Super Grover

26th Apr 2006

Elizabethtown (2005)

Audio problem: On the flight to Kentucky, Claire tells Drew, "Cause the roads around there are hopelessly and gloriously confusing." When she says the words, "There are hopelessly" it cuts to Drew's close-up as she pats his arm and smiles broadly, obviously not saying the words we hear. (00:17:05)

Super Grover

26th Apr 2006

Elizabethtown (2005)

Continuity mistake: When Claire greets Drew and then takes a seat beside him on the airplane, the part in her hair repeatedly differs between shots. Later, when Drew and Claire run back to the ballroom, where they left Mitch, her hair is pulled into a barrette, and some of her hair alternates between loose or not. This type of thing occurs numerous times in the film. (00:17:20)

Super Grover

26th Apr 2006

Elizabethtown (2005)

Continuity mistake: When Claire draws the map on the airplane, Drew lifts his glass, which has no ice and is more than half empty, and sighs. A few shots later, Drew's glass is filled and has plenty of ice. (00:17:40)

Super Grover

26th Apr 2006

Elizabethtown (2005)

Continuity mistake: On his way to Etown, Drew pulls over to the side of the road because he missed 60B. In the two exterior shots of the car, the right front passenger headrest is attached to the seat. However, in all other shots it has been removed. Additionally, when Drew pulls his car alongside Claire's car to say goodbye, both of the front seats' headrests have been removed from her car just for that shot, as she looks out the back window. (00:24:35)

Super Grover

26th Apr 2006

Elizabethtown (2005)

Continuity mistake: After Drew's little fit over actually missing 60B, in the interior car shot when he continues driving, the concrete barrier dividing the highway is on his left, as he sees the huge Elizabethtown sign. In the next exterior shot of the sign, the road is entirely different with no concrete barrier, but when it cuts back to Drew getting all giddy, the barriers are back, etc. (00:24:50)

Super Grover

26th Apr 2006

Elizabethtown (2005)

Continuity mistake: When Drew pulls into Clark Funeral Home's parking lot, it is sunny and there are short shadows cast. In a following shot, as he walks toward Jessie, there are very long shadows cast. (00:26:20)

Super Grover

26th Apr 2006

Elizabethtown (2005)

Continuity mistake: At the funeral home parking lot, when Drew asks, "Jessie?" he holds the garment bag with the zipper facing out and the clear plastic inset facing his back - note the blue suit. Then, when Jessie hugs Drew in the first shot, the garment bag faces the opposite way, yet in the next shot, it's turned round again. (00:26:45)

Super Grover

26th Apr 2006

Elizabethtown (2005)

Continuity mistake: When Jessie hugs Drew in the parking lot, there is an outline of the suit within the garment bag, which hangs from the single hanger that Drew holds. However, when Drew greets Dale and Charles Dean the bag is thicker and he holds two hangers. (00:26:55)

Super Grover

26th Apr 2006

Elizabethtown (2005)

Continuity mistake: At the cemetery, when Jessie and Drew walk over to Dale and Charles Dean, who are standing at the burial plot, the men's positions move a few feet between shots. (00:27:00)

Super Grover

26th Apr 2006

Elizabethtown (2005)

Continuity mistake: At the funeral home, when Charles Dean places the box of tissues on the casket, the tissues change between shots. Additionally, the position of Drew's hand changes when he lays it on Mitch's hand, later on. (00:29:50)

Super Grover

26th Apr 2006

Elizabethtown (2005)

Continuity mistake: When Drew first arrives at Aunt Dora's, she's cooking at the stove. Many things on the counter, on the stove, etc., change between all the following shots. Things such as: mashed potatoes disappearing, bottle of olive oil appearing, pancakes changing, bowls and pans moving around, and so forth. (00:32:10)

Super Grover

26th Apr 2006

Elizabethtown (2005)

Continuity mistake: At Aunt Dora's, when Samson walks into the dining room eyeing the platter of ham, the amount of greenery on the platter changes in following shots. (00:33:45)

Super Grover

26th Apr 2006

Elizabethtown (2005)

Visible crew/equipment: There are numerous moments where the reflector screens are reflected in characters' eyeglass lenses, such as when Dale tells Jessie, "You can't be buddies with your own son," there are clear reflections in Dale's lenses. (00:37:50)

Super Grover

26th Apr 2006

Elizabethtown (2005)

Continuity mistake: When Drew gets off the elevator after he registers at the Brown Hotel, there is a blonde girl wearing all green talking to a guy in the corner, beside the elevator. In the next shot, that girl is walking down the hallway from the other end, talking to another guy. (00:41:45)

Super Grover

26th Apr 2006

Elizabethtown (2005)

Continuity mistake: When Mitch's car "eats" Hollie, the front tire is parked directly on the split in the concrete driveway. When Hollie gives Heather the thumbs up, the car is over four feet farther down the driveway, though it did not move. (00:58:00)

Super Grover

26th Apr 2006

Elizabethtown (2005)

Continuity mistake: When Drew sits on the couch in the hotel lobby with the urn, Claire joins him. Claire's coat and orange handbag repeatedly change their position throughout this scene. (01:12:15)

Super Grover

26th Apr 2006

Elizabethtown (2005)

Continuity mistake: When Claire joins Drew on the couch in the hotel lobby, and says, "Hey, Mitch," she touches the urn with her right hand while holding the glass in her left. However, in the next shot it's vice versa. (01:12:25)

Super Grover

26th Apr 2006

Elizabethtown (2005)

Continuity mistake: When Drew shows Claire the location of Mitch's memorial, he places the urn on the table in the ballroom. Other things on that table such as glasses, napkins, beer bottles, etc., keep changing position in the following shots. (01:14:10)

Super Grover

26th Apr 2006

Elizabethtown (2005)

Continuity mistake: In Drew's hotel room, in the shot from under the bed Claire is lying on her right side - note the position of her leg, as she reaches for her shoe and pulls it out. However, in the next shot as she pulls it out from under the bed (which she already did in the previous shot), she is on her knees. (01:20:00)

Super Grover

26th Apr 2006

Elizabethtown (2005)

Continuity mistake: In Drew's hotel room, when Claire tries to rouse him from his sound sleep, he doesn't wake, but Drew's position, blanket, pillows, etc., change in the following shots. (01:20:15)

Super Grover

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