Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

Director:

Stanley Kubrick

Writers:

Arthur Schnitzler (novel)
Stanley Kubrick (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

16 July 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Cruise. Kidman. Kubrick.

Plot:

A New York City doctor, who is married to an art curator, pushes himself on a harrowing and dangerous night-long odyssey of sexual and moral discovery after his wife admits that she once almost cheated on him.

Plot Keywords:

Patient | Beautiful Woman | New York City | Extramarital Affair | Lesbianism

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 15 nominations

US Showtimes:

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Cast

Tom Cruise	...	Dr. William 'Bill' Harford
Nicole Kidman	...	Alice Harford
Madison Eginton	...	Helena Harford
Jackie Sawiris	...	Roz
Sydney Pollack	...	Victor Ziegler
Leslie Lowe	...	Illona Ziegler
Peter Benson	...	Bandleader
Todd Field	...	Nick Nightingale
Michael Doven	...	Ziegler's Secretary
Sky Dumont	...	Sandor Szavost
Louise J. Taylor	...	Gayle (as Louise Taylor)
Stewart Thorndike	...	Nuala
Randall Paul	...	Harris
Julienne Davis	...	Amanda 'Mandy' Curran
Lisa Leone	...	Lisa
Kevin Connealy	...	Lou Nathanson
Marie Richardson	...	Marion Nathanson
Thomas Gibson	...	Carl Thomas
Mariana Hewett	...	Rosa
Dan Rollman	...	Rowdy College Kid
Gavin Parry	...	Rowdy College Kid
Chris Pare	...	Rowdy College Kid
Adam Lias	...	Rowdy College Kid
Christian Clarke	...	Rowdy College Kid
Kyle Whitcombe	...	Rowdy College Kid
Gary Goba	...	Naval Officer
Vinessa Shaw	...	Domino
Florian Windorfer	...	Café Sonata Maître D'
Rade Serbedzija	...	Mr. Milich (as Rade Sherbedgia)
Togo Igawa	...	Japanese Man #1
Eiji Kusuhara	...	Japanese Man #2
Leelee Sobieski	...	Milich's Daughter
Sam Douglas	...	Cab Driver
Angus MacInnes	...	Gateman #1
Abigail Good	...	Masked Party Principal / Mysterious Woman
Brian W. Cook	...	Tall Butler
Leon Vitali	...	Red Cloak
Carmela Marner	...	Waitress at Gillespie's
Alan Cumming	...	Hotel Desk Clerk
Fay Masterson	...	Sally
Phil Davies	...	Stalker
Cindy Dolenc	...	Waitress at Sharky's
Clark Hayes	...	Hospital Receptionist
Treva Etienne	...	Morgue Orderly
Colin Angus	...	Masked Party Principal
Karla Ashley	...	Masked Party Principal
Kate Charman	...	Masked Party Principal (as Kathryn Charman)
James Demaria	...	Masked Party Principal
Anthony Desergio	...	Masked Party Principal
Janie Dickens	...	Masked Party Principal
Laura Fallace	...	Masked Party Principal
Vanessa Fenton	...	Masked Party Principal
Georgina Finch	...	Masked Party Principal
Peter Godwin	...	Masked Party Principal
Joanna Heath	...	Masked Party Principal
Lee Henshaw	...	Masked Party Principal
Ateeka Poole	...	Masked Party Principal
Adam Pudney	...	Masked Party Principal
Sharon Quinn	...	Masked Party Principal
Ben De Saumserez	...	Masked Party Principal (as Ben De Sausmarez)
Emma Lou Sharratt	...	Masked Party Principal
Paul Spelling	...	Masked Party Principal
Matthew Thompson	...	Masked Party Principal
Dan Travers	...	Masked Party Principal
Russell Trigg	...	Masked Party Principal
Kate Whalin	...	Masked Party Principal
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Heather Carter-Drake	...	(uncredited)
Emilio D'Alessandro	...	Man at Newsstand (uncredited)
Ellizzette Duvall	...	Masked Party Guest (uncredited)
Donna Ewin	...	Masked Buxom Girl (uncredited)
Tres Hanley	...	Coffee Shop Manager (uncredited)
Alex Hobbs	...	Boy in Examination Room (uncredited)
Christiane Kubrick	...	Woman Sitting Behind Dr. Harford at Café Sonata (uncredited)
Katharina Kubrick	...	Mother of Boy in Examination Room (uncredited)
Kurt Leitner	...	Masked Party Stud (uncredited)

