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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) -- 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.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) -- 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.
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Director:
Michel Gondry
Writers (WGA):
Charlie Kaufman (story) &
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Release Date:
19 maaliskuu 2004 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
I already forget how I used to feel about you. more
Plot:
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. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 36 wins & 50 nominations more
User Comments:
Best Film of 2004 more (1345 total)

Cast

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Jim Carrey ... Joel Barish

Kate Winslet ... Clementine Kruczynski

Gerry Robert Byrne ... Train Conductor

Elijah Wood ... Patrick
Thomas Jay Ryan ... Frank

Mark Ruffalo ... Stan
Jane Adams ... Carrie

David Cross ... Rob

Kirsten Dunst ... Mary

Tom Wilkinson ... Dr. Howard Mierzwiak
Ryan Whitney ... Young Joel

Debbon Ayer ... Joel's Mother

Amir Ali Said ... Young Bully
Brian Price ... Young Bully

Paulie Litt ... Young Bully

Josh Flitter ... Young Bully
Lola Daehler ... Young Clementine
Deirdre O'Connell ... Hollis
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Lauren Adler ... Rollerblader (uncredited)

Directed by
Michel Gondry 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Charlie Kaufman (story) &
Michel Gondry (story) &
Pierre Bismuth (story)

Charlie Kaufman (screenplay)

Produced by
Georges Bermann .... executive producer
Anthony Bregman .... producer
David L. Bushell .... executive producer (as David Bushell)
Linda Fields .... associate producer (as Linda Fields Hill)
Steve Golin .... producer
Michael Jackman .... associate producer (as Michael A. Jackman)
Charlie Kaufman .... executive producer
Glenn Williamson .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Jon Brion 
 
Cinematography by
Ellen Kuras 
 
Film Editing by
Valdís Óskarsdóttir  (as Valdis Oskarsdottir)
 
Casting by
Jeanne McCarthy 
 
Production Design by
Dan Leigh 
 
Art Direction by
David Stein 
 
Set Decoration by
Ron von Blomberg 
 
Costume Design by
Melissa Toth 
 
Makeup Department
Michelle Johnson .... key hair stylist (as D. Michelle Johnson)
Peter Owen .... wig maker
Kyra Panchenko .... key makeup artist
Francesca Paris .... hair stylist: Mr. Carrey
Noriko Watanabe .... hair stylist: Ms. Winslet
Noriko Watanabe .... makeup artist: Ms. Winslet
Allen Weisinger .... makeup artist: Mr. Carrey
Rose Chatterton .... hair stylist (uncredited)
Nicki Ledermann .... additional makeup artist (uncredited)
Evelyne Noraz .... additional key makeup artist (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Ray Angelic .... assistant unit production manager
David L. Bushell .... unit production manager (as David Bushell)
Michael Jackman .... post-production supervisor (as Michael A. Jackman)
Jeff Roth .... executive in charge of post-production
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Scott Ferguson .... second assistant director
Michael Hausman .... first assistant director
Peter Thorell .... second second assistant director
Noelle Stehman .... additional second assistant director (uncredited)
Adam T. Weisinger .... additional second assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Liz Bonaventura .... scenic artist (as Elizabeth Bonaventura)
James Boniece .... key construction grip
Garp Brown .... scenic artist (as Garf Brown)
Brian Buteau .... set dresser
Ruth Deleon .... on-set dresser (as Ruth A. DeLeon)
Paul George Divone .... shop craftsman
James Donahue .... scenic artist
Natalie N. Dorset .... assistant set decorator
David Scott Gagnon .... set dresser (as D. Scott Gagnon)
Emily Gaunt .... scenic artist
Jonathan Graham .... key construction grip
Roman Greller .... set dresser
Anne Beiser Haywood .... charge scenic artist
Brent Haywood .... construction coordinator
James Hoff .... camera scenic artist (as Hollis James Hoff)
Miguel Jimenez .... key construction electric
Roberto Jiménez .... key construction electric (as Roberto Jiminez)
Hinju Kim .... assistant art director
Zbigniew 'Ziggy' Kouros .... key construction grip (as Zbigniew Kouros)
Julius Kozlowski .... scenic artist
Gordon Krause .... key shop craftsman
Kevin Ladson .... property master
Mark Lane-Davies .... scenic artist
Michael Leather .... leadperson (as Mike Leather)
Addy McClelland .... art department coordinator
Mike Melchiove .... shop craftsman
Nick Miller .... construction coordinator (as Nicholas R. Miller)
Ronald Miller .... shop craftsman
Scott P. Murphy .... assistant art director
Morgan Pitts .... props
Paul Proch .... creator: Joel's Sketchbook
Sean Robinson .... key shop craftsman
John Roche .... set dresser
Sam Z. Rogers .... shop scenic
R. Vincent Smith .... assistant property master
Patricia Sprott .... scenic foreman
Robert Vaccariello .... foreman shop craftsman (as Robert A. Vaccariello)
Andrew M. Velechenko .... shop craftsman (as Andrew M. Velenchenko)
Eric Bryant .... art department assistant (uncredited)
Jeffrey Rollins .... set dresser (uncredited)
Ray Tintori .... art department intern (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Kam Chan .... foley editor
Marko A. Costanzo .... foley artist (as Marko Constanzo)
Chris Fielder .... assistant sound editor
Eugene Gearty .... sound designer
Eugene Gearty .... sound re-recording mixer
Frank Kern .... supervising foley editor
George A. Lara .... foley mixer (as George Lara)
Marissa Littlefield .... adr editor
Tommy Louie .... boom operator
Tom Nelson .... sound mixer (as Thomas Nelson)
Jay Peck .... foley artist
Fred Rosenberg .... dialogue editor
Kira Smith .... utility sound technician
Reilly Steele .... sound re-recording mixer
Philip Stockton .... supervising sound editor
Paul Urmson .... sound effects editor
Steven Visscher .... foley editor (as Steve Visscher)
Larry Wineland .... assistant sound editor
Alexa Zimmerman .... apprentice sound editor
Kyle Godbey .... sound effects intern (uncredited)
Christopher Harvengt .... adr supervisor (uncredited)
Nigel Heath .... adr recordist (uncredited)
Hal Levinsohn .... adr editor (uncredited)
Bob Olari .... sound recordist (uncredited)
Greg Steele .... adr mixer (uncredited)
David Warzynski .... foley assistant (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Mark Bero .... special effects
Brent Ekstrand .... lead animator
Drew Jiritano .... special effects coordinator
Thomas Viviano .... special effects (as Thomas L. Viviano)
 
