Vanilla Sky (2001)

Director:

Cameron Crowe

Writers (WGA):

Alejandro Amenábar (film "Abre Los Ojos") and
Mateo Gil (film "Abre Los Ojos") ...

Release Date:

14 December 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Mystery | Romance | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

What is happiness to you?

Plot:

A successful publisher finds his life taking a turn for the surreal after a car accident with a jaded lover.

Plot Keywords:

Dream | Party | Death | Mask | Nightmare

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 wins & 20 nominations

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Tom Cruise	...	David Aames
Penélope Cruz	...	Sofia Serrano
Cameron Diaz	...	Julie Gianni
Kurt Russell	...	McCabe
Jason Lee	...	Brian Shelby
Noah Taylor	...	Edmund Ventura
Timothy Spall	...	Thomas Tipp
Tilda Swinton	...	Rebecca Dearborn
Michael Shannon	...	Aaron
Delaina Mitchell	...	David's Assistant
Shalom Harlow	...	Colleen
Oona Hart	...	Lynette
Ivana Milicevic	...	Emma
Johnny Galecki	...	Peter Brown
Jhaemi Willens	...	Jamie Berliner

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality and strong language.

Runtime:

136 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Canada:14A | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Hungary:14 | Netherlands:12 | Peru:14 | Philippines:R-18 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | Singapore:R(A) (original rating) | South Korea:18 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

108th-96th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

During the quick montage of stills at the very end of the film, one of the shots (which lasts for only one frame) is of Dr. Pomerantz, David Aames's plastic surgeon (played by Armand Schultz), flipping the bird at the camera.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When David and Brian are almost hit by the Mack truck, we can clearly see the camera and camera operator (wearing a hat) in David's side window.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Sofía: [in Spanish] Open your eyes.
Sofía: [in English] Open your eyes. Open your eyes. Open your eyes. Open your eyes. Open you...
[David wakes up and pushes the snooze button on his alarm]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Family Guy: Love Blactually (#7.1)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Earth Time Tapestry

Frightening, sad, touching and so underrated

I had heard some not too good things about this movie and had probably seen the low score here at IMDb and that's why I had avoided it. Today they showed Vanilla Sky on TV and as I had nothing better to do... and as it turned out, I would have had a hard time finding anything better to do. Vanilla Sky is a frightening, sad and touching movie, actually one of the best I've seen in a while. I was surprised by how I was affected watching it. It's hard to explain, but during the movie your feelings towards the characters and your perception of what is going on changes and it's quite an emotional journey. Vanilla Sky really touched me in a way that is very rare for a movie, or any media for that matter.

I really recommend everyone to watch this movie. Regardless of what you have heard about it.