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Elizabethtown
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6.2Drew Baylor is fired after causing his shoe company to lose hundreds of millions of dollars. To make matters worse, he's also dumped by his girlfriend. On the verge of ending it all, Drew gets a new lease on life when he returns to his family's small Kentucky hometown after his father dies. Along the way, he meets a flight attendant with whom he falls in love.
Cast
- Orlando Bloom as Drew Baylor
- Kirsten Dunst as Claire Colburn
- Susan Sarandon as Hollie Baylor
- Alec Baldwin as Phil DeVoss
- Bruce McGill as Bill Banyon
- Judy Greer as Heather Baylor
Themes
- hotel room
- new love
- airplane
- funeral
- suicide attempt
- lovers
- falling in love
- hometown
- return to hometown
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Cameron Crowe
- Written by
- Cameron Crowe
- Produced by
- Cameron Crowe, Tom Cruise , Paula Wagner
- Starring
- Orlando Bloom Kirsten Dunst Susan Sarandon Alec Baldwin Bruce McGill Judy Greer Jessica Biel
- Cinematography
- John Toll
- Edited by
- David Moritz
- Music by
- Nancy Wilson
- Production companies
- Cruise/Wagner Productions , Vinyl Films
- Distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
- Release dates
- September 4, 2005 ( 2005-09-04 ) ( VIFF ) October 14, 2005 ( 2005-10-14 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 123 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $45 million
- Box office
- $52.2 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Elizabethtown is a 2005 American romantic tragicomedy film written and directed by Cameron Crowe. Its story follows a young shoe designer, Drew Baylor, who is fired from his job after costing his company an industry record of nearly one billion dollars. On the verge of suicide, Drew receives a call from his sister telling him that their father has died while visiting their former hometown of Elizabethtown, Kentucky. Deciding to postpone his suicide and bring their father's body back to Oregon, he then becomes involved in an unexpected romance with Claire Colburn, whom he meets near the start of his journey. Elizabethtown stars Orlando Bloom, Kirsten Dunst, Alec Baldwin, Susan Sarandon and Judy Greer.
The film was produced by Cruise/Wagner Productions and Vinyl Films. It premiered September 4, 2005, at the 2005 Venice Film Festival and was released worldwide on October 14, 2005, by Paramount Pictures. It grossed $52.2 million worldwide against a budget of $45 million, and received mixed reviews from critics.
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