Visual Effects by
Tricia Barrett .... digital compositor: Custom Film Effects
Ryan Beadle .... digital I/O: Custom Film Effects
Steve Caldwell .... digital compositor: Custom Film Effects
Mark Dornfeld .... visual effects supervisor: Custom Film Effects
Michael Eaves .... digital color timer: efilm (as Mike Eaves)
Michele Ferrone .... producer: visual effects, Custom Film Effects
Martin Garner .... computer graphics supervisor
Adam Gass .... digital editorial: Custom Film Effects
R.J. Harbour .... digital compositor: Custom Film Effects
Shaina Holmes .... digital compositor: Custom Film Effects
Ara Khanikian .... Flame artist: Buzz Image Group
Ara Khanikian .... Inferno artist: Buzz Image Group
Alexandre Lafortune .... 3d animator: Buzz Image Group
Alexandre Lafortune .... digital effects artist
Melanie La Rue .... visual effects coordinator: Buzz Image Group (as Mélanie Larue)
Pierre-Simon Lebrun-Chaput .... matte painter: Buzz Image Group
Stéphane Loiselle .... visual effects coordinator: Buzz Image Group
François Lord .... 3d animator: Buzz Image Group
Francois Metivier .... senior Inferno artist: Buzz Image Group (as François Métivier)
Lori C. Miller .... digital compositor: Custom Film Effects (as Lori Miller)
Louis Morin .... visual effects supervisor: Buzz Image Group
Martin Pelletier .... 3d animator: Buzz Image Group
Laurie Powers .... digital supervisor: Custom Film Effects
Glenn Silver .... 3d animator: Buzz Image Group
David Smithson .... data wrangler: Custom Film Effects
Mary C. Snyder .... digital compositor: Custom Film Effects (as Mary C. Hoffer)
Gabriel Tremblay-Beauvais .... 3d animator: Buzz Image Group (as Gabriel Tremblay)
Robin Tremblay .... lead matte painter: Buzz Image Group
Amani Williams .... digital compositor: Custom Film Effects
Derek Bird .... digital compositor (uncredited)
Dennis Dorney .... digital lineup (uncredited)
Pam Kray .... 16mm projectionist (uncredited)
Kevin Lin .... digital cleanup artist (uncredited)
Thomas Mathai .... data manager (uncredited)
Mark Sawicki .... effects photography (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Danny Aiello III .... stunts
Bill Anagnos .... stunts (as Billy Anagnos)
E.J. Evans .... stunts
John R. Favre .... stunts (as John Favre)
Stephanie Finochio .... stunts
Cort Hessler .... stunt driver (as Cort Hessler III)
Artie Malesci .... stunts
Pee Wee Piemonte .... stunts
Stephen A. Pope .... stunts (as Stephen Pope)
Michael Russo .... stunts (as Mike Russo)
Brian Smyj .... stunt coordinator
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Peter Agliata .... camera operator: "b" camera
Sebastián Almeida .... camera intern (as Sebastian Almeida)
Robert M. Andres .... key grip (as Bob Andres)
Alison Barton .... grip
Angela Bellisio .... camera loader
Braden Belmonte .... second assistant camera: "a" camera
Kelly Britt .... lighting board operator
Tony Campenni .... grip
Mel Cannon .... grip
Sam Chase .... generator operator (as Samuel Chase)
Lamont Crawford .... dolly grip
Andrea Cronin-Souza .... electrician
Paul Daley .... rigging gaffer
Paul Daley .... rigging gaffer
James Domorski .... 24 frame video operator
Stanley Fernandez Jr. .... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Ray Flynn .... rigging electrician (as Raymond Flynn)
Fernando Gayesky .... assistant camera
Carlos Omar Guerra .... first assistant camera (as Carlos Guerra)
David Lee .... still photographer (as David C. Lee)
Kevin McKenna .... video playback operator
John C. Nadeau .... gaffer (as John Nadeau)
Chris Norr .... camera operator
Martin Nowlan .... best boy rigging electric
John Panuccio .... key rigging grip (as Jack Panuccio)
Joseph Quirk .... gaffer: New York
Christopher Raymond .... second assistant camera: "b" camera
Darren Ryan .... 24 frame video operator
Mark Schmidt .... additional camera operator
Chris Skutch .... best boy grip
Mark Summers .... best boy electric
Joseph Trammell .... 24 frame playback supervisor (as Joe Trammell)
Richard Yacuk .... best boy rigging grip
Michael N. Green .... additional electrician (uncredited)
Jeff Lomaglio .... grip (uncredited)
Hernan Michael Otaño .... assistant camera (uncredited)
Justin Panzanaro .... rigging electric: New York (uncredited)
Joshua Van Praag .... electrician (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Blythe Cappello .... casting: Los Angeles
Linda R. Chen .... casting assistant: New York (as Linda Chen)
Natasha Cuba .... casting associate
Sage Lehman .... casting assistant: New York
Kristian Sorge .... extras casting assistant
John Srednicki .... casting assistant: Los Angeles
Grant Wilfley .... extras casting
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Hilary Basing .... production assistant: costume department (intern)
Cara Czekanski .... additional costumer
Lisa R. Frucht .... wardrobe supervisor (as Lisa Frucht)
Jill Kliber .... assistant costume designer
Colleen Morris .... tailor
David Page .... costumer: Mr. Carrey
Laura Steinman .... costume dyer/distresser
Deirdre N. Williams .... wardrobe supervisor
 
