Did you know that for VANILLA SKY......

[@christiangonzalez6054]

Imagine being a tourist and visiting new york that day

[@KrishmanyuThakur]

Ikr poor people who couldn't visit time Square at 6 IN THE MORNING....

[@EricNorcross]

It was super early -

[@stinkfinga4918]

Imagine having a job or duty that was made infinitely more difficult because Tom cruise needed to do a scene.

[@MistaOneGuy]

During covid lockdowns ...

[@anomad6314]

Early morning …

[@minnow1337]

Instead of digitally recreating the landmark or removing the people in post production, Cameron Crowe called in a bomb threat

[@888zivo]

LMAO

[@revolvency]

Could be cheaper too

[@Scholupine]

​@@MrV41N it came to him in a dream

[@minnow1337]

@@MrV41N my funny bone

[@srikarbhuvanagiri1136]

@@MrV41Nr/wooooosh

[@magneto44]

underrated movie, not to mention one of the best soundtracks ever

[@PanaPanaxo]

So many people hate it and I don’t know why

[@scottdavidson526]

​@PanaPanaxo Not me. It's one of my favorites.

[@scottdavidson526]

I used to own the cd. The soundtrack is great.

[@Diaspar199]

Этот фильм на самом деле очень глубокий и действительно очень недооценённый. Здесь поднимаются такие темы, как проблема сознания и вечной жизни.

[@saturn674001]

Totally agree!

[@revokdaryl1]

Only Tom Cruise could shut down Times Square on a Sunday morn. Unreal. This movie is beautiful in every way.

[@MichaelErnest666]

*He Said Cameron Crowe*

[@JacobC479]

It’s not a Tom Cruise movie unless there’s a scene of him running.

[@Batman22222]

If you haven't watched it, do it NOW.....This is a very Underrated Movie!

[@Omerkosar]

It is a copycat from spanish movie "open your eyes"

[@Jamie.Caldwell]

Literally one of my favorite films.

[@stanislavsd]

Isn't it a remake?

[@Jamie.Caldwell]

@@stanislavsd It was a remake of a Spanish film, titled OPEN YOUR EYES.

[@stanislavsd]

@@Jamie.Caldwell with Penelope Cruz, if I recall correctly. Even the last names were copied but not haha

[@davidusa47]

This movie affected me on a deep level. But yes, of course, everyone knows that.

[@admiralboom481]

Same here

[@arcasa2008]

Es la mejor película q he visto en mi vida y me marcó absolutamente también

[@mf2yu197]

Tom Cruise: yeah i don't care if the place is cgi or real, as long as i can run

[@chungusmaximus526]

The fact that I can hear him when reading this.

[@bhavyamachineni34]

@@MrV41N gay much

[@EdgyNumber1]

Did you know that VANILLA SKY was based on the Spanish movie OPEN YOUR EYES? Penelope Cruz plays the same character, starring in both movies.

[@AngelTovar]

I did.

[@Tony-5000]

He runs in every single movie.

[@Dead_Hitori]

he doesnt run in tropic thunder, Valkyrie, and top gun

[@Tony-5000]

@@Dead_Hitori A year ago! Did you really feel like you needed to reply to something written a year ago about a useless fact? You must be very lonely.

[@Dead_Hitori]

@@Tony-5000 next time dont comment on a public video

[@Tony-5000]

@@Dead_Hitori I didn't realize you THINK you're in charge of the Internet. Do you want to control others because you can't control yourself?

[@RandMontauk]

I’m so glad he was able to do it. This scene is so iconic.

[@AnotherRed]

Yo this movie is really Underrated. It's a good movie that can make you question your reality without it having to steep into Horror Film aspects. Loved It

[@justing1474]

Such an underrated film… yes I know the Spanish original but this is still a powerful remake ❤

[@pratikking2272]

Twilight Zone in the background. Love it. The Shadow Play.

[@habitual27]

Dude that movie blew my mind lol i questioned everything and i had to pause and have a cigarette to wrap my mind around what i just saw

[@jacobmartincontreras]

Its an upsetting movie

[@vjara94]

Watch the original, it's so much better

[@scionixx9568]

@@vjara94 I disagree

[@Edwxrd69]

Next time pause and have a gallon of bleach

[@silkylounge]

And the Penelope Cruz scene.

[@KamJ2010]

It was like Covid during lockdown. I am an esstial employee so was never on lock down. Chicago looked like that on a monday at 9Am downtown. It was epic.

[@hagridsdisappointingson769]

"I'm an essential employee" bro you can stop with that. You probably work at a grocery store or something.

[@KamJ2010]

@@hagridsdisappointingson769 Naa. Not quite. Why the hate dude. Did mommy hurt you?

[@SirZeck]

@@KamJ2010 what did you expect from a disappointing son.

