The actors were invited to the picture “Vanilla Sky” of the first Hollywood magnitude: the famous Tom Cruise, the Oscar-winning Penelope Cruz and the mega-popular Cameron Diaz. The project was directed by Cameron Crowe, who also directed Jerry Maguire and Elizabethtown. What is the story “Vanilla Sky” about and what characters did Hollywood celebrities play on the screen?
Vanilla Sky: Main Actors and Roles (Tom Cruise)
Tom Cruise, as always, got a difficult and dramatic upheaval role. His character is David Ames, who at the beginning of the film has everything: an expensive car, respectable housing and a successful business. However, in the blink of an eye, he loses everything: his girlfriend adjusts the accident, where Ames gets a lot of bodily harm. But if the young man managed to save life, then his face turned into an ugly mess, which Ames should now hide under a mask.
In the film “Vanilla Sky”, the actors faced a difficult task: not everything in this plot is unambiguous. Exactly half of the film to the viewer it seems that in front of them is a standard movie about how the main character will struggle with life's difficulties. But then it becomes clear that this is a psychological thriller, and some interesting denouement is hidden behind the hero's hallucinations.
And this is what happens: in the final it turns out that everything shown to the viewer is just a lucid dream of a hero whose body is in a frozen state at the Institute of Cryonics. Before the character of Cruise, the question arises, whether to resume a former dream or allow yourself to wake up? David Ames chooses the second, and then the picture ends: the viewer will never know in what world the main character will wake up and will he be able to restore his health?
“Vanilla Sky”: the main actors (Penelope Cruz)
Penelope Cruz is one of Hollywood's leading actresses. True, in recent years it has been removed less frequently, giving way to the younger generation, but in the 90s and 2000s. this woman was a resounding success. What is her film work worth in the films Cocaine, Fanfan-Tulip, Gothic, Sahara, Bandits, Vicky Cristina Barcelona. By the way, the performer was awarded an Oscar for her role in the last film.
In the film “Vanilla Sky” the actors (Penelope Cruz, Cameron Diaz and others) play only “memories” of the protagonist. However, for the time being, intrigue must be maintained, and the viewer must believe in what is happening on the screen. Penelope Cruz with her spontaneity and bright Spanish beauty, of course, in the role of Ames's beloved Sofia looked magnificent.
The forty-year-old actress continues to act actively in our days, but she selects projects more critically. In 2013, she appeared in the movie “Counselor” with Brad Pete, and in 2016 the film “The Grimsby Brothers” with the participation of Penelope will be released.
Cameron Diaz as Julie
In the melodrama “Vanilla Sky”, the main roles went not only to Penelope Cruz and Tom Cruise, cutie Cameron Diaz constantly appears in the frame.
The American actress often plays eccentric persons, this time she also did not recede from her role: her heroine Julianne is so unbalanced that she is ready to commit suicide with the slightest problems with her boyfriend. In this case, the cause of depression Julie was her friend David Ames (performed by Tom Cruise). But Julie doesn’t just want to die, she wants to bring David with her. Therefore, the girl adjusts a joint car accident, after which David woke up with a disfigured face.
Cameron does not act in dramas so often, the actress specializes more in comedies: Charlie's Angels, A Very Bad Teacher, The Mask, etc. Today, the age of Miss Diaz has long exceeded forty, but she remains as much in demand as before.
Kurt Russell as Dr. Curtis McCabe
The actors of the film “Vanilla Sky” also accepted Kurt Russell, the star of the Hollywood films of the 80s, into their friendly company. The role of the actor in this film was small: he appeared several times in the frame in the form of a doctor who came to interrogate the main character in prison.
But in the 80s, Mr. Russell did not offer episodic roles - only the main ones. Viewers can remember the actor by participating in films such as Overboard, Elvis, and Tango and Cash.
Jason Lee as Brian
The actors of the film “Vanilla Sky” also accepted Jason Lee, who played the careless friend of the protagonist. For Jason, this role was a big push in his career, because after filming in the company of famous stars, he could count on more favorable offers from directors.
The main roles were not long in coming: in the same year, the actor gets the main role in the film "Heartbreakers", where he appears along with
Jennifer Love Hewitt. And in 2002, Jason gets a major role in the comedy "My Criminal Uncle."
Other role performers
In the film “Vanilla Sky”, the actors Noah Taylor (“Lara Croft”) and Tilda Swinton (“The Chronicles of Narnia”) played the employees of the same “Life Extension” company, which the main character turned to for help. Subsequently, Tilda won the Academy Award for her work in the movie Michael Clayton.
Also in the frame appeared several times actor Timothy Spall, who can be seen in a series of films about Harry Potter. Michael Shannon, who played the role of Aaron, is known to the audience for his work in the films "Groundhog Day" and "Chain Reaction."
In addition to the above-mentioned performers, Ken Lyun (“Rush Hour”), Shalom Harlow (“How to Get Rid of a Guy in 10 Days”), Ivana Milichevich (“Casino Royale”), Johnny Galecki (Bookmakers) starred in the melodrama Vanilla Sky ), Alicia Witt ("City Legends") and Jennifer Aspen ("Anatomy of Passion").