After causing the Oregon shoe company he works for to lose hundreds of millions of dollars, Drew Baylor is fired for his mistake, and promptly also dumped by his girlfriend, Ellen. On the verge of suicide, Drew is oddly given a new purpose in life when he is brought back to his family's small Kentucky hometown of Elizabethtown following the death of his father, Mitch, as it falls to him to make sure that his dying wishes are fulfilled. On the way home, Drew meets a flight attendant, Claire Colburn, with whom he falls in love, in a romance that helps his life get back on track...

Jane Fonda was originally set to play Hollie Baylor but dropped out when filming was delayed.

[from trailer]


Drew Baylor:
[embracing] Please don't take this as rejection.


Claire Colburn:
I really don't.

Continuity: When Hollie is tap dancing at Mitch's memorial service, the microphone that she puts down on the stage moves between shots.

(1971)
Written by Judee Sill
Performed by The Hollies
Courtesy of EMI Records Ltd.
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music