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Elizabethtown

Elizabethtown

It's a heck of a place to find yourself

20056.22h 4m

Overview

Drew 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.

Directed by Cameron Crowe
Written by Cameron Crowe
Produced by Paula Wagner, Cameron Crowe, Tom Cruise
Box OfficeBudget: $57.0MRevenue: $52.2M

Top Cast

Orlando Bloom

Orlando Bloom

Drew Baylor

Kirsten Dunst

Kirsten Dunst

Claire Colburn

Susan Sarandon

Susan Sarandon

Hollie Baylor

Alec Baldwin

Alec Baldwin

Phil DeVoss

Bruce McGill

Bruce McGill

Bill Banyon

Judy Greer

Judy Greer

Heather Baylor

Jessica Biel

Jessica Biel

Ellen Kishmore

Paul Schneider

Paul Schneider

Jessie Baylor

Loudon Wainwright III

Loudon Wainwright III

Uncle Dale

Gailard Sartain

Gailard Sartain

Charles Dean

Themes & Keywords

hotel roomnew loveairplanefuneralsuicide attemptloversfalling in lovehometownreturn to hometown

About Elizabethtown

Elizabethtown is a comedy, drama, romance film released in 2005 exploring themes of hotel room, new love, airplane, funeral, suicide attempt, lovers. Directed by Cameron Crowe, it stars Orlando Bloom, Kirsten Dunst, Susan Sarandon. Drew 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.

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