- Penelope Cruz, who played Sofia in the Spanish version of "Open Your Eyes", also continues to play the leading role in the film. Cameron created more details of the love story between Sophia and David, so she thinks this is not a repetition of the same character.
- The title "Vanilla Sky" comes from the sky depicted by the French painter Claude Monet in the work "The Seine in Argenteuil", and there is also a picture hanging on the wall of the living room of David's residence in the film; it is said that this It was the original title of Cameron Crowe's upper film "Almost Fame";
- The large posters hanging in David's bedroom are Jean-Luc Godard's "Exhausted" and Francois Truffaut's "Juul and Jim". David and Sophia reunited and leaned into the depths of the picture. The walking scene is from a classic shot in "Exhausted", and Sophia's burst of laughter stems from the typical actions of the heroine in "Juul and Jim."
- The first candidates to play Dr. Curtis in the film included Michael Keaton, Harrison Ford and Alec Baldwin; Kurt Russell decided to act without reading the script;
- Steven Spielberg, who was preparing to shoot "Minority Report" with Tom Cruise at the time, appeared at David's birthday party in the film. He appeared as a guest at the party; Billy Wyre De had refused to make a public appearance in the film.
- The World Trade Center that appeared in the film was crashed in a terrorist attack in September 2001; the producer had hoped to remove the building from the screen, but Cameron Crowe finally decided to keep it .
- During the production of the film, Tom Cruise and his wife divorced; one side believes that the film witnessed how Penelope Cruz and Cruise became a couple.
Vanilla Sky behind the scenes gags
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Extended Reading
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David: [Referring to his board of directors] Who could I trust? The ants are taking over the ant hill. Who could I trust?
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David: You're a shrink! You gotta be better than that!
Dr. Curtis McCabe: Let's not stereotype each other. Not all rich kids are soulless, and not all psychologists care about dreams.