Blue Sky (1994)

Director:

Tony Richardson

Writers (WGA):

Rama Laurie Stagner (story)
Rama Laurie Stagner (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

16 September 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

In a world of secrets, love is the most powerful weapon.

Plot:

Hank Marshall is a tough, square-jawed, straitlaced Army engineer and nuclear science expert, assigned...

Plot Keywords:

Military | Army | Military Base | Nuclear | Daughter

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 3 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jessica Lange	...	Carly Marshall
Tommy Lee Jones	...	Maj. Henry 'Hank' Marshall
Powers Boothe	...	Col. Vincent 'Vince' Johnson
Carrie Snodgress	...	Vera Johnson
Amy Locane	...	Alexandra 'Alex' Marshall
Chris O'Donnell	...	Glenn Johnson
Mitch Ryan	...	Ray Stevens (as Mitchell Ryan)
Dale Dye	...	Col. Mike Anwalt
Timothy Scott	...	Ned Owens (as Tim Scott)
Annie Ross	...	Lydia
Anna Klemp	...	Rebecca 'Becky' Marshall
Anthony Rene Jones	...	Helicopter Pilot
Jay H. Seidl	...	Soldier on Island
David Bradford	...	Soldier #1
Matt Battaglia	...	NATO Soldier

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:15 | Peru:14 | Sweden:11 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Germany:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:T | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #30942) | Canada:A (Ontario) | Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

Alabama, USA

Company:

Orion Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

This was the final film for director Tony Richardson. He died of AIDS in 1991, three years before the film's release.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Vince Johnson visits Carly in the hospital, he walks up to the left side of the bed and places the flowers on her from the right side of the bed.

Quotes:

Carly Marshall: I suppose we all have to grow old someday. I just don't think you got to look bad in the process.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (1995) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Hernando's Hideaway

A Lesson in Acting

It is always a pleasure to watch giants in some film which is driven not by effects , explosions and rap-style language but by old-fashioned story and , simply , eye-popping acting , and two main actors , Mr T. Jones and , specially , Mme J. Lange deliver this in full . This smaller , cheaper film deals with the relationships between the military personnel and their spouses , where J. Lange portrays perfectly a lascivious southern belle with too grand illusions of an acting career, who with her sexual escapades becomes a sort of house-hold name in all the bases her husband is sent to , she being slightly neurotic , while tensions and constant arguments between the two are a norm , and their two beautiful daughters watch this in silence , being even more mature then their own mother . It is interesting to see Jones 's character always forgiving his wife , loving her completely , never hitting her , or calling her names .And when the viewer is almost certain that a typical and clichéd climax is inevitable , i.e. a fight between the couple with him stabbing his wife , the film takes a completely different turn , where Lange's character shows her southern true mettle and love for her husband, who becomes a victim of higher national interests . Briefly , a school of great , traditional acting ,light years away from today's self-proclaimed thespians with artificially rounded lips or feminine neurotic outbursts for no reasons , being on the same level as small children demanding a candy .