Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Phone Call Scene

This is one of my favourite scenes from one of my favourite films. The emotional payoff at the end is made all the more electrifying by Jon Brion's excellent score.
A bit of context/explanation of this scene's ingenuity:
In his opening monologue, Joel admits that he has trouble making eye contact with women. He spends the next 10 minutes of the film struggling to get to know Clementine, but his inhibitions continue to get the better of him. Clementine behaves erratically and appears confused by his body language, but she is persistent and desperate for his attention. After having tried everything she could to get him to respond, she finally shows mercy (or clemency) and lets him leave her house, but brilliantly asks him to call her when he gets home. He does, and without the pressure of her physical presence, opens up, and smiles.
All of this is heartbreakingly poignant in the wider context of the film, which I will not spoil for you here.
I hope I have shown that this is nothing more than a fan video, posted simply for the purpose of others' enjoyment. I ask Focus Features/NBCUniversal not to have this taken down.

[@arricka9779]

Remember this is after the fact he had his mind erased, so there was still something in Joel's heart to not only go inside her house but also call her, maybe this scene is trying to say you can't erase what the heart wants.

[@sherrysyed]

Awwww

[@BigBossZUCO]

And the part where she felt she was being erased too!! I like to think their love trascended all logic and was able to connect them even in dreams

[@gerrylazlo]

The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of

[@Nxt.damian999]

I think it was before tho bc a few minutes later it cuts to Joel crying that Clem forgot him

[@LateNightLogoTV]

Sentimental, vulnerable, honest and pure. This scene captures the feeling of new found love so perfectly, it's beautiful to watch.

[@Psyfi85]

And the real beauty of the scene itself is that it’s in future tense. The heart always remembers..

[@PeacockAffect]

The music in this movie is absolutey amazing.

[@cynm3745]

I love seeing your comments on videos

[@dannyvu8304]

Absolutely the best sound track ever.

[@swarnavmisra8313]

It's from an 1976 Bollywood movie

[@jerryxu521]

Swarnav's Crazy World No, the soundtrack is original and was composed by Jon Brion.

[@USAReject]

@Tunir Biswas I think the confusion is over soundtrack vs. score. The movie has both an amazing soundtrack and score, and the existing songs as well as the original songs by Jon Brion (Phone Call for example, in this scene) are part of the perfect score for this movie.

[@paulcampbell8652]

she's so direct and i fucking love it.

[@KK-uw7ct]

They have put these old Hindi Bollywood movie songs completely in sync with the scene. 1. When Joel is telling about how his life is not so interesting. The Hindi song in the background, " Mera Mann tera pyasa" which means My mind thirsts for you and that complements the way Joel looks at Clementine. 2. When Clementine holds Joel's hands. The song in the background, " Vaada na tod", which means don't break the promise. The soundtrack of this movie and everything else is so thoughtful.

[@816kwilliams]

Thank you!

[@headphonic8]

Ok but most the famous old songs in Bollywood movies are love songs.

[@user-yk9sk7pg6v]

Thank you :)

[@anamikaroy5758]

Haha lot of non Hindi speakers must have benefited with this bit of detail from the movie.

[@myajanette]

Omg I love these details

[@milart12]

One of the most genuinely romantic movies I have ever seen--I always wondered why Jim Carrey didn't do more serious roles like this one.

[@carolinaoliveira4043]

+milart12 cause roles like this start making you get disturbed

[@aarongutierrez7705]

Watch the Truman show

[@miniomew]

The first time I saw him in a more serious role was in that horror movie The Number 23, after that I was like what the hell because we are more use to him in funny movies plus that movie had disturbing scenes. but then I see this movie and now I am use to him not being in funny movies. He does play his serious roles very well.

[@FahadZahr]

One of the movies where he played a serious supporting role is a gem called “Doing time at maple drive”.

[@guybrush8]

he did a couple of serious roles.. Didn't pan out well ☹️

[@mistersir3185]

Man there is something about this scene that makes me wanna come back and watch and listen again and again.The whole scene, the music, everything in this video makes me feel in a way I cannot describe. I absolutely love this movie. Jim and Kate were the perfect choice for this movie.

[@00HoODBoy]

Same here

[@CB-rv2lj]

I think its the excitement and coziness that just maybe something might work out.

[@renuverma6995]

They are playing old Hindi songs!! I missed it. All of those songs are beautiful.

[@vikastaware2245]

Those songs playing in background had special purpose to what conversation was going on between them. Just loved it.