[@KamJ2010]

@@SirZeck My dude!!!! You are golden!

[@219Pyro]

@@hagridsdisappointingson769 I worked at a prison during covid, never a single day off due to anything covid related. some of us really DID have to work thru that shit man.

[@pedroespumed.8359]

The same thing happened in Spain. In the original film Open Your Eyes. It was made in the most famous street in Madrid and the city council only let them close the street for 30 minutes at 8 in the morning and only on August 15.

[@oops262686]

Just loved this movie...tom cruise is so awesome in every kind of character

[@milky1234123]

This is a really good movie

[@DrDre-sy2kv]

the most painful movie i ever saw 😭

[@Filminformer1984]

I had a similar moment. Back when hurricane Sandy hit I was working in Greenwich village in NYC. 2 days after the hurricane I returned to work. The subway was reopened in some downtown areas and I was determined to help the health food store owner I worked for. I got off the train at a station 10-12 blocks from my usual stop. Early morning but after sunrise. Every storefront/business was closed. No one around. Practically no cars or trucks or busses on the streets. Dead. It was truly a rare experience. As the day went on life started up again and many places were assessing damage and cleanup and traffic was minimal but present by midday.

[@BruceChang2006]

In behind the scenes, the director said: "Did you believe that? That was really crazy!!"

[@ouimetco]

One of my favourite movies 🍿

[@rinowx5]

It’s always empty Sunday morning lol

[@jobewabisabi]

It was like that beginning of quarantine. Pretty eerie

[@waynegriffith9124]

A very underrated movie. Loved this

[@ignaciodelgado6686]

The film that made me pursue acting/writing💪👌

[@creisymadafaka2127]

Vanilla Sky is a remake of Abre los Ojos, in wich they did the same in Madrids Gran Vía (broad way).

[@creisymadafaka2127]

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[@sk00411]

Because Tom Cruise does his own stunts....😂😂😅

[@Treepole]

I did that during the 2020 shut down.. Rode my bike arms spread right down Broadway!

[@noelramirez1551]

I feel like tom cruise on vanilla sky

[@Aushul]

I was really interested about this! Thank you!

[@jeffc2630]

I was a painter on that movie, and Tom Cruise almost ran me over in a golf cart. He got out held my arm and made sure I was okay, that was cool, It barely touched me .

[@YaBaDji]

One of my favorite films

[@LelandMaurello]

I've had this happen walking back from Barkleys Bank at 7 in the morning after an overnight shift. It's eerie. There WERE however a few people around. Felt as empty tho!

[@kenmasters4219]

Nothing like hearing decades old information like its something new

[@ThomasW215PHL]

Have you ever considered that different people receive information at different times?

[@kenmasters4219]

@@ThomasW215PHL not over 2 decades of it being out no i dont consider it all, its not even a realistic answer

[@eyeknow8009]

​@@kenmasters4219dumb

[@gagelink2457]

Lol that's ridiculous mate think again

[@hallu9438]

This is a great scene.

[@elwoogie1963]

I was a cop there for "crowd control", limited access between takes after 6 AM, re-opened before 8 AM, and FYI it's 95% closed during those hours.

[@AkibaMomoro]

I went to LA during late 2020 and Hollywood Blvd was just empty. It was wild seeing no one in front of places like the Theatre

[@abrahamboniface6305]

To me this is perhaps his best drama performance

[@butidontwantone5149]

Wow that must have been so cool to see in person

[@roobiest]

They did the same for '28 Days later'. They waited for the longest day of the year and filmed as early as possible so as not to disrupt any workers.

[@zachl8425]

Makes you think how much film makers could’ve taken advantage of the pandemic and all the empty spaces caused by it. Perfect opportunity for scenes like this

[@ColeHrusovsky]

Except at the same time no one was around, people weren't able to shoot movies

[@zachl8425]

@@ColeHrusovsky not with that attitude

[@itsmecc2454]

Except productions were told to shut dow, flying was restricted, when they started allowing filming they had heavy restrictions, and NY was in the top 3 states being heavily effected by the virus....

[@moxxy3565]

Imagine you get a call saying don't come into work today, because Tom cruise is here.

[@CommanderquesoTV]

Was like that in 2020 utter peace

[@rainappleby]

I know, and New Yorkers were furious!

[@codyklotko5213]

Fun fact: right now post Covid Time Square actually looks like this quite often now…

[@Adaman135]

This movie creeps me out and I like it

[@hoowang9962]

at the height of COVID it looked pretty much like this. It was mad eerie seeing only like 5 ppl walking on a block

[@davidenriquez84]

Reminds me of spring summer and fall 2020

[@darrenowen76]

This film is one of my favourites, it messed with me as some scenes are so close to things that happened to me I still freak out when I watch it

[@didier_777]

If you walk through time square on New Year's day at 7am that's what it looks like.

