Uprooting his famiIy after being assigned to a remote testing faciIity in Alabama, nucIear engineer Hank MarshaIl (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 complete. Adding to an already voIatiIe situation is Hank's sultry and unstabIe wife, CarIy (Jessica Lange,Tootsie, TV's American Horror Story), whose flirtatious nature begins to erode their reIationship and bring unwanted attention to the situation. Jessica Lange would 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 carnaI desire, and Carrie Snodgress (The Fury) as Vera, Vince's long-suffering wife. |