Editorial Department
Kenny Becker .... deluxe color timer
Angela Beresford .... post-production assistant
James Haygood .... additional editor
David A. Smith .... assistant editor
Jeffrey M. Werner .... additional editor
Katrina Whalen .... post-production assistant
Paul Zucker .... additional editor
Jack Lewars .... assistant color timer: Efilm (uncredited)
Martha Pike .... digital intermediate editor (uncredited)
Jeff Schweikart .... post-production assistant (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Steve Bartek .... orchestrator
Christine Bergren .... music legal and clearance
Tom Biller .... music recordist
Dana Bourke .... additional music engineer
Jon Brion .... conductor
Jon Brion .... music producer
Tass Filipos .... music editor (as Anastassios Filipos)
Peter Gordon .... orchestrator
Jason Gossman .... additional music engineer
Chris Holmes .... additional music engineer
Kathy Nelson .... music guru
Jen Pray .... music consultant (as Jennifer Pray)
Robert Puff .... music preparation
Steven Rhodes .... additional music engineer
Reed Ruddy .... additional music engineer
Edgardo Simone .... orchestrator
Patrick Spain .... additional music engineer
Nick Vidar .... music programmer
Greg Hamilton .... additional music preparer (uncredited)
Nick Vidar .... music editor (uncredited)
 
