Eyes Wide Shut

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Overview

The final work of legendary director Stanley Kubrick, who died within a week of completing the edit, stars Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, at the time Hollywood's most bankable celebrity couple, and was shot on a open-ended schedule finally totaling over 400 days, with closed sets in London standing in for New York City. Cruise and Kidman play William and Alice Harford, a physician and a gallery manager who are wealthy, successful, and travel in a sophisticated social circle; however, a certain amount of decadence ...
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Overview

The final work of legendary director Stanley Kubrick, who died within a week of completing the edit, stars Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, at the time Hollywood's most bankable celebrity couple, and was shot on a open-ended schedule finally totaling over 400 days, with closed sets in London standing in for New York City. Cruise and Kidman play William and Alice Harford, a physician and a gallery manager who are wealthy, successful, and travel in a sophisticated social circle; however, a certain amount of decadence crosses their paths on occasion, and a visit to a formal-dress party leads them into sexual temptation when William is drafted into helping a beautiful girl who has overdosed on drugs while Alice is charmed by a man bent on seduction. While neither William and Alice act on their adulterous impulses, once the issue has been brought into the open, it begins a dangerous season of erotic gamesmanship for the couple, with William in particular openly confronting his desire for new sexual experiences. What didn't make the final cut of Eyes Wide Shut may have been as fascinating as what finally appeared on screen: Harvey Keitel was replaced almost immediately by Sydney Pollack, while Jennifer Jason Leigh was replaced by Marie Richardson after she had shot all her scenes and left town.
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Editorial Reviews

All Movie Guide - Lucia Bozzola
Stanley Kubrick's first film in more than a decade, Eyes Wide Shut had already attracted attention before Kubrick's death several months prior to its release sent the hype into overdrive. As the closely guarded production dragged on for a year and a half, rumors swirled over cast departures and what Kubrick was doing with Hollywood's premier young married couple. Kubrick's death several days after screening a "final cut" spurred speculation over whether Eyes Wide Shut was truly in the form the notoriously particular filmmaker wanted, a controversy compounded by the studio's decision to digitally alter the orgy scene for an R rating. Finally opening after numerous press tributes and the digitalia brouhaha, Eyes Wide Shut divided critics over whether it was an artistically challenging exploration of marital fidelity and boredom, or a hopelessly dated Freudian fever dream. Regardless of questions about the transposition of the 1920s Viennese milieu in Arthur Schnitzler's Traumnovelle to 1990s Manhattan, Kubrick's command of his craft was still formidable. The grainy, richly colored cinematography, Steadicam shots, and ornate production design sleekly evoked the waking dream world of Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman's sexual searchers. Though it fell off at the box office and was shut out of year-end awards, Eyes Wide Shut's defenders suggested that it may still find a place in the Kubrick legacy.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 6/12/2001
  • UPC: 012569686533
  • Original Release: 1999

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  • Source: WARNER HOME VIDEO
  • Format: VHS

