Eyes Wide Shut
No dream is ever just a dream.
Country
Production
Budget
$65 000 000
Box office
$162 091 208
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Stanley Kubrick, Brian W. Cook, Jan Harlan
Camera operator
Larry Smith
Composer
Jocelyn Pook
Artist
Leslie Tomkins, Roy Walker
Audition
Denise Chamian, Leon Vitali
Editing
Nigel Galt
Whole Team (78)
Whole Team (78)
Short description
After Dr. Bill Harford's wife, Alice, admits to having sexual fantasies about a man she met, Bill becomes obsessed with having a sexual encounter. He discovers an underground sexual group and attends one of their meetings -- and quickly discovers that he is in over his head.
What's left behind the scenes
- The password 'Fidelio' comes from the Latin word 'fidelis', meaning 'faithful'. Additionally, 'Fidelio' is the title of Ludwig van Beethoven's only opera.
- During filming, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman had to spend a lot of time nude, and immersing themselves in the role of a detached couple, as is commonly believed, negatively affected their own relationship. They broke up shortly after filming ended.
- According to studio representatives, the director died four days after the editing was completed. However, film experts debated how much the official statements about the film's completion corresponded to reality. Known for his perfectionism, Kubrick could have continued to make changes to the editing for a long time. Rumors circulated that Sydney Pollack and Steven Spielberg helped to finish the film after Kubrick's death.
- Director Sidney Pollack agreed to play Victor Ziegler at the last moment, as Harvey Keitel had been fired from the film.
- At the beginning of the film, during a party, two girls suggest that Tom Cruise's character go 'where the rainbow ends.' This is also the title of an early 20th-century children's play (1911) and a feature film of the same name (1921).
- Filming lasted 400 days. Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman agreed to sign "open" contracts, meaning they committed to filming for as long as Stanley Kubrick needed, no matter how long it took. After filming, the film remained in post-production for almost a year.
- Kubrick became interested in Schnitzler's novella back in the late 1960s, when he suggested his wife read it.
- Stanley Kubrick said he saw Schöyer as somewhat similar to Harrison Ford – and that’s how the surname “Harford” came to him.
- Jennifer Jason Leigh had already finished filming when Kubrick decided to completely reshoot her role, giving it to another actress.
- When Stanley Kubrick had the idea for this film in the 1980s, he considered Steve Martin for the lead role.
- Filming lasted 400 days. Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman agreed to sign 'open-ended' contracts, meaning they committed to filming for as long as Stanley Kubrick required, regardless of the duration. After filming, the movie spent nearly a full year in post-production.
- Kubrick became interested in Schnitzler's novella as early as the late 1960s, when he suggested his wife read it.
- Early in the film, at a party, two women offered Tom Cruise's character to go "where the rainbow ends." This is also the title of a children's play from the early 20th century (1911) and a feature film of the same name (1921).
- When Stanley Kubrick came up with the idea for this film in the 1980s, he considered Steve Martin for the lead role.
- The film is based on Arthur Schnitzler's novella "Dream Story" (Traumnovelle, 1925).
- The film is based on the novella 'Traumnovelle' (Dream Story, 1925) by Arthur Schnitzler.
- Director Sydney Pollack agreed to play Victor Ziegler at the last minute after Harvey Keitel was fired from the production.
- Screenwriter Frederic Raphael believed that the role of Doctor Schoyer (the surname in the original novel) should be played by a Jewish actor, as described in the book. However, Stanley Kubrick felt it would be better to make Schoyer and his wife ordinary Americans and change the surname.
- Screenwriter Frederic Raphael believed that the role of Dr. Schoyer (that was the surname in the original novel) should be played by a Jew, as described in the novel. But Stanley Kubrick thought it would be better to make Schoyer and his wife ordinary Americans and change the surname.
- The password "Fidelio" comes from the Latin word "fidelis", which means "faithful". Additionally, “Fidelio” is the title of Ludwig van Beethoven’s only opera.
- In order for the film to be shown in the US for censorship reasons, some of the most explicit sexual scenes had to be “refined” using computer graphics.
- Stanley Kubrick passed away a few weeks before the film's premiere, and the director's last cinematic wish was to prohibit dubbing the film into foreign languages – "Eyes Wide Shut" was released with subtitles in foreign markets.
- Stanley Kubrick passed away a few weeks before the film's premiere, and the director's final cinematic wish was a ban on dubbing the movie into foreign languages; consequently, 'Eyes Wide Shut' was released with subtitles in international markets.
- Stanley Kubrick mentioned that he envisioned Schoyer as being somewhat similar to Harrison Ford—which is how the surname 'Harford' came to mind.
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