<P> After the American debut of Alejandro Amenábar's 1997 Spanish film Abre los ojos (Open Your Eyes) at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival, Tom Cruise and his producing partner Paula Wagner optioned the remake rights . Hoping to entice director Cameron Crowe, who previously collaborated with Cruise on Jerry Maguire, Cruise invited Crowe over to his house to view the film . Cruise has stated: </P> <P> I've been offered a lot of films to buy and remake, and I never have because I felt it was too connected with the culture of that place, whatever country it was from . But this was a universal story that was still open - ended, that still felt like it needed another chapter to be told . </P> <P> The title of the film is a reference to depictions of skies in certain paintings by Claude Monet . In addition to Monet's impressionistic artwork, the film's tone was derived from the acoustic ballad "By Way of Sorrow" by Julie Miller and a line from an early interview of Elvis Presley in which he said, "I feel lonely, even in a crowded room ." </P> <P> Principal photography for Vanilla Sky began in late 2000 and lasted six weeks . On November 12, 2000, shooting for the scene of the deserted Times Square in New York took place in the early hours of the day . A large section of traffic was blocked off around Times Square while the scene was shot . "There was a limit on how long the city would let us lock everything up even on an early Sunday morning when much of NYC would be slow getting up," said Steadicam operator, Larry McConkey . "Several times we rehearsed with Steadicam and Crane including a mockup of an unmovable guardrail that we had to work the crane arm around . (Cruise) participated in these rehearsals as well so we shared a clear understanding of what my limitations and requirements would be ." </P>

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