Continuity mistake: Mary and Stan are lying on Joel's bed talking, with the plate of food between them. When the camera looks down on them, Joel's hand is on the plate. The shot changes at one point to a close up of Mary's face and Joel's hand is not there anymore, but reappears when the shot changes again. (00:49:20)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
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Directed by: Michel Gondry
Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Elijah Wood, Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Mark Ruffalo, Gerry Robert Byrne
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind stars Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet as Joel and Clementine, two opposites (He a lonely introvert and she fearless and quirky) who quickly fall from one another, unaware that they were previously involved until one sought out a memory erasure! This sometimes sweet romantic comedy with a tale about the value of cherished memories intertwines with a cautionary second plot about the dangers of using a mind-altering device and allowing unknown agencies to meddle with memories. Elijah Wood gives a creepy turn as an identity-stealing technician named Patrick, Kirsten Dunst as a secretary named Mary who's involved with the company behind the memory erasing, and Mark Ruffalo as another technician, Stan, who has been involved with Mary and he, along with Patrick, are responsible for Joel and Clementine's continued dilemmas. Sometimes confusing and trying to juggle being a romantic comedy with science fiction and psychological thriller elements, ESotSM works best as a film showing just how hard it is to remain committed to a complex relationship. Kate and Jim make it fun to watch.
More mistakes in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Clementine: You're not a stalker, or anything, right?
Joel: I'm not a stalker. YOU'RE the one that talked to me, remember?
Clementine: That is the oldest trick in the stalker book.
Joel: Really? There's a stalker book? Great, I gotta read that one.
Trivia: In the scene where they're looking at the elephants, director Michel Gondry pulled Kate away from Jim - so in the shot where Joel looks around for Clementine, it's actually Jim Carrey's real reaction, because he's looking for Kate Winslet.
Question: It was mentioned several times throughout the movie that Lacuna Inc gets really busy on Valentines, and also at Joel's place when the tech guy tells Patrick to stop fooling around as they have to get moving to other jobs... So what happened to all the other clients since the remainder of the night was spent at Joel's place?
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Answer: When the techs are packing up then next morning, the young guy (Kirsten's boyfriend) says something about having to get to the next job. So its safe to assume the erasure takes a good 8 hours to complete normally but Joel kept fighting them so it would have taken a little longer.