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.
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.
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Initially throughout the train scene, the music was supposed to fill up the gap during the silence between Joel and Clem until writer Charlie Kaufman suggested to do the opposite. Music was then played when Joel and Clem talked and paused when they paused.
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Goofs
Continuity:
When Clemetine and Joel are meeting on the train in the beginning, the hair around Clemetine's face alternates from being neatly curled to being more frizzy and separated.
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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. See more »
Crazy Credits
The text in the opening credits appears quickly and then slowly withers
away, like a memory.
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