Blue Sky
Blue Sky is a 1994 American drama film directed by Tony Richardson and starring Jessica Lange, Tommy Lee Jones, Powers Boothe, Carrie Snodgress, Amy Locane, and Chris O'Donnell. It tells the story of a nuclear coverup. It was adapted by Rama Stagner, Arlene Sarner and Jerry Leichtling. The original music score was composed by Jack Nitzsche.
Plot
In 1962, Major Hank Marshall (Jones) and his wife, Carly (Lange), are having marital problems because of the pressures of his job and her mental illness. Hank is a nuclear engineer who favors underground nuclear testing, an initiative code-named "Blue Sky", as opposed to above-ground, open-air detonations. Carly is a free spirit who appears to be mentally unbalanced and who is slowly being suffocated by domestic torpor and encroaching age. Her behavior embarrasses him, especially given the restrictions that prevail within a military base. Their move from Hawaii to an isolated base in Alabama alarms their oldest daughter, Alex (Locane), and sends Carly into a violent tantrum.
Awards
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| author | Arlene Sarner Jerry Leichtling Rama Laurie Stagner |
|---|---|
| award | Academy Award for Best Actress |
| contentLocation | Alabama |
| director | Tony Richardson |
| editor | Robert K. Lambert |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | affair arrest blue sky colonel court martial cowboy date engineer first date force free spirit hawaii isolated lieutenant colonel major marital problem meet mental illness military base morning nevada test site nuclear engineer nuclear engineering nuclear testing nuclear weapons testing private sector psychiatric hospital radiation sickness test wait want |
| musicBy | Jack Nitzsche |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Actress |
| producer | Robert H. Solo |
| productionCompany | Orion Pictures |
| publisher | Orion Pictures |
| theme | dance romantic drama |