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Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

18 159 min  -  Drama | Mystery | Thriller  -   16 July 1999 (USA)
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Reviews: 1,429 user | 222 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

Writers:

Arthur Schnitzler (novel), Stanley Kubrick (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 15 nominations See more awards »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Cruise ...
Nicole Kidman ...
Madison Eginton ...
Helena Harford
Jackie Sawiris Jackie Sawiris ...
Roz
Sydney Pollack ...
Leslie Lowe Leslie Lowe ...
Illona Ziegler
Peter Benson Peter Benson ...
Bandleader
Todd Field ...
Michael Doven Michael Doven ...
Ziegler's Secretary
Sky du Mont Sky du Mont ...
Sandor Szavost (as Sky Dumont)
Louise J. Taylor Louise J. Taylor ...
Gayle (as Louise Taylor)
M. Stewart Thorndike M. Stewart Thorndike ...
Nuala (as Stewart Thorndike)
Randall Paul Randall Paul ...
Harris
Julienne Davis ...
Amanda 'Mandy' Curran
Lisa Leone Lisa Leone ...
Lisa
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Storyline

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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Plot Keywords:

Doctor | Party | Sexual Fantasy | Patient | New York City  | See more »

Taglines:

Cruise. Kidman. Kubrick.

Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexual content, nudity, language and some drug-related material (cut version) See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

EWS See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$65,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$21,706,163 (USA) (18 July 1999) (2411 Screens)

Gross:

$160,637,680 (Worldwide) (10 October 1999)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital  | SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Rade Serbedzija dubbed himself in the Italian release. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: The 3-column New York Post article "Ex-beauty queen in hotel drugs overdose" has two duplicated lines of type on the same row in all three columns, as though two identical articles had been cut and pasted together in the wrong spot. 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 »

Connections

Referenced in Ghost World (2001) See more »

Soundtracks

"Wien, du Stadt meiner Träume"
Written by Rudolph Sieczynski
Published by Ascherberg, Hopwood and Crew Ltd
Courtesy of Warner/Chappell Music Ltd See more »