Transportation Department
Ed Battista .... driver (as Edward Battista)
Theodor A. Brown .... driver (as Theodore A. Brown)
John Canavan .... driver
Salvatore Cicone .... driver (as Salvatore Ciccone)
Charles Clark .... driver
Peter Clores .... driver
Thomas Crehan .... driver (as Thomas Crehanm)
Mike Easter .... transportation co-captain (as Michael C. Easter)
Jerry Featherstone .... driver
Mo Fitzgerald .... driver (as Moe Fitzgerald)
William K. Gaskins .... transportation captain
William Gore .... driver (as William Gore Jr.)
Joseph L. Johnson .... driver
Paul Kane .... driver
Dennis Kelly .... driver (as Dennis J. Kelly)
James Kelly .... driver (as James F. Kelly)
Herb Lieberz .... driver: Ms. Winslet
Scott Lieberz .... driver
Bobby Marsh .... driver (as Robert Marsh)
Tom Mawyer .... driver (as Tom Moyer)
Jerry McMullan .... driver: Mr. Carrey
Richard Nelson Jr. .... driver
David M. Salisbury .... driver
William T. Stuart .... driver
Francis Volpe .... driver
Timothy J. Wood .... driver
 
Other crew
Stefanie Azpiazu .... assistant: Mr. Bregman
Nicholas R. Bell .... production assistant (as Nick Bell)
Fred Berger .... intern
Dotan Bonen .... security: Mr. Carrey
Christian Brockey .... assistant production coordinator
Bobb Bruno .... assistant: Jon Brion
Brian Cantaldi .... first assistant accountant
David Catalano .... production assistant
Linda R. Chen .... intern (as Linda Chen)
Ben Conable .... production assistant (as Benjamin Conable)
Mary Cybulski .... script supervisor
Robert Darwell .... attorney
Liesl Davis .... intern (as Liesel Elain Davis)
Philip DeRise .... production secretary
Stephanie DeTiege .... assistant: Mr. Carrey
Kat Donahue .... location assistant
Maureen Duffy .... completion guarantor
Tracy Ershow .... production assistant
Kathleen Fellegara .... on-set medic (as Kathy Fellegara)
Rich Fellegara .... on-set medic
Frances Fiore .... unit publicist
Noah Fox .... production assistant
Andrew Goodman .... production assistant
Kristy Hamer .... accounting assistant
Amro Hamzawi .... assistant: Mr. Gondry
Susan Hegarty .... dialect coach: Ms. Winslet
Arthur Hur .... assistant: Michel Gondry
Lindsey Jaffin .... office production assistant
Cynthia Kao .... production assistant
Kate Karbowniczek .... production assistant
Erica Kay .... production coordinator
Matthew G. King .... production assistant
David Koch .... production assistant
Sage Lehman .... intern
Chris Marsh .... assistant location manager (as Christopher Marsh)
Patrick McDonald .... key set production assistant
Hillary Meyer .... payroll accountant (as Hillary R. Meyer)
Valerie Nolan .... intern
Alison Norod .... production assistant
Oona Overholtzer .... assistant: Mr. Kaufman
Derek Pastures .... parking coordinator
Currie Person .... location assistant
Michal Podell .... attorney
Ruth Pollock .... assistant: Ms. Winslet (as Ruth Pollack)
Chris Prapha .... assistant: Mr. Golin
Gary S. Rake .... production assistant
Adrian Scartascini .... assistant: Mr. Gondry
Jeff Schlesinger .... assistant: Mr. Bushell
Paula Schmit .... completion guarantor
Eugy Septimo .... intern
Talley Singer .... second assistant: Mr. Carrey (as Taylor Singer)
Debbie Stampfle .... production assistant
Greg Trattner .... completion guarantor (as Gregory Trattner)
Daniel Tresca .... location assistant (as Dan Tresca)
Gayle Vangrofsky .... location manager
Andy Wheeler .... production accountant
Alex Zoppa .... intern
Andrew Zoppa .... intern
Zach Zoppa .... intern
Dylan Gallagher .... photo double: Jim Carrey (uncredited)
Amber Gristak .... stand-in: Kate Winslet (uncredited)
Kristen Marie Holly .... stand-in: Kirsten Dunst (uncredited)
Matthew Makar .... production assistant (uncredited)
Cyril Merle .... assistant: Michel Gondry (uncredited)
Tony Muro .... publicist (uncredited)
Jimmy Price .... location scout (uncredited)
Jennifer Skyler .... stand-in: Kate Winslet (uncredited)
Jeremiah Zazueta .... production assistant (uncredited)
 
