Stanley Kubrick died on March 7, 1999, shortly after showing a preliminary final cut to the studio. The studio later threatened to make cuts to avoid an NC-17 rating, but Tom Cruise wouldn't allow anyone to cut any part of Kubrick's film. Instead, computerized objects and characters were added to scenes to block some overtly sexual shots and preserve an R rating. The film was left completely untouched for its European version.
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Filmed at Deluxe Pinewood Studios, Norfolk, and the Home Counties, England. Most of what looks like New York were sets built in the studio or rear-projected shots of the city.
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Leon Vitali not only played Red Cloak but is credited as assistant to the director and with casting.
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Theatrical release: July 16, 1999.
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Marie Richardson took over the role that Jennifer Jason Leigh originally began, and Sidney Pollack took over for Harvey Keitel; both Keitel and Leigh had scheduling conflicts that forced them to withdraw--after some scenes had been shot, so retakes were necessary. Pollack originally introduced Cruise and Kidman to Kubrick.
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Lisa Leone not only played Lisa but is credited as set decorator and second unit production manager.
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The scene that features Chris Isaak's song "Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing" was also used as a theatrical trailer at a major exhibitor convention (ShoWest). It was controversial because the clip included nudity; within days the clip was being circulated on the Internet.
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The soundtrack also features performances by the Victor Silvester Orchestra, the Oscar Peterson Trio, and Roy Gerson.
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Brian W. Cook served as coproducer and first assistant director and played the tall butler.
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Christiane Kubrick (Stanley's wife) and Katharina Hobbs contributed original paintings to the film.
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The password to get into the orgy is "Fidelio," which is not only the name of a Beethoven opera but also means "fidelity," which is one of the major themes of the film.
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The two women who clutch on to Bill at the Zieglers' party say that they want to take him to the end of the rainbow; when Bill needs a costume to get into the orgy, he gets the costume at Rainbow Fashions.
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More than a decade before making EYES WIDE SHUT, Kubrick said of the novel, "It explores the sexual ambivalence of a happy marriage and tries to equate the importance of sexual dreams and might-have-beens with reality."
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Shooting began on November 1996 and ran through March 1998.
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Estimated budget: $65 million.
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Arthur Schnitzler's source novella, TRAUMNOVELLE, was set in 19th-century Vienna. Schnitzler also wrote the play THE BLUE ROOM, in which Nicole Kidman starred on Broadway and London's West End and also featured a highly anticipated nude scene.
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Among the rumors that circulated during the making of the film was that Cruise shot a scene wearing women's underwear.
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The film screened at the 1999 Venice Film Festival.
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EYES WIDE SHUT, initially met with critical disdain, was the first Kubrick film to open at number one at the box office. However, Kubrick was not alive to see it happen.
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