A self-indulgent and vain publishing magnate finds his privileged life upended after a vehicular accident with a resentful lover.A self-indulgent and vain publishing magnate finds his privileged life upended after a vehicular accident with a resentful lover.A self-indulgent and vain publishing magnate finds his privileged life upended after a vehicular accident with a resentful lover.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 5 wins & 34 nominations total
Delaina Hlavin
- David's Assistant
- (as Delaina Mitchell)
- Director
- Writers
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- TriviaThe scene with Tom Cruise alone in Times Square is not computer enhanced. The production was given unprecedented permission to shut down Times Square for one Sunday. At the time, the news ticker was providing updates on the George W. Bush-Al Gore election. To avoid dating the film, Crowe got permission to change the NASDAQ sign in post-production.
- GoofsWhen David and Brian are in the car in the beginning you can clearly see that they are about one or two feet higher compared to the other cars, even though they are in the relatively low Mustang, revealing that the car is probably on a trailer rather than on the road.
- Crazy creditsThere are no opening credits for the film.
- Alternate versionsThe 2015 Blu-Ray release includes an alternate ending version with a vastly expanded ending. While the events lead to the same conclusion, there are alternate takes and additional scenes (including the scene of David shooting the police officer).
- ConnectionsEdited into Scrubs: My Friend the Doctor (2003)
- SoundtracksEverything In Its Right Place
Written by Thom Yorke (as Thomas Yorke), Ed O'Brien (as Edward O'Brien), Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood (as Jonathan Greenwood) and Phil Selway (as Philip Selway)
Performed by Radiohead
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under license from EMI-Capitol Music Special Markets
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Sweet and Sour
"The sweet is never as sweet without the sour." This quote was essentially the theme for the movie in my opinion. Tom Cruise plays a young man who was handed everything in his life. He takes things for granted and it comes around full swing in this great movie with a superb twist. This film will keep you engaged in the plot and unable to pause it to take a bathroom break.
Its a movie that really makes you step back and look at your life and how you live it. You cannot really appreciate the better things in life (the sweet), like love, until you have experienced the bad (the sour). The theme will really get you to "open your eyes".
Only complaint is that the movie gets very twisted at points and is hard to really understand. I think the end is perfect though. I recommend you watch it and see for yourself.
Its a movie that really makes you step back and look at your life and how you live it. You cannot really appreciate the better things in life (the sweet), like love, until you have experienced the bad (the sour). The theme will really get you to "open your eyes".
Only complaint is that the movie gets very twisted at points and is hard to really understand. I think the end is perfect though. I recommend you watch it and see for yourself.
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- Dec 7, 2007
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- Also known as
- Khung Trời Ảo Mộng
- Filming locations
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- Budget
- $68,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $100,618,344
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $25,015,518
- Dec 16, 2001
- Gross worldwide
- $203,388,341
- Runtime2 hours 16 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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