[@kevindelgadillo3391]

Same

[@cb9603]

Wow that is just the best feeling you can have in this life... when you first meet someone you really connect with and want to be with, and they give you that "I can't wait to see you again" phone call

[@Nxt.damian999]

I would kill to have that again

[@represent1225]

with Gondry's aesthetic directing, Kaufman's genius storytelling, Jim and Kate's beautiful acting, and Jon Brion's music so enchanting - it's hard to not find this movie one of the best

[@flintsawangket]

I think that this scene is supposed to parallel with the “meet me in Montauk” scene, where Joel decides to leave Clem in the house alone and he’s left with the regret of being too scared to stay. In this scene, Joel attempts to leave, but Clem decides to give him her phone number and ask him to call her. So when he gets home and decides to call her, that’s when he decides to stay; and so maybe this time things will go differently.

[@giovanniesparza9985]

I would have never noticed this if you hadn't pointed it out

[@Psyfi85]

@@giovanniesparza9985 Took me 3 watches to catch that the beginning of the film is really the end. Well, a redux of what was possibly a different encounter once. Fascinating.

[@johnnyshowbones8689]

I love you, this is one of my favourite scenes of all time. When the snow starts falling, 'phone call' kicks in - oh, it gives me goosebumps. It's gorgeous.

[@rexfurry]

Same here, I love it :)

[@johnnyshowbones8689]

And I love you.

[@johnnyshowbones8689]

Sorry, i got a bit ahead of myself there.

[@Noobiefroobiechoobie]

such a happy song. makes me feel excited to call her. and I don't even have a her.

[@johnnyshowbones8689]

You should get one. Although, only the right one. The right one is wicked x

[@Poxell91]

I couldn't agree with you more about the closing of this scene. Phone Call is my favorite song in this movie because of this scene. It's both humanizing and resonant. And because I've had that experience that Joel has. The calm man who is under-confident of his life suddenly meeting someone he believes could change him, and eager to hear from her again not short after arriving home. It's such a powerful scene. Greatest movie ever.

[@HarpoTheVillain]

We've all lived this, haven't we? And if we haven't, we want it. If we haven't, we will.

[@Honeyiroseupfromthedead]

What do you mean?

[@Psyfi85]

I have, winter romance is wonderful.

[@gesudinazaret9259]

@@Psyfi85it is

[@camillegomez1835]

what I would give to watch this movie for the first time again

[@Psyfi85]

What I’d give to see her for the first time again.

[@yousfiabdelali]

But when you watch the movie for the first time it doesn't make a lot of sense until you watch it again

[@JojoTheVulture]

@@yousfiabdelali but i love that sense of confusion cus as you progress through the film, all the pieces click together like a puzzle

[@anima099]

The movie wants to remind us that the heart and mind are separate things. You may be able to control and play with your mind, but there's no getting around what the heart wants.

[@therenovation7272]

Jon Brion - Phone Call That ending soundtrack is so amazing!

[@Psyfi85]

Get profound nostalgia from that part especially. There isn’t much more magical than a budding winter romance, if only time could go backwards.

[@Nxt.damian999]

And was sampled in the quest by yours truly mac miller

[@laika6661]

In the original cut that is now a deleted scene, Joel and Clementine talk on the couch all night in a long drawn out scene until the sun breaks through the curtains and lights up the apartment. Something was always so sweet and touching about that idea. Really showed how much these two ‘strangers’ were really drawn to each other. However, the beautiful music while Joel walks home in the dark, the snow falling lightly, the anticipation in his dimly lit apartment. It does a wonderful job at capturing such a personal and intimate moment.

[@medhros]

Oh, Joel... You'll wish you had stayed.

[@aespino91ae]

my go to movie after a break up

[@DevonshireH]

aespino91ae you must enjoy the pain lol

[@Crudedrawing]

@Red Divinity big faxxxxx lmao virgin eternal Sunshine haters vs Chad eternal Sunshine lovers

[@symonheiloguu]

@@Crudedrawing That's not true at all. I'm 23 years old, virgin that has never even kissed, but I fucking love this movie hahah

[@Crudedrawing]

@@symonheiloguu oh no don't worry you will lose your virginity soon then but people who hate eternal sunshine of the spotless mind are eternal virgins

[@CB-rv2lj]

you're gonna hurt yourself doing that dude haha.

[@lathspell87]

This scene and the scene from Stranger than Fiction where Will Ferrell is playing "Whole Wide World" are the two most romantic scenes in movies, for me. Nothing else captures that excitement of being in a woman's home for the first time, being nervous but also extremely excited about this new thing that is blooming. Makes you feel alive.

[@MissParkette]

Crazy you say that. My 2 favorite scenes as well

[@MerlinOpeth]

I'm going to marry you and the Indian song in the background means don't break your promise, beautiful y put together.

