Vanilla Sky

Vanilla Sky
Theatrical release poster
Directed byCameron Crowe
Screenplay byCameron Crowe
Based on
Abre los Ojos
by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJohn Toll
Edited by
Music byNancy Wilson
Production
companies
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • December 14, 2001 (2001-12-14)
Running time
136 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$68 million[2]
Box office$203.4 million[2]

Vanilla Sky is a 2001 American science fiction psychological thriller film[3] 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.

Vanilla Sky grossed over $203 million against a production budget of $68 million and received mixed reception from critics. Diaz's performance was widely praised, earning her a Screen Actors Guild and a Golden Globe Award nomination. The song "Vanilla Sky" by Paul McCartney was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song. The film later gained a cult following.[4][5][6]

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  5. ^ "'Vanilla Sky' Getting Limited-Edition Blu-ray for Film's 20th Anniversary". Collider. August 30, 2021. Archived from the original on January 4, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  6. ^ Saalman, Austin. "Reflecting on the 20th Anniversary of Vanilla Sky". undertheradarmag.com. Archived from the original on January 4, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2022.