David Aames, a tycoon’s son who, in the eyes of many, is a spoiled child who has no realization of his wealth or luck. Inhereting his fathers company after both parents were killed in a road accident some years prior, David meets a girl whom his friend brings to a lavish house party one night and instantly falls in love with her. Desperate to find out more about this mystery girl, he gets chatting to her, unfortunately a jilted lover is watching David at all times and plans her final plot. After surviving a car crash and having his face reconstructed courtesy of his ‘jilted lover’, David struggles to find out the truth when his dreams turn into reality, and what he thinks is reality, turns into nightmares. He knows he wants the Mystery girl he met at the party that night, but where is she? who is she? Everything seems muddled slightly, until a doctor manages to repair his face, and life is back to the way it should be, together with his mystery girl, or is it? Questions need to be answered, but who is to be asked and who has the answers.

Vanilla Sky (2001)
  • Rating: (118,510 votes)
  • Taglines:What is happiness to you? » Is your subconscious your conscious; is your conscious your subconscious? »
  • Runtime:136 minutes
  • Director: Cameron Crowe
  • Countries:USA, Spain
  • Actors:
    David Aames
    Tom Cruise
    Sofia Serrano
    Penélope Cruz
    Julie Gianni
    Cameron Diaz
    McCabe
    Kurt Russell
    Brian Shelby
    Jason Lee
    Edmund Ventura
    Noah Taylor
    Thomas Tipp
    Timothy Spall
    Rebecca Dearborn
    Tilda Swinton
    Aaron
    Michael Shannon
    David's Assistant
    Delaina Mitchell
  • Genres:Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
  • Producers:
    Bill Block
    executive producer  
    Fernando Bovaira
    executive producer  
    Danny Bramson
    executive producer  
    Cameron Crowe
    producer  
    Tom Cruise
    producer  
    Michael Doven
    associate producer  
    Donald J. Lee Jr.
    co-producer  
    Scott M. Martin
    associate producer  
    Jonathan Sanger
    executive producer  
    Patrick Wachsberger
    executive producer  
    Paula Wagner
    producer  
    Endrick Lekay
    assistant producer (uncredited)  
  • Plots: David Aames takes all he has for granted; his wealth, his inherited publishing company, his good looks - his relationships. Especially his relationships. It catches up to him when a friend/sometimes sex-partner can't see their relationship the way he sees it. From that point, the movie takes a Lynchian twist that ultimately and literally pulls us into Aames' tortured psyche. Written by Andrew Hope <sputnik67@qwest.net>
Vanilla Sky
  • User's comment:Why people dislike this movie... by udkyle

    I for one really like this movie for some reasons I'll go into late but I want to touch on why I think people don't like it. First off, there are people out there who just like to hate Tom Cruise. I don't understand it really. Second, Cameron Crowe I think successfully p***es off two groups of movie-goers with this film. The casual, relaxed, "not looking to think too hard" group of movie-goers are left confused when the plot takes a complete 180 at the end of the movie. And the deep, philosophical, mystery-fans are devastated when Crowe has one of his characters completely explain the mystery.

    This is a good movie. And Tom Cruise does a very good job in it. I think it's probably his best performance from what I've seen all though I haven't seen all of his movies, or even a majority of them probably. The supporting cast is good as well. Penelope Cruz gives a solid performance and Jason Lee was enjoyable.

    I like the story, and I think that's what Vanilla Sky is more than anything. It's a mystery, an adventure, and a romantic comedy, but it's mostly just a good story. And it has a lot of philosophical undertones to it, and many similar ideas and stories like this occur in historical philosophy. David Aames (Cruise) is the man that had everything he wanted, more or less lost it, was given a second chance with a catch to regain it all back, and in the end facing his demons and the full scope of what is happening, chooses reality, simplicity, and normality to see if he can finally find the one thing he could never get a grip on: happiness.

    Many people were disappointed that Crowe laid out the complete mystery at the end. I think it's necessary. The audience then knows beyond a shadow of a doubt that David is aware of his circumstances and it makes the choice at the end all the more powerful.

    And the music in the movie is great. It's probably what makes the movie as enjoyable as it is. Particularly, "Njosnavelin" by Sigur Ros, which is an amazing song.

    All in all, I'd give it 3 out 4 stars. It's a movie with some substance for those who like to think things through, and a great story for those looking to relax. That "moderate" approach is probably why people dislike it so much because it isn't a full blown mystery, or a full blown love story. It mixes and matches different elements and genres.


  • Quotes: Sofía: I think she's the saddest girl to ever to hold a martini. Sofía: I'll tell you in another life, when we are both cats. David: Do you remember what you told me once? That every passing minute is a another chance to turn it all around.
  • Also known as: Vanilla Sky (Argentina), Vanilla Sky (Austria), Vanilla Sky (Brazil), Vanilla Sky (France), Vanilla Sky (Germany), Vanilla Sky (Greece - imdb display title), Vanilla Sky (Peru), Vanilla Sky (Spain), Vanilla Sky (Turkey - Turkish title), Nebo boje vanile (Serbia - imdb display title), Nebo boje vanilije (Croatia - imdb display title), Un ciel couleur vanille (Canada - French title), Vanília égbolt (Hungary),

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