Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
When their relationship turns sour, a young couple undergoes a medical procedure to have each other erased from their memories
Storyline
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. Written by anonymous
Director: Michel Gondry
Writers: Charlie Kaufman (story), Michel Gondry (story) | 2 more credits »
Stars: Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Tom Wilkinson |
Did You Know?
Trivia
A sex scene with Mark Ruffalo and Kirsten Dunst was shot, but was cut due to length. See more »
Goofs
Joel's Toyota Corolla alternates between between different hubcap designs in different shots set on the same day. See 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.
See more »
Crazy Credits
The text in the opening credits appears quickly and then slowly withers away, like a memory. See more »
Connections
Referenced in Gilmore Kizlari: A House Is Not a Home (2005) See more »
Soundtracks
Everybody's Got To Learn Sometimes
Written by James Warren
Performed by Beck
Beck appears courtesy of Geffen Records
Produced by Beck and Jon Brion
Details
Official Sites: Official Facebook | Universal
Country: USA
Language: English
Release Date: 26 May 2006 (Turkey) See more »
Also Known As: Sil Bastan See more »
Filming Locations: 123 Valentine Lane, Yonkers, New York, USA See more »
Edit
Box Office
Budget:$20,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend USA: $8,175,198, 21 March 2004, Wide Release
Gross USA: $34,400,301
Cumulative Worldwide Gross: $73,169,222
See more on IMDbPro »
Company Credits
Production Co: Focus Features, Anonymous Content, This Is That Productions See more »
Show more on IMDbPro »