Vanilla Sky [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Cameron Crowe (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 30, 2002

From the Academy Award-winning writer-director of Almost Famous, the script for one of the year's most eagerly anticipated films.

In Vanilla Sky, Tom Cruise stars as David, a young New York City publishing magnate who finds himself on an unexpected roller-coaster ride of romance, comedy, suspicion, sex, and dreams in what turns out to be a mind-bending search for his soul. Penelope Cruz, Kurt Russell, Jason Lee, Noah Taylor, and Cameron Diaz also star in this haunting investigation of beauty, love, and betrayal, which is bound to become one of the most talked about films of 2001.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Crowe . . . creat[es] fictional people who breathe in a story with an organic life." --Richard Corliss, Time

"As a screenwriter, Mr. Crowe is an unmatched comic portraitist . . ." --A. O. Scott, The New York Times

From the Publisher

From the Academy Award-winning writer-director of Almost Famous, the script for one of the year's most eagerly anticipated films.

In Vanilla Sky, Tom Cruise stars as David, a young New York City publishing magnate who finds himself on an unexpected roller-coaster ride of romance, comedy, suspicion, sex, and dreams in what turns out to be a mind-bending search for his soul. Penelope Cruz, Kurt Russell, Jason Lee, Noah Taylor, and Cameron Diaz also star in this haunting investigation of beauty, love, and betrayal, which is bound to become one of the most talked about films of 2001.

Cameron Crowe is among the most successful writer-directors in Hollywood today. In addition to writing films, he is also the author of Conservations with Wilder, the critically acclaimed portrait of the director Billy Wilder. He lives in California.

See all Editorial Reviews

Product Details

• Paperback: 148 pages
• Publisher: Faber & Faber; 1st edition (January 30, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0571215114
• ISBN-13: 978-0571215119
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,338,737 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars This IS a screenplay, February 20, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Vanilla Sky (Paperback)

I bought this book thinking that it was a novel. Many books that are based on a movie are novels. This one is not. I just want to make sure that anyone who orders this book understands that it is a screenplay, not a novel.

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a great screenplay for an equally great movie, February 16, 2002

By 

"mw4284" (Corbin, KY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vanilla Sky (Paperback)

The above reviewer is one member of the the group of people who hate this film. Upon viewing this movie, or reading the screenplay, people are divided into two halves: those who love this film with all their harts, and those who hate this film with all their harts. I believe there is no middle ground with this film. It challenges you to love it or hate it. I love it. I loved since the first time I saw it, and since then I have introduced it to many of my friends. Out of the 10 or so people I have gotten to watch it, only two found it unpleasurable. And these two people found Jarassic Park III entertaining. There are normal film goers who are only looking for popcorn fun or easy plotting, this film is not for those people. Read the screenplay, it gives you a better insight on the film. While your at it, watch the movie its based on, Open Your Eyes. Its a Spanish film that is currently available on DVD. Its worth a look if your a fan of Vanilla Sky.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Genius, January 9, 2003

By 

M. Neal (Austin) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Vanilla Sky (Paperback)

Combined with the film, Cameron Crowe--adaptation or not--has created a work of brilliance in this screenplay. For those of you who loved the movie I would highly reccomend the screenplay as well for some cut dialogue, additional scenes, and a slightly different ending. In addition, reading the screenplay has further deepened my appreciation for the great acting performances in this movie.