Blue Sky (1994) (original) (raw)
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Original title
Blue Sky
Year
1994
Running time
101 min.
Country
United States
Director
Screenwriter
Cast
Music
Cinematography
Producer
Genre
Drama. Romance | Romantic Drama. Family Relationships. Army. Nuclear Holocaust. 1960s
Synopsis
After being reassigned from Hawaii to an isolated Alabama military base, the Marshalls face mounting personal and professional challenges. Army nuclear engineer Hank Marshall is passionate about developing safer underground nuclear testing methods, advocating for an initiative called "Blue Sky" that challenges military bureaucracy. Meanwhile, his wife Carly, a free-spirited and mentally unstable woman, struggles with domestic life and begins to attract unwanted attention from base leadership.
Awards
1994: Oscar: Best Actress (Jessica Lange)
1994: Golden Globe: Best Actress Drama (Jessica Lange)
1994: Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Actress (Jessica Lange)
1994: Screen Actors Guild (SAG): Nominated for Best Actress (Jessica Lange)
1994: Chicago Film Critics Awards: Nom. for Best Actress (Jessica Lange)
1994: National Society of Film Critics (NSFC): nominated to Best Actress.
Critics' reviews
- "The melodrama can be forgiven. What lingers in the mind is Richardson's hard-won, grown-up humanism."
- "Blue Sky is such an ungainly mixture of politics, emotion and nostalgia that it's a wonder the movie works at all - but it does."
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