Vanilla Sky: actors and roles

In the picture "Vanilla Sky" actors were invited to the first Hollywood magnitude: the famous Tom Cruise, the Oscar-winning Penelope Cruz and megapopular Cameron Diaz. The project was directed by Cameron Crowe, who also directed Jerry Maguire and Elizabethtown. What is the picture of "Vanilla Sky" and what characters did Hollywood celebrities play on screen?

"Vanilla Sky": the main actors and roles (Tom Cruise)

Tom Cruise, as always, got a difficult and dynamic dramatic role. His character is David Eames, who at the beginning of the film has everything: an expensive car, a respectable home and a successful business. However, in the blink of an eye, he loses everything: his girlfriend is adjusting the accident, where Ames receives a lot of injuries. But if the young man's life was saved, his face turned into an ugly mess that Ames must now hide under the mask.

In the movie "Vanilla Sky" actors faced a difficult task: not everything in this story is unambiguous. Exactly half the film to the viewer it seems that before 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 behind the hallucinations of the hero lies some interesting denouement.

This is what happens: in the finals it turns out that everything shown to the viewer is just a conscious dream of a hero whose body is frozen in the Institute of Cryonics. Before the character Cruz, the question arises whether to resume the old 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 will the main character 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, recently it has been removed less often, giving way to the younger generation, but in the 90's and 2000's. This woman enjoyed a resounding success. What are her film works in films like "Cocaine", "Fanfan-Tulip", "Gothic", "Sahara", "Bandits", "Vicky Cristina Barcelona". By the way, for the role in the last film, the singer was awarded an Oscar.

In the movie "Vanilla Sky" actors (Penelope Cruz, Cameron Diaz and others) play only "memories" of the protagonist. However, for the time being there must be intrigue, 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 the beloved Ames Sophia looked great.

The forty-year-old actress continues to actively withdraw in our days, but the projects select more critically. In 2013, she appeared in the movie "Counselor" with Brad Pitt, and in 2016 on the screens will be released the film "Brothers Grimsby" with Penelope.

Cameron Diaz as Julie

In the melodrama "Vanilla Sky" the main roles went not only to Penelope Cruz and Tom Cruise, in the frame constantly there comes the cutie Cameron Diaz.

The American actress often plays eccentric faces, this time she also did not retreat 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 the depression of Julie was her friend David Eames (performed by Tom Cruise). But Julie does not just want to die, she wants to take David with her. Therefore, the girl is adjusting a joint car accident, after which David woke up with a disfigured face.

Cameron is not so often withdrawn in dramas, the actress specializes more in comedies: "Charlie's Angels", "Very Bad Teacher", "Mask", etc. Nowadays, Miss Diaz's age has long exceeded forty, but she still remains in demand, as before.

Kurt Russell as Dr. Curtis McCabe

Actors of the movie "Vanilla Sky" in their friendly company and accepted Kurt Russell - the star of Hollywood films of the 80's. The role of the actor in this film was small: he appeared several times in the frame in the image of a doctor who came to question the protagonist in prison.

But in the 80's, Mr. Russell did not offer episodic roles - only the main ones. Spectators can remember the actor for participation in such films as "Overboard", "Elvis" and "Tango and Cash".

Jason Lee as Brian

The actors of the movie "Vanilla Sky" also took part in the composition of Jason Lee, who played the negligent friend of the protagonist. For Jason, this role was a big push in his career, since after filming in the company of famous stars, he could rely on more profitable offers from the directors.

The main roles did not take long to wait: in the same year the actor receives a major role in the film "Heartbreakers", where he appears on a pair with Jennifer Love Hewitt. And in 2002, Jason gets the lead role in the comedy "My Criminal Uncle".

Other performers of roles

In the movie Vanilla Sky actors Noah Taylor (Lara Croft) and Tilda Swinton (The Chronicles of Narnia) played the staff of the same company "Life Extension", to which the main character turned for help. Subsequently, Tilda won the Oscar for her work in the film "Michael Clayton."

Also in the frame several times appeared the 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 works in the paintings "Groundhog Day" and "Chain reaction".

In addition to the above-mentioned performers, the melodrama Vanilla Sky was starred by Ken Lun (Hour Peak), Shalom Harlow ("How to get rid of a guy in 10 days"), Ivan Milichevich (Casino Royale, Johnny Galaki ("Bookmakers" ), Alicia Witt ("Urban Legends") and Jennifer Aspen ("The Anatomy of Passion").