[@cripplingdebt224]

Thank you man!

[@richardsiciliano7117]

I just saw an old clip of Jim Carey on the Letterman show. At some point he says, Oddly I do, which instantly made me think of this film.

[@ngelobezerra1288]

You can erase the mind? Maybe. But the heart never forget. Love is unforgetable.

[@B501M]

the phone call part makes me a little sad, because i was involved with a pretty extreme/eccentric guy once, and it was just really, really hard to be around each other, in person. but, on the phone, it was easier. he's not around anymore (he committed suicide), but the static(ky) sound of Kate's voice, and the, "you miss me?" remind me of him

[@fabiobonetta5454]

No one conveys vulnerability like Jim does. His range is amazing. He's a once in a generation jewel of an actor

[@hellbenders87]

this is one of the most heart clenching scenes ive ever watched. and this is most literally the only romance movie i like. amazing, cant put it into words

[@amrita104]

This is my favourite movie, it's just so beautiful, yet completely heart-breaking!

[@Psyfi85]

“I want to call it off!” 😢

[@ccramit]

Comedic actors who do dramatic roles are so good for some reason. Jim Carey, Will Ferrel (Everything Must Go, Stranger Than Fiction kind of), Robin Williams (What Dreams May Come, Dead Poet's Society).

[@oliverheartt]

i agree, Steve Carrell can also play a good dramatic role.

[@Hal9000ize]

Fuck, even Adam Sandler in Punch Drunk Love

[@moeezS]

Don't forget Robin Williams in World's Greatest Dad. His best performance.

[@CB-rv2lj]

People who enjoy making others laugh love deep. People like that genuinely love making other people smile. I think that's why.

[@Chubzdoomer]

+Hal9000ize Nice one! Punch Drunk Love is amazing. Click is a very good one as well.

[@moeezS]

Jon Brion, you absolute emotional genius!

[@bassplayer1617]

This scene captures the feeling of falling in love so perfectly, especially with the music- oh my god

[@enigma533]

Is it Jim carry!! HE HAS MANY VARIATIONS IN ACTIN!!! HE PROVED HIMSELF THAT HE IS NOT ONLY A COMEDY ACTOR BUT ALSO A SERIOUS ROMANTIC MAN!! WHO CAN BEAT HIM NOW?

[@zachinthesky]

Back in 2019. I’ll never get enough of this song or this scene.

[@TheGreyj]

One of the most beautiful movies ever! Such an amazing chemistry So natural

[@kirankaur2101]

Anticipation, hope, sweet sadness is what love is all about. Beautiful movie and soundtrack.

[@rohitjadhav8744]

Once you get feelings, there's no coming back.

[@arodenburg1570]

I truly love this scene with all of my heart. One of my favorites...

[@jeffreylombardo782]

I am more thatn supprised that men havent said that this is their dream woman. Someone who doesnt care when you tell her that you are a loner and a lonely loser. We are all so lonely.

[@scenelover78]

my favorite movie of all time. I hope day I meet someone like Clem

[@ΜάκηςΤυχάλας]

I feel you man,i also wish i meet my " Clementain" one day,who knows,right?!!

[@justinguo9984]

Too many people think she’s a concept, or that she completes them. She’s just a fucked up girl looking for her own piece of mind

[@scenelover78]

@@ΜάκηςΤυχάλαςnot long after I made this comment. I found her. Hope you did too❤

[@ameralbadry6825]

The peak of Kate’s and Jim’s successful career moments.

[@anima099]

I watched the film more than a handful of times and I realized this part here also alludes to the scene in Montauk where Joel ran away. Clem also said he should stay.

[@bishwashbhatta8709]

This movie makes me cry every time.

[@Lssj100]

I really had a hard time with this movie it was so great.

[@Crazyness2122]

My fucking heart cannot take this!!! Unknowingly falling in love all over again...... Sooo beautiful....... They are destined to be together....... Their love will always bring them back to one another............ My fucking heart..........

[@dysplasticrome0]

The story is great and the soundtrack is excellent. One of my favorite films, the phone call scene is probably the best in my opinion.

[@TheFantastictaco]

THANK YOU FOR UPLOADING! It's my favorite scene as well :)

[@lou3168]

This scene destroys me every time

[@jordanforever21]

Nothing will ever beat falling in love for the first time.

[@heleciamarie]

I cry everytime 😞😢

[@fibonachi.fibonachi.2556]

"This feels good"

[@3clipser]

I wish i had stayed...

[@user-mp9xz8yg4j]

Comedians really know how to act.

