| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Tom Cruise |
David Aames
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| Penélope Cruz |
Sofia Serrano
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| Cameron Diaz |
Julie Gianni
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| Kurt Russell |
Dr. Curtis 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
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| Shalom Harlow |
Colleen
|
| Oona Hart |
Lynette
|
| Ivana Milicevic |
Emma
|
| Johnny Galecki |
Peter Brown
|
| Jhaemi Willens |
Jamie Berliner
|
| Armand Schultz |
Dr. Pomerantz
|
| Cameron Watson |
Other Doctor
|
| Robertson Dean |
Third Doctor
|
| W. Earl Brown |
Barman
|
| Ray Proscia |
Doctor from Berlin
|
| Tim Hopper |
Man in Blue Coat
|
| Alicia Witt |
Libby
|
| Ken Leung |
Art Editor
|
| Carolyn Byrne |
Beatrice
|
| Mark Pinter |
Carlton Kaller
|
| Jeff Weiss |
Raymond Tooley
|
| Conan O'Brien |
Himself
|
| James Murtaugh |
Benny's Owner (as Jim Murtaugh)
|
| Mark Kozelek |
Dude, Fix Your Face Guy
|
| John Fedevich |
Silent Ed Vallencourt
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| Bobby Walsh |
Young David
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| Stacey Sher |
Rayna
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| Fred Schruers |
Cryo Man
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| Jessica Siemens |
Sofia's Friend
|
| Julia Carothers Hughes |
Sofia's Friend
|
| Holly Raye |
Dancer
|
| Marty Collins |
Martini Waiter
|
| Mark Bramhall |
Sneezy
|
| Jack Hall |
Bashful
|
| David Lewison |
Sleepy
|
| Mike Shannon |
Aaron
|
| Penelope Cruz |
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Drama; Romance; Sci-Fi; Thriller |
| Director |
Cameron Crowe |
| Producer |
Cameron Crowe; Tom Cruise; Paula Wagner |
| Writer |
Alejandro Amenábar; Mateo Gil; Cameron Crowe |
| Studio |
Paramount |
|
| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
R (Restricted) |
| Running Time |
135 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
|
| Plot |
| Vanilla Sky reunites director Cameron Crowe (Jerry Maguire) with über-playboy Tom Cruise, adds another sexy Cruz (Penélope) and Cameron Diaz for good measure, and delivers a wildly entertaining, bizarre venture into erotic science fiction. Adapted near exactly from Spanish filmmaker Alejandro Amenábar's 1997 romantic thriller Open Your Eyes, the film follows David Aames (Cruise) as he falls from his graceful Manhattan perch of inordinate wealth, good looks, and newfound love with Sofia (Cruz) because of severe facial disfigurement in a car accident caused by a suicidal ex-lover (Diaz). What at first promises to be a conventional allegory of redemption via true love is turned on its head as Cruise's character, reduced to wearing a latex mask and spurned by his friends, wins back his princess only after a miracle of plastic surgery restores his former beauty. A series of plot twists follows as waking life, technological advances, and nightmares flip-flop to dizzying effect and David ultimately comes face to face with his own mortality. Despite a final conceit to some vague morality, the appeal of the film is the wonderfully callous message conveyed by the rest of it (money and physical beauty equal happiness) through an unabashed vanity perfectly embodied by Cruise and Cruz. A delicious, decadent treat. --Fionn Meade |
| Personal Details |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
176 |
| In Collection |
Yes |
| Owner |
David Cowley |
|
| Product Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic) |
| Layers |
Single side, Dual layer |
| UPC |
097363393641 |
| Chapters |
28 |
| Release Date |
2003 |
| Subtitles |
English |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Surround [CC]
FRENCH: Dolby Digital Surround |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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| Color Closed-captioned Widescreen Dolby |
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