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Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
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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. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Starring:
Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, (more)
Director(s):
Stanley Kubrick
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R
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Synopsis of Eyes Wide Shut

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. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
159 mins

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Director(s):
Stanley Kubrick
Writer(s):
Stanley Kubrick, Frederic Raphael
Producer(s):
Stanley Kubrick
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R(Strong Sexual Content, Not For Children, Nudity, Adult Language, Adult Situations, Violence)
Warning:  This product is intended for mature audiences only. It may contain violence, sexual content, drug abuse and/or strong language. You must be 17 or older to purchase it. By ordering this item you are certifying that you are at least 17 years of age.

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    Patrick M.

    If you want to see the NC-17 version, do not queue this one. Blockbuster does not carry it. It was released in Australia and Europe and has to be purchased instead of rented.

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    Allen C.

    ...while stuff gets a tad weird (perhaps racy is a better term), this is the kind of movie that pulls you in. You forget you're watching something "produced". A cinematic journey to another place, haunting music, moody lighting, killer acting by Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman (believe it or not). Like the other fellow said, this isn't just another cookie-cutter piece with a script/plot that's spoon-fed to you. Worth watching if you like movies to take you somewhere. It's as if Kubrick waited until near death to "let us know how he really felt"...!

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    John R.

    Virtually everything involved in this movie was brilliantly done.

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