Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

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"I already forget how I used to feel about you."

What would happen if we could erase the worst experiences and relationships from our memory? Charlie Kaufman and Michel Gondry combined forces to answer this very question.

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Released:	Mar 19th, 2004
Budget:	$20,000,000.00
Revenue:	$72,000,000.00

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Main Cast

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Jim Carrey
plays Joel Barish

Kate Winslet
plays Clementine Kruczynski

Gerry Robert Byrne
plays Train Conductor

Elijah Wood
plays Patrick

Thomas Jay Ryan
plays Frank

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SPOILER: The original script featured a cut beginning and ending sequence that took place in the future. In the end, an older Clementine comes in to have the procedure done and a look at her screen shows that she's had the procedure done multiple times and all of them involved Joel. At the very end of the script, an older Joel calls Clementine to ask why she hasn't called, but the technicians performing the procedure erase his message. Other cuts in the original script include a montage of memories people wanted erased, including a soldier seeing his dead friend on a battlefield and a girl who was raped at a young age. Another sub-plot dropped from the script was Mary (Kirsten Dunst) finding out that Howard (Tom Wilkinson) made her get an abortion after they had the affair resulting in her desire to have her memory wiped.
Movie Goof (continuity error): When Mary first comes to Joel's apartment to visit Stan and Patrick, she goes into the kitchen to pour drinks. Just after she says "Let me do the honors," the pendulum of the clock on the wall is not moving. About 2 seconds later, as she is pouring the drinks, the pendulum on the clock is swinging.
Features Kate Winslet's own favorite performance. She mentions this in Empire Magazine.
Despite the fact that Charlie Kaufman's script and Michel Gondry's visual concepts were closely followed, the actors were allowed many chances to improvise. Elijah Wood and Mark Ruffalo improvised extensively, and much of the dialog between Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet resulted from videotaped rehearsal sessions during which the two actors became close by sharing tales of their real life relationships and heartbreaks.