Directed by
Stanley Kubrick

Writing credits
Arthur Schnitzler		(novel "Traumnovelle")
Stanley Kubrick		(screenplay) and
Frederic Raphael		(screenplay)

Produced by
Brian W. Cook	....	co-producer
Jan Harlan	....	executive producer
Stanley Kubrick	....	producer

Original Music by
Jocelyn Pook

Cinematography by
Larry Smith		(lighting cameraman)

Film Editing by
Nigel Galt

Casting by
Denise Chamian
Leon Vitali

Production Design by
Leslie Tomkins		(as Les Tomkins)
Roy Walker

Art Direction by
John Fenner
Kevin Phipps		(supervising art director)

Set Decoration by
Lisa Leone
Terry Wells		(as Terry Wells Snr)

Costume Design by
Marit Allen

Makeup Department
Robert McCann	....	makeup artist
Kerry Warn	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Margaret Adams	....	production manager
Lisa Leone	....	production manager: second unit

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Brian W. Cook	....	first assistant director
Rhun Francis	....	third assistant director
Becky Hunt	....	third assistant director
Adrian Toynton	....	second assistant director
Michael Neumann	....	second assistant director (uncredited)
Ian Stone	....	third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Ken Bacon	....	property storeman
Sophie Batsford	....	production buyer
Jon Billington	....	draughtsperson
Steve Clarke	....	stand-by painter (as Steve Clark)
Stephen Dobric	....	draughtsperson
Roy Hansford	....	stand-by carpenter
Samantha Jones	....	art department assistant
Michael King	....	production buyer
Christiane Kubrick	....	original paintings
Katharina Kubrick	....	original paintings (as Katharina Hobbs)
John Maher	....	construction manager
Desmond O'Boy	....	stand-by stagehand
John O'Connell	....	stand-by propman
Gerald O'Connor	....	dressing propman
Kira-Anne Pelican	....	art department assistant
Todd Quattromini	....	dressing propman
Pippa Rawlinson	....	assistant draughtsperson
Jeanne Vertigan	....	production buyer
Jake Wells	....	chargehand stand-by props
Terry Wells Jr.	....	property master (as Terry Wells Jnr.)
Graham Caulfield	....	drapesmaster (uncredited)
Robin Heinson	....	painter (uncredited)
James Hunt	....	scenic artist (uncredited)
Tony Marks	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Tom Still	....	set designer (uncredited)
Thomas R. Wagner	....	property assistant (uncredited)

Sound Department
Tony Bell	....	sound maintenance
Michael A. Carter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Anthony Cleal	....	sound re-recording mixer
Paul Conway	....	supervising sound editor
Iain Eyre	....	assistant sound editor
Nigel Galt	....	sound re-recording mixer
Graham V. Hartstone	....	sound re-recording mixer
Becki Ponting	....	foley editor
Edward Tise	....	sound recordist
Sandy Buchanan	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Mark Sheffield	....	mix recordist (uncredited)
Ruth Sullivan	....	foley artist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Charles Staffell	....	back projection supervisor

