Underplayed Gems

Elizabethtown (2005)

Elizabethtown poster
Directed by
Cameron Crowe
Genre
romantic comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
2h 03m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 1,204 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A shoe designer loses his job and his sense of purpose. Right when he plans to end his life, he learns his father has died and he must travel to Kentucky for the funeral. Along the way he meets a flight attendant who changes his outlook.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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