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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

R  108 min  -  Drama | Romance | Sci-Fi   -  19 March 2004 (USA)
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A couple undergo a procedure to erase each other from their memories when their relationship turns sour, but it is only through the process of loss that they discover what they had to begin with.

Director:

Michel Gondry

Writers:

Charlie Kaufman (story), Michel Gondry (story), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jim Carrey ...
Kate Winslet ...
Gerry Robert Byrne ...
Elijah Wood ...
Thomas Jay Ryan Thomas Jay Ryan ...
Mark Ruffalo ...
Jane Adams ...
David Cross ...
Rob
Kirsten Dunst ...
Tom Wilkinson ...
Ryan Whitney Ryan Whitney ...
Debbon Ayer Debbon Ayer ...
Amir Ali Said ...
Brian Price Brian Price ...
Paulie Litt ...
Young Bully (as Paul Litowski)
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Storyline

A man, Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend Clementine underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same. However, as he watches his memories of her fade away, he realizes that he still loves her, and may be too late to correct his mistake. Written by anonymous  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Memory | Love | Crush | February | Train  | See more »

Taglines:

This Spring, clear your mind See more »

Genres:

Drama | Romance | Sci-Fi

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, some drug and sexual content See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Eterno resplandor de una mente sin recuerdos See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$8,175,198 (USA) (21 March 2004) (1353 Screens)

Gross:

$34,126,138 (USA) (20 June 2004)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

DTS (as dts) | Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Virtually all of the most bizarre and fascinating scenes in this movie were created with old fashioned camera, editing, lighting and prop/set tricks. The use of digital effects was very limited. The striking kitchen scene with Joel as a child was created with an elaborate forced perspective set-up similar to some used by Peter Jackson in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. See more »

Goofs

Errors in geography: Long Island Railroad trains are shown with a red stripe on the cars. This is the livery color for trains on Metro-North Railroad's New Haven line. LIRR trains are blue. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Joel: [voice over] random thoughts for Valentine's day, 2004. Today is a holiday invented by greeting card companies to make people feel like crap.
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Crazy Credits

The text in the opening credits appears quickly and then slowly withers
away, like a memory. See more »

Connections

Referenced in "The Cinema Snob: Mother's Day (#1.32)" (2009) See more »

Soundtracks

"Tere Sang Pyar Main"
Written by Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma (as Laxmikant Pyarelal) and Verma Malik (as Varma Malik)
Performed by Lata Mangeshkar
Courtesy of Universal Music India Private Limited (Mumbai)
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises See more »