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Elizabethtown
Directed by	Cameron Crowe
Produced by	Cameron Crowe, Tom Cruise, Paula Wagner
Written by	Cameron Crowe
Starring	Orlando Bloom Kirsten Dunst Susan Sarandon Alec Baldwin Jessica Biel
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date(s)	October 14, 2005
Running time	123 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	~ US$45,000,000
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Elizabethtown is a 2005 American film written and directed by Cameron Crowe starring Orlando Bloom and Kirsten Dunst. Orlando Bloom plays a shoe designer visiting his father's hometown in Kentucky in the days following the father's death, and Kirsten Dunst plays a flight attendant. Alec Baldwin has a small role as a CEO of an athletic shoe company, and Susan Sarandon appears as a grieving widow.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Credits 2.1 Production 2.2 Cast 3 Production Notes 4 See also 5 Notes 6 External links

Hours after a ruinous product debut devastates his career, suicidal industrial designer Drew Baylor (Orlando Bloom) learns of his father's sudden death. As the only son, Drew must travel to their small hometown of Elizabethtown, Kentucky to attend his father's memorial. On the flight to Kentucky, Drew meets Claire (Kirsten Dunst), a quick-witted flight attendant, who helps him navigate the rough waters ahead and proves that amazing things happen when you least expect them.

• Director, Writer, Producer - Cameron Crowe
• Producers - Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner (Cruise/Wagner Productions)
• Editor - David Moritz
• Original Music - Nancy Wilson

• Orlando Bloom as Drew Baylor
• Kirsten Dunst as Claire Colburn
• Susan Sarandon as Hollie Baylor
• Jessica Biel as Ellen Kishmore
• Judy Greer as Heather Baylor
• Alec Baldwin as Phil
• Emily Rutherfurd as Cindy Hasboro
• Jed Rees as Chuck Hasboro
• Paul Schneider as Jessie Baylor
• Bruce McGill as Bill Banyon
• Allison Munn as Desk Girl Charlotte
• Dan Biggers as Uncle Roy
• Loudon Wainwright III as Uncle Dale
• Alice Marie Crowe as Aunt Lena
• Paula Deen as Aunt Dora
• Patty Griffin as Laurie
• Billy Tencza as Brett
• Tim Devitt as Mitch Baylor

The film features dozens of contemporary rock songs, and Kentucky natives My Morning Jacket portray a reunited fictional rock group named Ruckus.

Jane Fonda was cast in Susan Sarandon's role, but had to bow out. Ashton Kutcher, Seann William Scott, Colin Hanks, Chris Evans, and James Franco all auditioned for Orlando Bloom's part. Kutcher was actually hired to play Drew, but director Cameron Crowe decided during filming that the chemistry between him and Dunst wasn't right and Kutcher left the project. Jessica Biel auditioned for the female lead, but was given a smaller role as Drew's girlfriend.

There is a character named Ben who is mentioned as a love interest of Claire. In the original cut of the film, Ben is revealed to be Claire's brother.

Recognizable settings for scenes shot in Louisville, Kentucky include the Brown Hotel and Cave Hill Cemetery. Although the exterior, lobby, and corridors of the Brown Hotel are seen, a passable replica of the Brown Hotel's Crystal Ball Room was re-created on a soundstage (doubtless because of the fire and water effects used.)

Although the title of the movie is Elizabethtown, most of the small town scenes were actually filmed in Versailles, Kentucky. A few scenes portraying distinctive landmarks were filmed in Elizabethtown itself.

In the original cut of the film, an epilogue reveals that the shoe designed by Drew turns out to be a hit, as it whistles with every step. This was cut from the release version of the film to prevent the ending seeming overly-drawn out.^[1]

• Elizabethtown (soundtrack)

• Official site
• Elizabethtown at the Internet Movie Database
• Cinetext essay

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Say Anything (1989) • Singles (1992) • Jerry Maguire (1996) • Almost Famous (2000) • Vanilla Sky (2001) • Elizabethtown (2005)