Blue Sky
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Hank (Jones) is besotted with his sexy, manic-depressive wife Carly (Oscar-winner Lange) to the extent that their daughters (Locane and Klemp) more or less raise themselves. He's an Army scientist researching levels of radiation after '60s nuclear tests in the desert, and official pressure on him to massage his readings gets heavier after a pair of cowboys stray into the fall-out. But the real drama here is his marriage, neatly delineated by Carly sashaying about like Marilyn on Jones Beach, half-naked under a gauze scarf, and later breaking down in public as she sees their sordid quarters on camp. She's infantile, a fantasist dreaming of Hollywood, and easy prey for the horny commanding officer (Boothe). In this portrait of a complex, painful, dependent relationship, the two leads deliver their blazing best, helped by an intelligent, unsparing script.Author: BC
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UK release:
1991
Duration:
101 mins
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Cast:
Mitchell Ryan, Chris O'Donnell, Anna Klemp, Amy Locane, Carrie Snodgress, Powers Boothe, Jessica Lange, Tommy Lee Jones
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Screenwriter:
Arlene Sarner, Jerry Leichtling, Rama Laurie Stagner
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