Thanks
Mario Badescu .... thanks
Karen Baird .... special thanks
Ted Baker .... thanks
Heidi Bivens .... special thanks
Gerry Robert Byrne .... special thanks
Anne Carey .... special thanks
Kevin Dillon .... special thanks
Paul Dorf .... thanks
Cyril Drabinsky .... special thanks
John Fluevog .... thanks
Julie Fong .... special thanks
Paul Frank .... thanks
Dr. Hauschka .... thanks
Ted Hope .... special thanks
Betsey Johnson .... thanks
Will Keenan .... special thanks
Laura Kightlinger .... special thanks
Drew Kunin .... special thanks
J.F. Lazartigue .... thanks
Steve Madden .... thanks
Laura Madrigano .... thanks
Nicole Miller .... thanks
Susan E. Morse .... special thanks (as Susan Morse)
Thomas Pink .... thanks
Ellen Pompeo .... special thanks
Victor Rasuk .... special thanks
Amy Rosen .... special thanks
Leon Silverman .... special thanks
Doctor Gwenn Smith .... thanks: Long Island Jewish Medical Center
John Srednicki .... special thanks
Diana Victor .... special thanks
Karen Walker .... thanks
The Zacks .... special thanks
 

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MPAA:
Rated R for language, some drug and sexual content.
Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
108 min | Turkey:95 min (TV version)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital
Certification:
USA:R (certificate #40598) | Iceland:L | India:A | Chile:Y7 | Portugal:M/16 | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Canada:14A (British Columbia/Ontario) | Canada:G (Québec) | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:AL | New Zealand:M | Norway:11 | Peru:PT | Philippines:R-13 | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Zurich) | UK:15
Filming Locations:
123 Valentine Lane, Yonkers, New York, USA more
Company:
Anonymous Content more

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Trivia:
Reporters tried to interview Jim Carrey as the unplanned scene with Joel and Clementine at the street parade was being filmed. If you listen closely, you can hear somebody shout "Speak to me!" at Jim Carrey. more
Goofs:
Continuity: During the "operation", Mary passes a joint to Stan. In the next shot, Mary has the joint again. 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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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Une américaine à Paris (2005) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Nola's Bounce more

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17 out of 21 people found the following comment useful.
Best Film of 2004, 13 helmikuu 2005
10/10
Author: Matt_Layden from Canada

Joel (Jim Carrey) is a rather milquetoast man who meets up with free spirit Clementine (Kate Winslet), and they become romantically involved. However, they endure a messy breakup and Clementine goes to a business called Lacuna, Inc., where she has all of her memories of Joel erased. Not wanting to be left out, Joel also goes to have his memory erased. However, soon after it begins, Joel realizes that he wants to keep the memory of Clementine, so he tries to reverse the process.

Well, if you're familiar with Kaufman's work, then you know what your getting yourself into. This is just as weird if not weirder then his previous work (maybe even John Malkovich). Anyways, I knew what I was getting myself into, but 90% of the movie I was saying to myself "What the f*ck", but in a good way. It opens with Joel calling in sick for work and going on a different train and meeting Clementine, they hit it off, now this is about 15 minutes into the movie, then out of nowhere come the credits for the opening. I will admit, I thought it would be different, but I'm glad that it is the way it is, the movie is 80% of the time in Joel's head.

If you think you know Carrey, think again. This movie is his best performance, better than Majestic, Truman show and all of his comedic roles (which is what I love him for). Just looking at his face from the second we see him, we feel his pain, then like that, we feel his joy, embarrassment, hate. Just awesome acting on his part, and Winslet was great as well. Everybody, Wood, Dunsts, and so on, just add to the emotion on the screen. I can see at least one Oscar nomination for acting(hope).

But if I were to bet any money on any Oscar nominations it would obviously be the writing, what a mess, but beautifully constructed. You think to yourself, if that scene really necessary but everything is so out of it, that you think later on that it does, that's beautiful, crazy, give me whatever he's smoking kind of writing. Charlie Kaufman's writing is always clever, but this time he's one-upped himself by making something simultaneously bizarre and emotionally engaging. It seemed like his earlier movies were clever for the sake of cleverness, but 'Eternal Sunshine' manages to dazzle you with it's originality and it's poignancy. The fact that this movie was able to wrap such profound loss, emotional tenderness, and hope in such a self-consciously stylized package illustrates the incredible talent of the people behind it.

Michel Gondry's use of vibrant coloring and quick camera movement give the film a very involving first hand feeling. The constant use of the handy cam is very all involving for the viewer, and I suppose that this is exactly what is needed in such a personal movie. His work on the dream sequences is incredible as well.

I really liked Passoins of Christ, but this movie blows it out of the water, this is so far my number one of 2004 and it will take a lot to knock it down. One fault with it, would have to be the last minute of the film, the fade to white and the same scene playing over and over did nothing for the film, except take away from it.

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