Lucy in the Sky (2019)

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 (screenplay), Elliott DiGuiseppi (screenplay)

Stars:

Natalie Portman, Jon Hamm, Zazie Beetz

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Natalie Portman	...	Lucy Cola
Jon Hamm	...	Mark Goodwin
Zazie Beetz	...	Erin Eccles
Dan Stevens	...	Drew Cola
Pearl Amanda Dickson	...	Blue Iris
Ellen Burstyn	...	Nana Holbrook
Colman Domingo	...	Frank Paxton
Jeremiah Birkett	...	Hank Lynch
Jeffrey Donovan	...	Jim Hunt
Tig Notaro	...	Kate Mounier
Stella Edwards	...	Chelsea
Arlo Mertz	...	Emily
Tobias Schönleitner	...	Miles Henckle
Diana DeLaCruz	...	Dr. Addison
Cali DiCapo	...	Elementary School Girl

Storyline

In LUCY IN THE SKY, Natalie Portman plays Lucy Cola, a strong woman whose determination and drive as an astronaut take her to space, where she's deeply moved by the transcendent 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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Plot Keywords:

astronaut | close up of eye | multiple aspect ratios | character name in title | 

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Genres:

Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some sexual content.

Did You Know?

Trivia

Noah Hawley had previously worked with Jon Hamm and Dan Stevens on his television series, "Legion" (2017-2019); and with Nick Offerman and Jeffrey Donovan on season 2 of his other series, Fargo (2014).

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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.

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Quotes

Blue Iris: The Summer Day, by Mary Oliver. Who made the world? Who made the swan, and the black bear? Who made the grasshopper? This grasshopper, I mean - the one who has flung herself out of the grass, the one who is eating sugar out of my hand, who is moving her jaws back and forth instead of up and down - who is gazing around with her enormous and complicated eyes. Now she lifts her pale forearms and thoroughly washes her face. Now she snaps her wings open, and floats away. I don't know exactly what a ...

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Failed Oscar Bait Movies of 2019 (2020)

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Soundtracks

Neon Prayer Flags
Written by Patricia Drew and Dwight Baker
Performed by The Wind and the Wave
Courtesy of The Wind and the Wave

User Reviews

Very boring

The plot is just boring and doesn't go anywhere. Lucy's life and experiences aren't interesting, and I have no interest in the plot at all. I don't see the point of this film. What a huge waste of Natalie and Jon.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English French German Latin

Release Date:

4 October 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

Pale Blue Dot

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$54,058, 6 October 2019

Gross USA:

$319,976

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$325,950

Company Credits

Production Co:

26 Keys Productions, Fox Searchlight Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

124 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1