Vanilla Sky

Vanilla Sky is a 2001 film about a wealthy playboy whose life takes a sudden turn for the bizarre, when he finds his face disfigured and was arrested for murder. But looks can be deceiving. Based on the 1997 film Abre los ojos.


 * Directed by Cameron Crowe. Written by Alejandro Amenábar and Mateo Gil (Abre Los Ojos); screenplay by Cameron Crowe.

Open Your Eyes (taglines)

David Aames

 * Isn’t that what being young is about, believing secretly that you would be the one person in the history of man that would live forever?
 * My dreams are a cruel joke. They taunt me. Even in my dreams, I'm an idiot who knows he's about to wake up to reality. If I could only avoid sleep. But I can't. I try to tell myself what to dream. I try to dream that I am flying. Something free. It never works...
 * That smile's gonna be the end of me.
 * One kiss
 * The little things... there's nothing bigger, is there?
 * Good. Because for a minute there I thought we were talking about A FUCKING MASK!!
 * I lost you when I got in that car. I'm sorry.
 * I remember. Somebody died. It was me.
 * Look at us. I'm frozen, and you're dead. And I love you.
 * Doc, once you've been driven off a bridge at 80 miles an hour, somehow you don't invite happiness in without a full body search.
 * These? These are more than headaches. These are steel plates slicing through my every thought.
 * I wanna wake up! Tech support! It's a nightmare! Tech support! Tech support!
 * I want to live a real life... I don't want to dream any longer.
 * You're not blind. You're drinking Jack Daniels, and when you drink Jack, you start in with that... Frank Sinatra, she shot me down, give me a cigarette, "King of Sad" thing.
 * A new form of me began to take shape. I planned my reemergence, like the Normandy invasion. (Sofia, Sofia...) I'll just say it - I did my homework. I read every memo. Thomas Tipp was right: People will read again.
 * You keep the relationship casual, until the absolute breaking point. And then one evening or afternoon or morning, it could be months from now. Well, you know how it works
 * I don't care if God calls, I'm very, very busy.
 * I am a pleasure delayer.

Sofía Serrano

 * I'll tell you in another life when we are both cats.
 * I think she's the saddest girl to ever hold a martini.
 * Every passing minute is another chance to turn it all around.
 * But I just think good things will happen, if you are a good person with a good attitude, don't you think?
 * Holy God. This is going to change my life in a zillion different ways. I must be nuts.
 * I meant that to be your forehead.
 * Come here... I want to tell you a secret.
 * I'll find you again.

Brian Shelby

 * You can do whatever you want with your life, but one day you'll know what love truly is. It's the sour and the sweet. And I know sour, which allows me to appreciate the sweet.
 * You will never know the exquisite pain of the guy who goes home alone.
 * My own death was in front of me, and you know what happened? Your life flashed before my eyes.
 * Because I am Frank, and Frank must go. I good you bid evening.

Julie Gianni

 * Don't you know that when you sleep with someone, your body makes a promise whether you do or not!
 * What's happiness to you, David?
 * We had sex four times. Four times! I swallowed your cum, it means something!
 * Happiness to me, is being here with you!

Rebecca Dearborn

 * Its been a brilliant journey of self-awakening, now you simply have to ask yourself this... What is happiness to you David?
 * Most of us live our whole lives without having an adventure to call our own. What is any life without the pursuit of a dream?

Dialogue

 * [David is knocked fiercely over the head with frying pan. He wakes up later. He is puzzled by the presence of Julie.]
 * David: Who are you?
 * Julie: I'm Sofia.
 * David: You are not Sofia.
 * Julie: I'm Sofia.
 * David: Whatever.


 * David:: I wasn't hitting on Sofia.
 * Brian:: Oh, fine. Whatever you say. I'm crazy. I'm blind.
 * David:: You're not blind, you're drinking Jack Daniels, and when you drink Jack you start in with that, "Frank Sinatra, she shot me down, give me a cigarette, King of Sad" thing.
 * Brian:: That I do. Give me a cigarette.
 * David:: I'll find one.
 * Brian:: But wait. You're rich and women love you, and I'm from Ohio and I'm drunk. Can I tell you the truth?
 * David:: Everybody does.
 * Brian:: I dig her. And I've never said this to you before about any girl, but she could be - could be, could be, could be - the girl of my fucking dreams.
 * David:: You're not from Ohio.
 * Brian:: I know. But if she fucks up our friendship, she can go to hell. I won't allow it. We are bros.
 * David:: I feel the same way.
 * Brian:: Sure you do.


 * David: How 'bout if you help me, unless I'm horning in here.
 * Sofia: You are, but the food's good.
 * David: See, I've got this little problem. I've got a stalker.
 * Sofia: It doesn't sound life-threatening.
 * David: But I need a cover. I need for you to pretend we're having a scintillating conversation, and you are wildly entertained. I know it's tough.
 * Sofia: I'll improvise.
 * David: She's across the room and burning a hole in my back now, isn't she?
 * Sofia: Red dress, strappy shoes? Wow. She's really staring at you.
 * David: Shit.
 * Sofia: And she seems to be growing.. less happy. I think she's the saddest girl to ever hold a martini.


 * David:: Look at us. I'm frozen and you are dead. And I love you.
 * Sofia:: It's a problem.
 * David:: I lost you when I got in that car. I'm sorry. Do you remember what you told me once? "Every passing minute is another chance to turn it all around"...
 * Sofia:: I'll find you again.
 * David:: I'll see you in another life... when we are both cats.

Taglines

 * Open Your Eyes
 * LoveHateDreamsLifeWorkPlayFriendshipSex
 * Looks Can Be Deceiving!
 * Forget everything you know about life, and just open your eyes…
 * This is a revolution of the mind
 * When did the dream become a nightmare?

Cast

 * Tom Cruise — David Aames
 * Penélope Cruz — Sofia Serrano
 * Cameron Diaz — Julianna "Julie" Gianni
 * Jason Lee — Brian Shelby
 * Kurt Russell — Dr. Curtis McCabe
 * Noah Taylor — Edmund Ventura
 * Timothy Spall — Thomas Tipp
 * Tilda Swinton — Rebecca Dearborn
 * Michael Shannon — Aaron


 * Shalom Harlow — Colleen
 * Oona Hart — Lynette
 * Ivana Miličević — Emma
 * Johnny Galecki — Peter Brown
 * Alicia Witt — Libby
 * Ken Leung — art editor
 * Conan O'Brien — himself
 * Tommy Lee — frozen vintage car man
 * Laura Fraser — The Future