[@StopFlaggingVideos]

if this were 2015 dating 0:21 run

[@manofmywords240]

+StopFlaggingVideos lol Netflix and Chill generation

[@DhavalPatel-jy7qy]

Bgm when they was hanging and later is exceptional. Essence

[@evanjelinak7043]

Lord, my favourite part of the movie!

[@utkarshjoshi1261]

Oh man! Why did i see this! This particular scene from 2:36 It is love!! This movie is love! It is a drug, once you'll see it you will want it every day!

[@Mckaye82]

This truly feels like falling in love on long island, in the winter, in 2004…

[@HamzaAli55659]

The music in this scene sums up all the emotions god damn i got chills 😍🔥

[@nitindubeymusic]

You can erase a memory but the heart never forgets.

[@nitemarehippygirl510]

That'd be nice...

[@timothyjohnosn6198]

one of the best scenes

[@miltonreyes3287]

Amo esta escena con el alma, podría verla mil veces

[@lazcarequinto1619]

Went and fought for the love of my life because she always made me feel that same feeling Joel felt… excitement and nervousness for someone. Love is powerful!

[@davidpaulplanchard3104]

This scene makes me feel so good ☺

[@seachel5755]

I just noticed first time him saying it felt good her running her fingers on his hand 😍

[@ilyanostromo8496]

Isn't it a beautiful appropriate love story. Great Piece of Music.

[@idilkoseoglu5333]

Snow, 2000s and New york love u.

[@FlowerEmblem]

Your description is excellent. Thank you for that.

[@ianisguerin4075]

My favorite film. Only a few french people watched this french film in cinema (Michel Gondry, the director is french) in 11.2004.

[@マシュードーラン]

Literally the best depiction of that initial falling in love feeling ever in a film. You leave this scene feeling like you just fell in love with someone yourself. With the music too…just absolutely gorgeous!

[@carlosquinto2992]

Wonderful movie!

[@BaurKinn]

I set this track as a ring tone... grate scene! Thx for uploading!

[@erc5445]

This whole scene was cut from like a 18 minute scene to only about 2 and a half minutes

[@smekninga]

my last relationship laste 2 years and a half! and this movie is a kind of reflection of the relationship omg :/

[@Its_J_Molloy]

Also check out Jay Electronica's remix of this beautiful music

[@QueensErik]

I'm surprised anyone knows about this. Good recommendation.

[@timjohnson2186]

love this movie

[@マシュードーラン]

I think comedians do such great work as more serious characters in films because they’re all a bit fucked up and see the world much differently than normal people do. Especially the one’s that do observation comedy. They can really put themselves into a role because they study humans on a daily basis for material. Jim and Robin being incredibly great at switching to a much more serious and emotional side

[@scenelover78]

thank u for this!

[@brandonc4985]

It's called Phone call by Jon Brion

[@juiceboxzach]

Found the song on Spotify, had to search up what it was from, watched this scene, just started the movie

[@user-th3ix5fc4y]

Same

[@joangiemarquez7320]

Favorite horror movie

[@alejandro-vk4pb]

what is the song that starts playing at 2:43?

[@alexanderfezza4446]

It’s called Phone Call by Jon Brion

[@robspunk]

Greatest movie ever :)

[@dilarakesimoglu5414]

miss me?

[@lizbeth1049]

clem saying she wants to marry him when they just met is so relatable😖😖😖

[@Ben-wk4je]

1:24-1:32, so, in other words, "to make each day count"? Sounds familiar.........

[@oromochic1993]

To makin count🍷

[@Jo15673]

My fave movie

[@thisistheend_777]

Come on, kimon kimon

[@tochiRTA]

wish me a happy Valentine's Day when you call! 🥰

[@ClydeBlood]

Found this movie at a sucky time of a soon to be sucky couple of years cuz a guy ha but it was nice to relate to it all, songs always on loop in my heart

[@vale4150]

happy Valentine’s Day...❤️

[@timj4601]

He's literally me

[@HouseOfSpheres]

Chilton Talentmaker - Guitar 4/4

[@fabihatarannum7863]

I'll find my way back to you

[@misscomment8025]

Kate❤❤❤

[@unamancuspia9213]

You're right. It doesn't make sense. I thought the same thing when I saw it. Anyway, Joel wouldn't remember breaking up with Naomi two years ago since his memories were deleted. So, I'm glad they deleted that scene.

[@Simone-xe9cw]

Try telling a girl your life is not that interesting in real life lol :(

[@sebastiananthony5442]

They should remake this film with Pete Davidson as Joel and Ari as ...

[@nilimawanjari9125]

its ma ringtone..:)

[@mannymartin_ez]

I’d love to see a tally of how many times I’ve seen this film. How did they do this

[@Jordinternet]

What took you so long 🥹