Visual Effects by
Paddy Eason	....	supervising digital compositor: CFC (uncredited)
Sally Goldberg	....	visual effects (uncredited)
Matt Kasmir	....	digital effects artist (uncredited)
Chris Monks	....	digital modeller (uncredited)
Steve Tizzard	....	digital film scanning (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Joe Allen	....	electrician
Craig Bloor	....	clapper loader
Pete Cavaciuti	....	steadicam operator (as Peter Cavaciuti)
Joe Dunton	....	camera technical advisor
Ron Emery	....	electrician
Bill Geddes	....	camera grip (as William Geddes)
Carlos Omar Guerra	....	assistant camera: second unit
Manuel Harlan	....	still photographer
Rawdon Hayne	....	focus puller
Andy Hopkins	....	camera grip
Martin Hume	....	camera operator
Arthur Jafa	....	cinematographer: second unit (as Arthur Jaffa)
Donavan Lambert	....	grip: second unit (as Donavan C. Lambert)
Gerard Maguire	....	translite photographer
Jim McConkey	....	steadicam operator: second unit (as Jim C. McConkey)
Nick Penn	....	focus puller
Ronnie Phillips	....	gaffer
Anthony Richards	....	stand-by rigger
Keith Roberts	....	clapper loader
Malik Hassan Sayeed	....	cinematographer: second unit (as Malik Sayeed)
Jonas Steadman	....	assistant camera: second unit
Paul Toomey	....	gaffer
Patrick Turley	....	cinematographer: second unit
Martin Ward	....	video assistant
Michael White	....	best boy electric
Shawn White	....	electrician
Dean Wilkinson	....	electrician
Jason Wrenn	....	focus puller
Elizabeth Ziegler	....	steadicam operator
Stanley Kubrick	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Dan Lowe	....	moving light operator (uncredited)
Rod Marley	....	second assistant camera (uncredited)
Gary Nolan	....	practical electrician (uncredited)
Howard Smith	....	steadicam operator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jacqueline Durran	....	wardrobe mistress
Nancy Thompson	....	costume supervisor
Melissa Layton	....	additional costume assistant (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Trevor Collins	....	negative cutter
Claire Ferguson	....	assistant editor
Melanie Viner-Cuneo	....	first assistant editor (as Melanie Viner Cuneo)
Claus Wehlisch	....	assistant editor: avid

Music Department
Riccardo Chailly	....	conductor: "Jazz Suite, No 2"
Didier de Cottigniers	....	music consultant
Roy Gerson	....	musician: "If I Had You"
Uwe Gronostay	....	conductor: "Requiem K626, Rex Tremendae"
Dominic Harlan	....	musician: piano, "Musica Ricercata II: Mesto, Rigido e Cerimonale"
Peter Hughes	....	music contractor
Peter Hughes	....	musician: "Strangers in the Night"
Brad Mehldau	....	musician: "Blame It on My Youth"
Jocelyn Pook	....	musician: "Naval Officer", "Masked Ball", "Migrations" and "The Dream"
Tommy Sanderson	....	musician: "It Had to Be You"
The Sandman	....	musician: "It Had to Be You"
Manickam Yogeswaran	....	musician: "Migrations"

Transportation Department
Martin Ward	....	action vehicle coordinator
Tom Watson	....	mechanic: action vehicle

Other crew
Larry Celona	....	journalistic advisor
Tracey Crawley	....	production assistant
Emilio D'Alessandro	....	assistant: Mr. Kubrick
Matt Dalton	....	accounting assistant (as Matthew Dalton)
Kerry David	....	assistant: Ms. Kidman
Barbara Del Greco	....	researcher: Venetian masks
Andrea Doven	....	assistant: Ms. Kidman
Michael Doven	....	production associate
Chester Eyre	....	laboratory consultant
Anthony Frewin	....	assistant: Stanley Kubrick
Nick Frewin	....	computer assistant
Kate Garbett	....	production coordinator
Andrew Haddock	....	video coordinator
Manuel Harlan	....	location researcher
Elizabeth Himelstein	....	dialect coach: Ms. Kidman
Tobin Hughes	....	location assistant
Rachel Hunt	....	secretary
David Jones	....	facilities supervisor
Claire Litchfield	....	unit nurse
Simon McNair Scott	....	location manager
Angus More Gordon	....	location manager
Nelson Peña	....	production assistant: second unit
Alan Reid	....	security officer
Ian Robinson	....	laboratory contact
Lara Sargent	....	assistant accountant
C.J. Scheiner	....	medical advisor (as Dr. C.J. Scheiner MD PhD)
Ann Simpson	....	script supervisor
Yolande Snaith	....	choreographer
John Trehy	....	production accountant
Leon Vitali	....	assistant to director
Stella Wycherley	....	accounting assistant
Matthew Alexander	....	computer playback supervisor (uncredited)
Sue Field	....	additional script supervisor (uncredited)
Richard Gold	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Stephen L'Heureux	....	assistant to director (uncredited)
Douglas Milsome	....	focus advisor (uncredited)
Rebecca Peters	....	video coordinator (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Hobby Films
• Pole Star
• Stanley Kubrick Productions
• Warner Bros. Pictures

