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)
Continuity mistake: After Drew reads Global Business Today during the road trip, there is a close-up of Claire as she writes "here is a river..." in the map, which cuts to a close-up of Drew holding the map. The handwriting differs in the close-ups. (01:45:45)
Continuity mistake: When Drew reaches the "World's 2nd Largest Farmers Market" on the road trip, there is a shot of him walking up to the large entrance sign, with a small crowd walking around him. Then, a few shots later he's walking towards the entrance again, but now he's much farther away with an even greater crowd. (01:53:30)
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)
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)
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)
Continuity mistake: When Claire joins Drew on the couch in the hotel lobby, and says, "Hey, Mitch," she touches the urn with her right hand while holding the glass in her left. However, in the next shot it's vice versa. (01:12:25)
Continuity mistake: In Drew's hotel room, in the shot from under the bed Claire is lying on her right side - note the position of her leg, as she reaches for her shoe and pulls it out. However, in the next shot as she pulls it out from under the bed (which she already did in the previous shot), she is on her knees. (01:20:00)
Continuity mistake: When Mitch's car "eats" Hollie, the front tire is parked directly on the split in the concrete driveway. When Hollie gives Heather the thumbs up, the car is over four feet farther down the driveway, though it did not move. (00:58:00)
Continuity mistake: The wheels rotate about 30 degrees between shots when Susan Sarandon is working on the car. Watch the spokes to see the change. (00:58:00)
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)
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)
Continuity mistake: After Drew first enters his hotel room there is a close-up of the "Chuck & Cindy" gift basket. In the next shot as Drew picks it up, things are arranged differently in the basket, and even the black and red ribbons are twisted differently. (00:42:20)
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)
Continuity mistake: When Claire and Drew talk on the phone while she is in the tub, as she says, "I'll get there (Hawaii) and sleep," there are bubbles on her and all around. In her next close-up as she says, "I'll let you go," all the bubbles differ. However, after Drew asks, "When will you be back?" as she gushes in this shot, all the bubbles are identical to the first shot. (00:53:50)
Continuity mistake: In Drew's hotel room, in the shot of him removing his pants while he is telling Claire about the volume of Samson's voice, there is a huge potted plant beside the doorway to the bedroom. When he tells Claire, "They met in an elevator," that 6 ft tall plant is gone. Yet, in the shot of Drew lying on the bed wiggling his foot, that plant is back. (00:48:15 - 00:49:25)
Continuity mistake: When Drew and Claire are in the ballroom near the end of the scene, Claire sets her glass on the table, then Drew comes behind her and hugs her with no glass in her hand, then they go to the next shot and she has the glass in her hand. (01:15:20)
