I’ve seen Cameron Crowe‘s Vanilla Sky only once before and I wasn’t a big fan. That was 14 years ago now though and I can’t remember much of what bothered me about it so to hear the news Warner Home Video is finally releasing it on Blu-ray (preorder it here) has got me a little intrigued to revisit it, not to mention the fact it’s coming with an alternate ending, which appears it will actually be added directly to the film rather than just presented as a special feature.
[amz asin=”B00HETGCFM” size=”small”]The announcement reports the original theatrical cut runs 138 minutes, while the version with the alternate ending runs three minutes longer at 141 minutes. Crowe’s official website wrote about the upcoming release back in January and, well, I’m sorry to say they lied just a smidge about that release date push as the new Blu-ray won’t arrive until June 30:
Sincerest apologies for the constant and consistent delays in the release date for the Vanilla Sky Blu-ray. There have been more than a few roadblocks on our way to bringing this to you, but we have fought our way through and have landed on a May 5, 2015 release date, one that will NOT push any further! The biggest reason for these delays is that we want to ensure that the package is absolutely the best it can be, PACKED with extras (Original ending, anyone? Deleted and extended scenes? Director commentary on most of the extras?!? and much, much more). We promise it will be so worth the wait!
One of the great challenges in revisiting a film after all this time is the clearance dotting of the “i”s and crossing of the “t”s — and we’d rather take the time to ensure that we can include as much as possible, rather than chalk it up to “oh well, we can’t clear it in time, let’s just pull (insert extra feature here) from the Blu-ray.” We’d rather push the release and include the near-impossible than release something that is less than we know it can be. Simple as that.
So, with that in mind, again please accept our sincerest thanks for your unending patience, and please be sure to let us know what you think of the release once the blessed day is upon us. And know that all of the blood, sweat and tears that went into it was for the purpose of shedding more light on those not-quite-so forgotten gems, those moments we hated losing for the greater good of the film back in the day, and to give everyone a deeper look into those majestic Vanilla Skies…
As for what features will be included, here’s the list of old and new:
- NEW! 13 Deleted, alternate and extended scenes with commentary by director Cameron Crowe
- NEW! Vignette: Mask Test
- NEW! Vignette: Kurt Russell Single Take
- Feature Commentary by Cameron Crowe, Nancy Wilson and Tom Cruise
- Photo Gallery with audio introduction by photographer Neal Preston, including new photos from behind the scenes.
- An interview with Paul McCartney
- Music Video “Afrika Shox” by Leftfield/Afrika Bambaataa
- Gag Reel and more!
If you’re interested in the original ending to the movie… here you go.
David Aames (Tom Cruise) appears to lead a charmed life. Handsome, wealthy and charismatic, the young New York City publishing executive’s freewheeling existence is enchanting, yet he seems to be missing something. Then, in one night David meets Sofia (Penelope Cruz), the girl of his dreams, but loses her by making a small mistake. Thrust unexpectedly onto a roller-coaster ride of romance, comedy, suspicion, love, sex and dreams, David finds himself on a mind-bending search for his soul and discovers the precious, ephemeral nature of true love.
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