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (1999) (USA) (theatrical) (a Time Warner Entertainment Company)
• Warner Bros. Finland (1999) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Warner Home Video (2000) (USA) (VHS)
• Argentina Video Home (2000) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2000) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution (2000) (USA) (TV) (as Warner Bros. Domestic Pay TV Cable & Network Features)
• Warner Home Video (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Audio Visual Enterprises (????) (Greece) (VHS)
• Warner Bros. (????) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (????) (Brazil) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (????) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (????) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Warner Home Vídeo (????) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (????) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Warner Roadshow (????) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Warner Sogefilms S.A. (????) (Spain) (theatrical)

Special Effects

• Computer Film Company, The (CFC) (digital visual effects and animation) (as The Computer Film Co. London - CFC)
• Effects Associates (uncredited)
• General Screen Enterprises (title opticals)

Other Companies

• Pinewood Studios  movie studio
• 2020 Casting  extras casting (as 20-20 Productions Ltd.)
• Audiolink Radio Communications  walkie talkies
• Bang & Olufsen  special thanks
• Cerruti  evening wear: Tom Cruise
• Chapman Beauvais  titles
• Compaq  special thanks (as Compaq Computers)
• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production
• Dream Cars  action vehicles
• First Unit Fire & Safety  fire cover (as First Unit Fire & Safety Ltd.)
• Hand Held Films  camera equipment provided by
• Hewlett Packard  special thanks
• Hi-Liting Ltd.  lighting equipment
• Jocelyn Pook Ensemble  score performers
• Joe Dunton & Company  technical advisor
• John Frieda Inc.  special thanks
• Jonathan Boreham & Associates  special thanks
• Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest  orchestra: Shostakovitch's Jazz Suite (as Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)
• Lays International  equipment vehicles
• Lee Lighting  lighting equipment (as Lee Lighting)
• Leec Ltd.  special thanks
• Location Caterers  catering (as Location Caterers Ltd.)
• Location Facilities  facility vehicles
• Metropolitan Police, The  special thanks
• Orange  mobile phones
• Panavision Grips  cranes and dollies
• Pinewood Studios  sound re-recording at (as Deluxe Pinewood Studios)
• RIAS Kammerchor  chorus: Mozart's Requiem (as RIAS Chamber Chorus)
• Reprise Records  soundtrack released by
• Rover Group  special thanks (as Rover Group)
• Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin (RSB)  orchestra: Mozart's Requiem (as Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra)
• S. Fischer Verlag, Frankfurt, Germany  publisher: Arthur Schnitzler's "Traumnovelle"
• Sound Design Co.  sound editing (as The Sound Design Co.)
• Stilled Movie Ltd.  translights
• Thames Valley Police HQ, Oxford  special thanks (as The Thames Valley Police)
• The Borough of Kensington and Chelsea  special thanks (as The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea)
• The Chelsea and Westminster Hospital  special thanks
• The City of Westminster  special thanks
• The Gower Street Surgery  special thanks
• The Hatton Garden Association  special thanks
• The London Borough of Camden  special thanks
• The London Borough of Hackney  special thanks
• The London Borough of Islington  special thanks
• The London Film Commission  special thanks
• The Luton Hoo Foundation  special thanks
• The Nightingale Surgery  special thanks
• The Transport Research Laboratory  special thanks
• The Victor Silvester Orchestra  orchestra
• Warner Sunset Records  soundtrack released by

