Continuity mistake: When the airplane lands in Kentucky, Claire hands Drew the hotel coupon with her phone numbers written on the back, which he looks at as he walks through the terminal. When Drew phones Claire from his hotel room, he holds up the coupon and everything differs, even the cute dotted line around "don't miss 60B!!" is now a solid line. (00:23:00 - 00:43:50)
Super Grover
27th Apr 2006
Elizabethtown (2005)
27th Apr 2006
Elizabethtown (2005)
Continuity mistake: On the way to Elizabethtown, when Drew pulls over and has a bit of a fit in the car, in the two exterior shots there is a fence that runs the length of the field on the car's right, and open field on the left. However, in the interior shots there is a fence on the car's left. (00:24:35)
27th Apr 2006
Elizabethtown (2005)
Continuity mistake: When Drew, Dale, Bill and Charles Dean are sitting at the table discussing cremation plans, Charlie Dean is cleaning his eyeglasses, but in the next shot he's wearing them. (01:05:50)
27th Apr 2006
Elizabethtown (2005)
Continuity mistake: At Dora's, when Drew is discussing cremation with Dale and the others, things on the table such as glasses, mugs, etc., repeatedly move around between shots. (01:05:25)
27th Apr 2006
Elizabethtown (2005)
Continuity mistake: When Drew is discussing funeral plans with Dale, Bill and Charles Dean, Bill is holding up a pen, pointing, but when Dora shouts, "Bill Banyon, how can you even say such a thing?" the pen is lying on the pad. (01:06:00)
27th Apr 2006
Elizabethtown (2005)
Continuity mistake: After Drew says, "And that's the decision from California....sh*t....Oregon," Lena takes Dale's mug and refills it with coffee. Two shots later, she reaches for his mug again to refill it. Two shots after that Dale holds his mug up to drink, while Lena stands behind him. Then, in the next shot Lena is still refilling Dale's mug. Even Dora's actions are inconsistent in these shots. (01:06:55)
27th Apr 2006
Elizabethtown (2005)
Continuity mistake: When Hollie walks onto the stage at Mitch's memorial, she is wearing pretty black pumps with pointy toes and thin heels; these pumps are also seen in two more shots as she walks around on stage discussing life without Mitch. When Hollie places the mic on the stage floor to begin her tap dance, she is wearing tap shoes with wide flat heels and large silver taps at the toe. Hollie never changed shoes. (01:28:45 - 01:34:50)
26th Apr 2006
Elizabethtown (2005)
Continuity mistake: In his apartment, when Drew empties the closet, in the third shot there are different items stacked on the shelf and the style of some hangers change, etc. Then by the sixth shot, when two boxes fall, they're back up on the shelf in the next shot, and so forth. (00:11:05)
26th Apr 2006
Elizabethtown (2005)
Continuity mistake: When Drew is in his apartment, and receives the call from his sister, the lighting and shadows cast on the walls and floor distinctly differ, where it is applicable in consecutive shots, during this scene. (00:13:00)
26th Apr 2006
Elizabethtown (2005)
Continuity mistake: In Drew's apartment, after Heather tells him of their father's sudden death, when Drew gets off the bike, the right closet door is nearly closed, as he heads towards the window. In the next close-up, that door is wide open. (00:13:15)
26th Apr 2006
Elizabethtown (2005)
Continuity mistake: When Drew looks out the window of his apartment, in the first shot the four men load the pickup with Drew's things, yet, two shots later, many of the bulky items are back on the sidewalk stacked up. (00:13:25)
26th Apr 2006
Elizabethtown (2005)
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)
26th Apr 2006
Elizabethtown (2005)
Continuity mistake: On the airplane, when Claire walks into the cabin and spots Drew, to her left and right are large vertical white magazine racks mounted on the walls. When they land, as Drew is about to leave, the right magazine rack is gone. (00:15:50 - 00:21:30)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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