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Lucy in the Sky

  • 2019
  • R
  • 2h 4m
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
8.3K
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Natalie Portman and Mehdi Taleghani in Lucy in the Sky (2019)
Astronaut Lucy Cola's space mission leaves her deeply moved by the experience of seeing her life from afar.  Back home as Lucy's world suddenly feels too small, her connection with reality slowly unravels.
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Astronaut Lucy Cola returns to Earth after a transcendent experience during a mission to space, and begins to lose touch with reality in a world that now seems too small.Astronaut Lucy Cola returns to Earth after a transcendent experience during a mission to space, and begins to lose touch with reality in a world that now seems too small.Astronaut Lucy Cola returns to Earth after a transcendent experience during a mission to space, and begins to lose touch with reality in a world that now seems too small.

  • Director
    • Noah Hawley
  • Writers
    • Brian C. Brown
    • Elliott DiGuiseppi
    • Noah Hawley
  • Stars
    • Natalie Portman
    • Jon Hamm
    • Zazie Beetz
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.9/10
    8.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Noah Hawley
    • Writers
      • Brian C. Brown
      • Elliott DiGuiseppi
      • Noah Hawley
    • Stars
      • Natalie Portman
      • Jon Hamm
      • Zazie Beetz
    • 137User reviews
    • 78Critic reviews
    • 36Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 6 nominations

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    I Saw My House From Space
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    Lucy In The Sky: Jon Hamm On Who 'Mark Goodwin' Is And How He Relates To 'Lucy Cola'
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    Natalie Portman and Jon Hamm in Lucy in the Sky (2019)
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    Natalie Portman
    Natalie Portman
    • Lucy Cola
    Jon Hamm
    Jon Hamm
    • Mark Goodwin
    Zazie Beetz
    Zazie Beetz
    • Erin Eccles
    Dan Stevens
    Dan Stevens
    • Drew Cola
    Pearl Amanda Dickson
    Pearl Amanda Dickson
    • Blue Iris
    Ellen Burstyn
    Ellen Burstyn
    • Nana Holbrook
    Colman Domingo
    Colman Domingo
    • Frank Paxton
    Jeremiah Birkett
    Jeremiah Birkett
    • Hank Lynch
    Jeffrey Donovan
    Jeffrey Donovan
    • Jim Hunt
    Tig Notaro
    Tig Notaro
    • Kate Mounier
    Stella Edwards
    Stella Edwards
    • Chelsea
    Arlo Mertz
    Arlo Mertz
    • Emily
    Tobias Schönleitner
    Tobias Schönleitner
    • Miles Henckle
    Diana DeLaCruz
    Diana DeLaCruz
    • Dr. Addison
    Cali DiCapo
    Cali DiCapo
    • Elementary School Girl
    Nick Offerman
    Nick Offerman
    • Will Plimpton
    Joe Williamson
    Joe Williamson
    • Mayer Hines
    Arnell Powell
    Arnell Powell
    • Earl Pearly
    • Director
      • Noah Hawley
    • Writers
      • Brian C. Brown
      • Elliott DiGuiseppi
      • Noah Hawley
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Reese Witherspoon replaced Natalie Portman in the lead role but dropped out to focus on season 2 of Big Little Lies (2017). Later, Portman returned in the lead role.
    • Goofs
      In the swimming pool scene, once Lucy was upright and out of the pool the water in her helmet should be coming out as quickly as it leaked in.

      Not so. Underwater there is pressure forcing water in and air out. Out of the water, the lost air has creating negative pressure, a vacuum, holding the water inside her helmet until they cracked the seal to let air in.
    • Quotes

      Will Plimpton: You know Michael Collins?

      Lucy Cola: Yeah, yeah. Of course. Apollo 11. He flew the command module for Neil and Buzz.

      Will Plimpton: Yeah. So you know after he dropped them he circled the moon for hours. It's farther from Earth than any man has ever been. No light, no radio. And he wept, consumed by darkness and then, when he saw the sun again he wept some more. Inside the module he wrote, "I am now truly alone and absolutely alone from any known life. I am it."

    • Connections
      Featured in CTV News at 11:30 Toronto: Episode dated 11 September 2019 (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      It's Connie 1400 AM
      Written by Connie Conway and Jim Wilcox

      Performed by MCI Players

      Courtesy of MCI Records

      By arrangement with Fervor Records

    User reviews137

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    6/10
    Better than expected but misleadingly marketed (NOT a space or sci-fi movie)
    "Lucy In the Sky" (2019 release; 124 min.) brings the story of Lucy. As the movie opens, Lucy is doing a space walk near the International Space Station, where the Shuttle has brought the astronauts. Lucy is overwhelmed by the experience. Upon returning to earth, we get to know her husband who also works at NASA. It becomes clear very quickly that Lucy is having a hard time readjusting to life on earth, her husband calling it suffering from "rocketlag".Meanwhile Lucy feels a special bond with Mark, who also has flown on the Space Shuttle... At this point we are 10 min. into the movie, but to tell you more of the plot would spoil your viewing experience, you'll just have to see for yourself how it all plays out.

    Couple of comments: this is the first feature-length from debut director Noah Hawley, best known for his TV work including "Fargo". Here he brings a story to the screen that is "Inspired by real events", as we are informed at the beginning of the movie. Indeed, the story reminds of the real life story of astronaut Lisa Nowak, who did a space mission with the Shuttle in 2006 (can't tell you more as it would spoil your viewing experience). Let's be clear: "Lucy In the Sky" is NOT a space movie a la the recent "Ad Astra" or "Gravity" a few years ago. In fact, there are only a few scenes set in space, with a total screen time of about 5 minutes. The movie tells us what happens to Lucy AFTER she returns back to earth. In that sense, the movie's marketing campaign and trailer is completely misleading, I'm sorry to say. Natalie Portman as Lucy does the best that she can in what is a challenging script, certainly in the movie's first hour. If you wonder whether the movie contains the Beatles song "Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds", it does (covered by Lisa Hannigan). I noticed in the end credits that Reece Witherspoon is one of the producers. One definitive positive is the movie's original score, an orchestral instrumental composed by Jeff Russo, and one I plan on checking out further.

    "Lucy In the Sky" premiered to negative criticism at last month's Toronto International Film Festival, and has remained under clouds ever since. After opening in a few cities last weekend, the movie rolled out to more cities this weekend, and opened on 3 screens for all of Greater Cincinnati (population: 2.5 million). The Sunday early evening screening where I saw this at here in Cincinnati turned out to be a private screening, as I was literally the only person in the theater. In short: this movie has bombed completely at the box office, and I can't see it getting a much wider (or longer) theater run. I was aware of the negative reviews and criticisms going into the theater today, and hence my expectations were low, very low indeed. Hence I was pleasantly surprised that it wasn't a complete disaster, and the 2 hours flew by pretty quickly. If you are interested in a flawed yet worthwhile character study (and then some), I'd suggest you check this out, be it in the theater (doubtful at this point), on VOD, or eventually on DVD/Blu-ray, and draw your own conclusion.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 4, 2019 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • German
      • Latin
    • Also known as
      • Pale Blue Dot
    • Filming locations
      • Santa Clarita, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • 26 Keys Productions
      • Searchlight Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $319,976
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $54,058
      • Oct 6, 2019
    • Gross worldwide
      • $481,707
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 4 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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