film that made me cry after I left the theater, until now., 22 October 2005
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Author: missmissa from Sapulpa,OK, USA

Cameron Crowe has managed to capture life in a single film. I've never seen a Cameron Crowe film before, so I didn't know he was capable of that. Basic storyline, Drew Baylor has to go to Elizabethtown, Kentucky from his home in Oregon to plan the funeral of his father and meets an interesting young woman, Claire, who helps him feel like he can live again. You see, I have a Southern family, and when I say Southern, I mean deep fried, as in Tennessee and Mississippi. I saw in this film a true Southern family with all of its dysfunctions and with all of its love. Southerners do have a distaste for outsiders, a love of food, and a strange fascination with death, but once they know you, they will take you to their bosom. And Crowe manages to portray Southerners without making fun of them, which is not something a lot of people manage. He juxtaposes a wedding with a funeral and both are big affairs in the south as they should be in life. The last part of the film is a road trip mapped out by Claire (Kirsten Dunst) that Drew (Orlando Bloom) takes with the ashes of his father. He sees the place where Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. And he visits the memorial of the Oklahoma City bombing. I'm going to stop here and say that I am a native born Oklahoman, and I was in the third grade on April 19, 1995. It was nice to know that somebody who is not from Oklahoma remembered, respected, and honored the victims and the survivors of the tragedy in such a way. Orlando Bloom and Kirsten Dunst both give wonderful performances (probably the best of both of their careers) in this film. Dunst is perfect at being sweet, Southern, and mischievous. Bloom is great when he's having his heart-to-heart with his father (who is in an urn) and he's laughing and crying at the same time. This happens in real life a lot, but you rarely see it in movies because so few actors can get to that place emotionally and sell it on screen. Overall, it's a beautiful film. I laughed, I cried, and I fell in love.

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