Eyes Wide Shut - The Longest Continuous Film Shoot on Record

Kubrick was infamous for his long film shoots, so the film’s stars, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, arrived in England prepared to film the movie for six months. In the end, though, they were there 15 long months. What took so long? Kubrick’s perfectionism combined with his tendency to shoot take after take. Even a simple scene of Cruise walking through a door was filmed 95 times. Vinessa Shaw, who had a small role that was expected to take two weeks to film, was on set for two months. The production went on so long that Harvey Keitel eventually left the film, replaced by Sydney Pollack. Kubrick continued his methodical ways in post-production and took almost a year to deliver a first cut of the film. Sadly, Kubrick died six days later, leaving his film almost, but not totally, finished. #eyeswideshut #stanleykubrick #tomcruise #nicolekidman #theshining #fullmetaljacket #aspaceodyssey #eyes #aclockworkorange #film #love #kubrick #cinema #missionimpossible #topgun #magnolia #movie #vanillasky #