Elizabethtown

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

Visible crew/equipment: Before Claire changes into her uniform, in the shot of her back as she walks through the terminal, two crew members and the camera are reflected in the glass door in front of her. (00:15:20)

Super Grover

Visible crew/equipment: While on the road trip, just before the close-up of Drew's fingers raising the CD volume for The Hombres, there is a shot facing the windshield as the car is moving and the shadow of the camera equipment mounted on the car is visible to the left of the hood, moving along with the car. (01:44:30)

Super Grover

Visible crew/equipment: During the road trip in Memphis, there is a close-up of Drew wearing Elvis sunglasses, and the camera and reflector shield are reflected in the lenses. (01:46:35)

Super Grover

Visible crew/equipment: When Drew finally arrives in Elizabethtown he sees townspeople waving and a sign in the window mourning his dad. As he drives past the glass storefronts, on his left the reflection of his moving car is seen with equipment mounted on the hood and back bumper. (00:25:55)

Super Grover

Continuity mistake: After his father's funeral, when Drew turns on the ignition and in following shots, the leather band that he wears on his right wrist (not the watch) is clasped with its strap facing his thumb, yet when he passes the sign for 60B, the band goes round the opposite way. Then, when he listens to The Hombres the leather band is flipped back, but when he picks up Global Business Today magazine it's switched yet again, and so on. (01:43:00)

Super Grover

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Claire Colburn: So you failed. Alright you really failed. You failed. You failed. You failed. You failed. You failed. You failed. You failed. You failed. You failed. You failed. You failed. You failed. You think I care about that? I do understand. You wanna be really great? Then have the courage to fail big and stick around. Make them wonder why you're still smiling.

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Trivia: The movie opens in Portland, Oregon (as seen when the helicopter is flying over the city in the beginning). The Portland area is home to Nike (a big athletic shoe producer), and Nike's big name man and former CEO's name is Phil Knight. In the movie, the head honcho's name is Phil, dealing with athletic shoes in Portland, Oregon.

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