During a hometown memorial for his Kentucky-born father, a young man begins an unexpected romance with a too-good-to-be-true stewardess.During a hometown memorial for his Kentucky-born father, a young man begins an unexpected romance with a too-good-to-be-true stewardess.During a hometown memorial for his Kentucky-born father, a young man begins an unexpected romance with a too-good-to-be-true stewardess.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 4 nominations
- Uncle Dale
- (as Loudon Wainwright)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis film was inspired by Cameron Crowe's visit to his own father's grave. It was his first trip to Kentucky since his father died 16 years earlier, and he found himself overwhelmed with emotion.
- GoofsWhile Drew is Driving into Elizabethtown and is waving to all the townsfolk you can see reflections in the windows of some buildings, The reflections are of the car that Drew is in and it is on a trailer with a camera attached to the bonnet.
- Quotes
Claire Colburn: So you failed. Alright you really failed. You failed. You failed. You failed. You failed. You failed. You failed. You failed. You failed. You failed. You failed. You failed. You failed. You think I care about that? I do understand. You wanna be really great? Then have the courage to fail big and stick around. Make them wonder why you're still smiling.
- Crazy creditsThis film opens with the 1954 "VistaVision" Paramount Pictures logo - instead of the new 'live-action' one. This logo was used at the head of all Paramount films released from the mid-1950s through to 1986.
- ConnectionsEdited into Paula Goes to Hollywood (2005)
- SoundtracksJesus Was a Crossmaker
Written by Judee Sill
Arranged and Conducted by John Scott
Performed by The Hollies
Courtesy of EMI Records Ltd.
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music
There are several laugh out loud moments which should not be missed. These stand up even in a second viewing. The juxtaposition of Orlando's Bloom's fiasco-failure of historic proportions/his father's funeral/Chuck and Cindie's wedding/and perhaps finding his life mate, Kristan Dunst, are all woven into a timeless (no)place called Elizabethtown, which is magical. For me the magic worked. There were a few things that didn't click, but mostly it was genuine, funny, and affecting.
Alec Baldwin is perfect as Phil, the shoe tycoon. He has just the right mix of bonhomie, menace, and smart-guy-in-charge to fill the role.
Susan Sarandon seems a bit distracting at first but by the end "its all good," -- wait I don't say that -- "it works" there that is better. Her contribution is uplifting.
As for the "World's Second Largest Farmer's Market" -- it isn't on any map that doesn't map the human heart.
- metajohn
- Mar 4, 2006
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Box office
- Budget
- $45,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $26,850,426
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $10,618,711
- Oct 16, 2005
- Gross worldwide
- $52,164,016
- Runtime2 hours 3 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1