Vanilla Sky 2001

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 136 min

genre: science fiction

theme: psychological thriller

director: Cameron Crowe

Score: 7 / 10

Vanilla Sky is a 2001 American science fiction psychological thriller film directed, written, and co-produced by Cameron Crowe. It is an English-language remake of Alejandro Amenábar's 1997 Spanish film Open Your Eyes, which was written by Amenábar and Mateo Gil. The film stars Tom Cruise, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Jason Lee, and Kurt Russell. It follows a magazine publisher who begins to question reality after being disfigured in a car crash.

Plot

David Aames, the owner of a large publishing company he inherited from his father, is in prison. Wearing a prosthetic mask, David tells his life story to court psychologist Dr. Curtis McCabe. In flashbacks, David leaves the duties of the publisher to his father's trusted associates while living as a playboy in Manhattan. He is introduced to Sofia Serrano by his best friend, Brian Shelby, during a party.

Awards

Cast

More details

author	Alejandro Amenábar Cameron Crowe Mateo Gil
award	Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Saturn Award for the Best Actor
contentLocation	New York City
director	Cameron Crowe
editor	Joe Hutshing Mark Livolsi
events	beauty suicide telepresence
genre	animation science fiction thriller
keywords	arrest best friend build cryonic fall follow inherit jump kill leap of faith life extension life story living as a playboy lucid dream manhattan morning after mysterious man plastic surgery playboy lifestyle publish tech support technical support terminal illness warn
musicBy	Nancy Wilson
nomination	Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
producer	Cameron Crowe Paula Wagner Tom Cruise
productionCompany	British Film Institute Cruise/Wagner Productions Sogecine Summit Entertainment Vinyl Films
publisher	Paramount Pictures
recordedAt	Long Beach New York City
theme	memory narrative psychological thriller science fiction thriller