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Tom Cruise William Harford
Nicole Kidman Alice Harford
Sydney Pollack Victor Ziegler
Marie Richardson Marion
Rade Serbedzija Milich
Todd Field Nick Nightingale
Vinessa Shaw Domino
Alan Cumming Desk Clerk
Sky Dumont Sandor Szavost
Fay Masterson Sally
Leelee Sobieski Milich's Daughter
Thomas Gibson Carl
Louise J. Taylor Gayle
Stewart Thorndike Nuala
Julienne Davis Mandy
Carmela Marner Waitress at Gillespie's
Colin Angus Masked Party Goer
Karla Ashley Masked Party Goer
Peter Benson Bandleader
Kathryn Charman Masked Party Goer
Christian Clarke Rowdy College Kid #5
Kevin Connealy Lou Nathanson
Brian W. Cook Tall Butler
Phil Davies Stalker
Ben De Sausmarcz Masked Party Goer
James Demaria Masked Party Goer
Anthony Desergio Masked Party Goer
Janie Dickens Masked Party Goer
Cindy Dolenc Girl at Sharky's
Sam Douglas Cab Driver
Michael Doven Zielger's Secretary
Treva Etienne Morgue Orderly
Laura Fallace Masked Party Goer
Vanessa Fenton Masked Party Goer
Georgina Finch Masked Party Goer
Gary Goba Naval Officer
Peter Godwin Masked Party Goer
Abigail Good Mysterious Woman
Clark Hayes Hospital Receptionist
Joanna Heath Masked Party Goer
Lee Henshaw Masked Party Goer
Mariana Hewett Rosa
Togo Igawa Japanese Man #1
Eiji Kusuhara Japanese Man #2
Lisa Leone Lisa
Adam Lias Rowdy College Kid #4
Leslie Lowe Illona
Angus MacInnes Gateman #1
Chris Pare Rowdy College Kid #3
Randall Paul Harris
Gavin Perry Rowdy College Kid #2
Ateeka Poole Masked Party Goer
Adam Pudney Masked Party Goer
Sharon Quinn Masked Party Goer
Dan Rollman Rowdy College Kid #1
Jackie Sawiris Roz
Emma Lou Sharratt Masked Party Goer
Rade Sherbedgia
Paul Spelling Masked Party Goer
Matthew Thompson Masked Party Goer
Dan Travers Masked Party Goer
Russell Trigg Masked Party Goer
Leon Vitali Red Cloak
Kate Whalin Masked Party Goer
Kyle Whitcombe Rowdy College Kid #6
Florian Windorfer Maitre D' -- Cafe Sonata
Technical Credits
Stanley Kubrick Director, Producer, Screenwriter
Margaret Adams Production Designer
Marit Allen Costumes/Costume Designer
Denise Chamian Casting
Paul Conway Sound Editor
Brian W. Cook Asst. Director, Co-producer
John Fenner Art Director
Nigel Galt Editor
Jan Harlan Executive Producer
Lisa Leone Set Decoration/Design
Jocelyn Pook Score Composer
Frederic Raphael Screenwriter
Larry Smith Camera Operator, Cinematographer
Edward Tise Sound/Sound Designer
Les Tomkins Production Designer
Leon Vitali Asst. Director, Casting
Roy Walker Production Designer
Terry Wells Sr. Set Decoration/Design
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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Kubrick: Consistently among the Best.

    Each time I view this film I perceive another layer of complexity. This is a film that will "grow on you"--if you give it a chance.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    A Great Last Film For A Great Filmaker

    Stanley Kubrick is arguably the best filmaker. Many people liked this last movie, and some didn't. It was nominated for an oscar, a lot of people don't think it should be, only a select few true critics like the movie as much as me. The movie however is one of Kubricks best, it blends an amazing script with an even better cast, and Kubrick's directing is at it's best. This movie reminds me of Kubrick's other masterpeices Dr. Strangelove, 2001, A Clockwork Orange, and his early Lolita. Kubrick did an excellent job, this movie deserved the 1999 oscar for diricting, picture still goes to American Beauty.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted October 1, 2010

    KUBRICK'S ATTEMPT TO SHOW THE "POWERS THAT BE" AS THEY REALLY ARE

    To tell the truth about anything slightly uncomfortable, Kubrick always had to turn to
    to an analogy or a fictional form. What he shows in this movie is the dirty truth of the
    underside of humanity that attempts to rule any and all while remaining right in front of
    us but clearly invisible to all but the initiated or someone with a trained eye for the
    power and lust of evil even when disguised as the most wealthy, powerful and prominent
    people.
    No wonder he "died suddenly" before it was finished.
    It makes you wonder what was so overpowering in the 25 minutes of the movie he made
    that caused the studio to cut those scenes from ever being released.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    The Mustard Seed of Doubt

    I never really understood this movie, until I got married. Now that I am married this film makes perfect sense to me. It is the story of doubt. In the Bible Jesus talks about having faith the size of a mustard seed. In this movie Stanly Kubrick illustrates how doubt of any size can enter and monopolize a man soul. Truly a remarkable film! (Did not understand it at all until I got married.)

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    this movie is a great movie

    the first time i saw it i did not like it then i saw it again and i now i love it and i bot it. if you like nicole kidman you should see it.

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