You’ll be surprised at some of the images as David is falling from the skyscraper and his life/memories are flashing before his eyes (and on the screen). I’ve included a sample below (more can be found on the Secrets Page). Some of these are incredibly spirited (including the photo of Cameron’s sister that inspired the goodbye scene in Almost Famous) and delightful. I can’t wait to see that DVD! A special thanks to “Crowe Fan”, for the help obtaining these!
By popular demand, here’s the song listing for Vanilla Sky, in order of appearance (and running time):
Based on reader submissions, we’ve created (for lack of a better word) a Vanilla Sky secrets page. You’ll find a few clues, tidbits, etc. that are cleverly interspersed throughout the film.
How’s this for a blast from the past? I’ve just finishing transcribing a hilarious interview that Cameron did with then twenty-two year old John Travolta for Playgirl magazine (circa 1977)! I won’t try to explain, so I recommend that you just check it out.
Much to everyone’s delight, Fox has announced the specs to the upcoming Say Anything… DVD and I think it will exceed your wildest expectations. It also appears that the suggested retail price is only $19.95! I’m still not sure of the audio specs (but expect a 5.1 mix) and I’m holding out hope that Cameron’s original 90 page Say Anything novella will be included, but look what you’ll have in your hot little hands on March 5, 2002!
The press tour for Vanilla Sky has finally ended with stops in Singapore and Sydney for the Australian Premiere at the State Theatre on December 19th. I’m sure they are exhausted and we’ll be getting some much needed rest and relaxation for the holidays. In Singapore, Tom addressed the movie piracy issue while Cameron said technology is helping people break into the film industry, particularly into directing.
Cruise: “We want to make movies, and in order to do that they (the films) have to be able to pay for themselves,” so we’re doing everything we can to try to curb it and to limit it.” Crowe: “Many new directors get started by making amateur films and e-mailing them to their friends.” In the future, everybody is going to be a director,” “somebody’s got to live a real life so we have something to make a movie about.
Vanilla Sky was the top grossing film of the weekend earning an estimated $25 Million. It played on 2,742 screens for a per-screen average of $9,117. Executives at Paramount Pictures, said they were thrilled with the opening, which was on target. “Unlike Cruise’s recent hits, such as the Mission: Impossible films, Vanilla Sky played to a narrower audience: primarily sophisticated viewers in the larger towns”, said Wayne Lewellen, the studio’s president of distribution. Jerry Maguire‘s run at the box office started with a $17 million dollar opening weekend, playing in 2,531 theaters exactly 5 years ago.
Here’s a few pictures (I’ll add more soon) from the extremely blustery premiere of Vanilla Sky last night in Los Angeles.
