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Eyes Wide Shut (1999) 7.2
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7.2/10 from 153,972 users
Metascore: 68/100
Reviews: 1,448 user | 237 critic | 33 from Metacritic.com 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. Director:Stanley Kubrick |
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Cast
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Helena Harford
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Roz
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Illona Ziegler
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Gayle
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Harris
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Mandy
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A doctor becomes obsessed with having a sexual encounter after his wife admits to having sexual fantasies about a man she met and chastising him for dishonesty in not admitting to his own fantasies. This sets him off into unfulfilled encounters with a dead patient's daughter and a hooker. But when he visits a nightclub, where a pianist friend Nick Nightingale is playing, he learns about a secret sexual group and decides to attend one of their congregations. However, he quickly learns he is in well over his head and finds he and his family are threatened. Written by John Sacksteder <jsackste@bellsouth.net>
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Cruise. Kidman. Kubrick.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong sexual content, nudity, language and some drug-related material | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
16 July 1999 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$65,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£1,189,672 (UK) (10 September 1999)Gross:
£5,065,520 (UK) (22 October 1999)Company Credits
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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.
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(1997)
Performed by Jocelyn Pook and Electra Strings
Courtesy of Virgin Records Ltd
Written by Jocelyn Pook
Published by Chester Music Ltd
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Stanley Kubrick and director of photography Larry Smith tested out different film stocks and finally settled on one that had been discontinued by Kodak. As a courtesy, Kodak offered to supply as many rolls of this film as would be needed for the project. See more »Goofs
When Alice is lying in bed telling Bill her dream, first we see the blanket is moved down exposing her hip, haunch, and thigh. Immediately afterward, the blanket is covering her up to her waist. See more »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.
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Crazy Credits
Special thanks to the staff of Hamleys of London. See more »Soundtracks
"Masked Ball"(1997)
Performed by Jocelyn Pook and Electra Strings
Courtesy of Virgin Records Ltd
Written by Jocelyn Pook
Published by Chester Music Ltd
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With the exception of a late-occurring scene of deadening over-explanation wholly unnecessary to the film on every level (and rather unusual for Kubrick), Eyes Wide Shut is utterly sensational, and represents another gleaming jewel in the master filmmaker's already studded crown. Cruise and Kidman surpass all of their previous work, turning in spectacular performances infused with nuances only hinted at prior to this outing. Their real-life union appears to bring every bit of unique tension Kubrick intended, as the movie wholly depends on the verisimilitude of the central couple's relationship. Kubrick's tone fulfills all the promise of the title, consistently delivering an elevated texture of almost uncanny imagination perpetually hovering between fantasy and reality. The director additionally mines many of his familiar thematic concerns, including deceit, paranoia, and blinding frustration. Eyes Wide Shut is certain to be as closely scrutinized as many of Kubrick's other films (particularly because it is his final work), and its thoughtful and challenging treatment of such lightning-rod topics as marital honesty, sexual jealousy, and the perceived risks of disclosing one's fantasies (even to the single person you trust more than any other) is sure to draw some people in while pushing others away.