Elizabethtown (film)

Elizabethtown
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Cameron Crowe
Written by	Cameron Crowe
Produced by	Cameron Crowe Tom Cruise Paula Wagner
Starring	Orlando Bloom Kirsten Dunst Susan Sarandon Alec Baldwin Bruce McGill Judy Greer Jessica Biel
Cinematography	John Toll
Edited by	David Moritz
Music by	Nancy Wilson
Production companies	Cruise/Wagner Productions Vinyl Films
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release dates	September 4, 2005 (2005-09-04) (VIFF) October 14, 2005 (2005-10-14)
Running time	123 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$45 million
Box office	$52 million[1]

Elizabethtown is a 2005 American romantic tragicomedy film written and directed by Cameron Crowe and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Its story follows a young shoe designer, Drew Baylor, who is fired from his job after costing his company an industry record of nearly one billion dollars. On the verge of suicide, Drew receives a call from his sister telling him that their father has died while visiting their former hometown of Elizabethtown, Kentucky. Deciding to postpone his suicide and bring their father's body back to Oregon, he then becomes involved in an unexpected romance with Claire Colburn, whom he meets near the start of his journey. Elizabethtown stars Orlando Bloom, Kirsten Dunst, Alec Baldwin, and Susan Sarandon.

The film was produced by Cruise/Wagner Productions and Vinyl Films. It premiered September 4, 2005, at the 2005 Venice Film Festival and was released worldwide on October 14, 2005. It grossed $10.6 million in its opening weekend and $52 million worldwide, against a budget of $45 million.^[2] It received generally negative reviews from critics on Rotten Tomatoes,^[3] and mixed reviews on Metacritic.^[4]