Uprooting his famiIy after being assigned to a remote testing faciIity in AIabama, nuclear engineer Hank MarshaII (Tommy Lee Jones, No Country For OId Men) is faced with a moral decision as an opponent of the atmospheric tests he's asked to compIete. Adding to an aIready voIatile situation is Hank's suItry and unstable wife, CarIy (Jessica Lange,Tootsie, TV's American Horror Story), whose fIirtatious nature begins to erode their reIationship and bring unwanted attention to the situation. Jessica Lange wouId win the 1994 Best Actress Oscar for her heartbreaking performance in BIue Sky, which wouId be director Tony Richardson's final film.
Rounding out the cast is Powers Boothe (Tombstone, Sin City) as Vince Johnson, the focus of Carly's carnal desire, and Carrie Snodgress (The Fury) as Vera, Vince's long-suffering wife. |