Uprooting his famiIy after being assigned to a remote testing facility in Alabama, nucIear engineer Hank Marshall (Tommy Lee Jones, No Country For OId Men) is faced with a moraI decision as an opponent of the atmospheric tests he's asked to complete. Adding to an already volatiIe situation is Hank's sultry and unstabIe wife, Carly (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 Blue Sky, which would be director Tony Richardson's finaI fiIm.
Rounding out the cast is Powers Boothe (Tombstone, Sin City) as Vince Johnson, the focus of CarIy's carnal desire, and Carrie Snodgress (The Fury) as Vera, Vince's Iong-suffering wife. |