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Eyes Wide Shut is an American feature film of the drama genre. It written and directed by Stanley Kubrick and co-written by Frederic Raphael. The story was inspired by the novella Traumnovelle by Arthur Schnitzler. The film was produced by Stanley Kubrick Productions and Warner Bros. Pictures and released theatrically in the United States on July 16th, 1999. Eyes Wide Shut was Stanley Kubrick's final film work as a director.


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 * Production on Eyes Wide Shut began on November 4th, 1996. Principal photography concluded on January 31st, 1998. The crew went back for re-shoots between April and June of 1998.
 * Eyes Wide Shut ranked at number one at the box office over opening weekend, grossing $21,706,163. It was screened in 2,411 theaters, averaging $9,002 per showing. At its widest release, Eyes Wide Shut was shown in 2,483 theaters.


 * The R-rated version of Eyes Wide Shut was released on DVD in Region 1 format by Warner Home Video on June 12th, 2001. The two-disc Special Edition version of the movie (black cover) was released on January 22nd, 2008. Eyes Wide Shut was released on Blu-ray on this same date.


 * Eyes Wide Shut is Stanley Kubrick's thirteenth and final film as a director. It is his eleventh film as a screenwriter and/or co-writer.


 * Composer Jocelyn Pook was nominated at the 2000 Golden Globe Awards for the category of Best Original Score for a Motion Picture.


 * Eyes Wide Shut was nominated for three Blockbuster Entertainment Awards in 2000, winning one. Sydney Pollack was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama. Tom Cruise was nominated for Best Actor in a Drama and Nicole Kidman won for Best Actress.


 * This is Frederic Raphael first feature film as a screenwriter.


 * Eyes Wide Shut is Sydney Pollack's seventh appearance in a feature film as an actor.