[@Cloudminster]

That’s what filming was about in the good old days

[@sharoncurtis5820]

This was a great movie.

[@eyaffe1]

Film crew worker here…I’ve done it before and it’s a giant pain in the ass.

[@DeadBunny69]

Very underrated film. Excellent movie.

[@MeowTow]

Times Square it was like this during 9/11. It was trippy.

[@herbaldragonX]

gawd can't wait for the days when the news drops

[@antwonlukolic]

NYC during COVID will forever be goated for traffic

[@farleygranger]

did not know that but it's cool.

[@DJ00700]

Which is also done for a Bollywood song Hey Shona

[@vondahe]

It was such a great movie, it got nominated for an Academy Award …………….. for Best Original Song.

[@guillermogomezdesalazar6074]

this was a remake of a Spanish movie called “Abre los ojos” by the way!

[@jonmcclane7433]

Tom runs in every one of his movies

[@bradenselkirk4930]

Must have been so surreal on set

[@javierpet305]

Imagine that poor family who saved for years to go there for 2 days yeah that was my family 😢

[@DanielVerberne]

Danny Boyle securely a similarly shut-down parts of London for the zombie film, '28 Days Later'; for early scenes when the character Jim emerges from a hospital to find Britain completely engulfed by the rage infection. Weekends and early mornings seem to be best times for films to get their 'shut down moments' of course.

[@InnoStation]

Imagine getting off the subway station and finding Tom Cruise yelling in the middle of nowhere

[@leemzgoogle917]

I loved this movie.

[@villavelli]

I figured as much, same with Devil’s Advocate ending.

[@rolandmeyer3729]

Name one movie where Mr. Cruise neither runs nor makes a panicked face.

[@DanielVerberne]

All his Scientology videos for his church, perhaps? ;) But I get your point!

[@fotoboxBK]

I'll visit The Times square of the covid time 2020 nobody's there. And I took a picture.👍

[@xn9333]

This movie is a trip

[@akakerness6396]

I remember working a Saturday at 11 till sunday 5 a.m. Times Square was empty, first time that I saw that and it was creepy. Also, although there wasn't any traffic a taxi and a car crashed right in front of me. Weird day.

[@jacksbob8746]

So that is why im late. Boss: youre late Me: Boss you wont believe what happened.

[@ShionChosa]

Last time Hollywood did that we got the line “I’m Walking Here!!!”

[@trevorwilliams3501]

Ya. This was a very well publicized event when the movie first came out. It was all over pre-release media that they actually shut down Times Square to shoot the scene. Awesome but commonly known bit of trivia.

[@mustang8206]

What Cameron Crowe did: Shuts down New York What Christopher Nolan would have done: Rebuilds a life size exact replica of New York

[@JonasCorrea]

This movie is from my friend Alejandro Amenábar. So good the original one (Abre los Ojos)

[@MrMightyZ]

I knew it had to be real because no one could digitally recreate an environment with that level of reality back then, nor could they remove people in post production with anywhere near that kind of result. There was never any doubt. It wasn’t that long ago but I’m terms of cgi it was.

[@14TND88]

I feel like Tom cruise in vanilla sky, it was televised

[@liliantudorin5191]

Great movie 🎬 I've watched it more than I can reremember

[@bennyc6694]

Probably cost a couple million for that few minutes of time in Times Square

[@Emilthehun]

This is exactly what it looked like every Sunday morning during covid 😂😂😂

[@nikeyaharris-love2047]

AWESOME SAUCE CAMERON CROWE!!

[@mrartdeco]

People in the building wanting to smoke but can’t : 😢

[@stevenduncan3392]

awesome movie

[@yashsonawane8849]

Power of tom cruise 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💪💪💪💪💪💪💪❤️❤️

[@alexyoung478]

Tom cruise is soo cool 🇦🇺🇺🇸

[@NicM93808]

This is actually what it looked like the first few months of covid

[@ayel2192]

cue in good vibration by the beach boys...

[@ewed418]

Old news, about 20 years old. Thanks chief

[@MrFieleke]

That’s gotta be the rarest thing to do. Time Square all to yourself.

[@theworldisnotasafeplaceany8232]

whatever tom cruise need, he gets it...

[@carloslucenaurbano3613]

This scene is much better in the original version

[@kennethvela2784]

Times where actual good scenes were made

[@bachabrandon]

me during a pandemic

[@higguma]

"Did you know that I'm gonna make all this shit up"

[@Pitorro_X]

The OG Spanish version ("Abre los ojos") is the good one.

[@cristobalreinarasmussen7387]

Did you now this film is bases on an spanish film called "Abre los ojos"?