Also Known As:

EWS (USA) (promotional abbreviation)
Rhapsody (UK) (working title)
Traumnovelle (USA) (working title)
Ojos bien cerrados (Argentina) (Mexico) (Peru) (Uruguay) [es]
De Olhos Bem Fechados (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
я ьХПНЙН гЮЙПШРШЛХ цКЮГЮЛХ (Russia) [ru]
Eyes Wide Shut (Denmark) [da]
Eyes Wide Shut (Spain) [es]
Eyes Wide Shut (France) [fr]
Eyes Wide Shut (Germany) [de]
Eyes Wide Shut (Portugal) [pt]
Eyes Wide Shut (Finland) [fi]
Gözü tamamen kapali (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Matia ermitika kleista (Greece) [el]
S shiroko zakritimi glazami (Armenia) [hy]
Spalující touha (Czech Republic) [cs]
Tágra zárt szemek (Hungary) [hu]
Yeux grands fermés, Les (Canada: French title) [fr]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content, nudity, language and some drug-related material.

Runtime:

159 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Australia:MA (TV rating) | Iceland:14 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Singapore:R21 (re-rating) (cut) | Brazil:18 | Argentina:18 | Australia:R | Belgium:KNT | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Ontario) | Chile:18 | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:16 (bw) | Hong Kong:III | Ireland:18 | Israel:18 | Italy:VM14 | Japan:R-18 | Malaysia:(Banned) | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:15 | Peru:18 | Philippines:R-18 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:R(A) (original rating) (cut) | South Korea:(Banned) (original rating) | South Korea:18 (re-rating) (edited version) | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Taiwan:R-18 | UK:18 | USA:R (certificate #36766) | USA:NC-17 (original rating)

Filming Locations:

Berners Street, Fitzrovia, London, England, UK

Company:

Hobby Films

Trivia:

Melissa Joan Hart auditioned for a role in this movie.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Bill is reading the newspaper, the small pictures behind him change.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Dr. Bill Harford: Honey, have you seen my wallet?
Alice Harford: Isn't it on the bedside table?
Dr. Bill Harford: Now listen, you know we're running a little late.
Alice Harford: I know. How do I look?
Dr. Bill Harford: Perfect.
Alice Harford: Is my hair okay?
Dr. Bill Harford: It's great
Alice Harford: You're not even looking at it.
Dr. Bill Harford: It's beautiful. You always look beautiful.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in 007: Nightfire (2002) (VG)

Soundtrack:

Old Fashioned Way

A haunting dream of sexual obsession.

I admit that I'm part of the Kubrick cult(people that follow his movies like a religion), and I was first in line to see this movie. Being a huge movie fan I've seen a wide variety of movies, and have walked away from them with a wide variety of emotions. This was the first movie to put me in a trance, or dream, like state. The way the movie was shot, lighted, and so on gave the feel of a dream (to me at least). I believe that this feel is just what was needed and what Kubrick wanted. Everyone has to admit to thinking about the dark side of sex, and I believe that in this movie we see that a person can explore the buried desires of their sexual id and still come away a good person.

I'm guessing that this was a very personal movie for Kubrick. He seemed to take Cruise's character to places that he, personally, wished he could explore. Places, like a prostitute or an orgy, that he'd like to visit, but not want to stay at very long.

Praise has to go to Cruise and Kidman for their performances. Cruise was able to strip away his movie star veneer that seems to protect him in all of his other movies, and bring through the clouded, tormented, and unsure heart of a jealous man. Kidman must have known that part of her role was to be eye candy, but she fought through that and gave the movie's best performance.

To anyone out there thinking about seeing the movie.....I say go. Some will hate it and others will love it, but half the fun of the movie lies in the discussions that will blossom from this great movie experience.