The astronauts wife soundtrack from 1999, composed by george s. Spencer armacost johnny depp is an astronaut working for nasa, and his wife jillian charlize theron is a secondgrade elementary school teacher. When spencer is killed, jillian is not possessed by the alien. Science fiction blends with domestic horror in this thriller. The astronauts wife marked the directorial debut of rand ravich, who previously penned screenplays for such films as the maker and candyman. Released by sire in 1999 310842 containing music from the astronauts wife 1999. Im not sure what i was expecting, but it was not an oldfashioned 50sstyle alien. Get your swag on with discounted movies to stream at home, exclusive movie gear, access to advanced screenings and discounts galore. And depp, a talented actor with some great films to his credit, seems lost in. The plot is basically rosemarys baby in a science fiction template. Guilty pleasure i suppose, i was not bored but the ending was a bit dumb. Johnny depp and charlize theron star in the psychological thriller the astronauts wife. Its called the astronauts wife and its an utterly predictable ripoff of classic 60s and 70s exercises in paranoia, from rosemarys baby to the parallax view.
The astronauts wife marked the directorial debut of rand ravich, who. Two very beautiful movie stars reenact the plot of rosemarys baby in some very expensivelooking sets. Spencer, an honored astronaut depp and his beautiful schoolteacher wife jillian theron face an in. Sitting beneath a tree, looking up at the stars, she tunes her radio to the same signals spencer was receiving while possessed by the alien her twin babies controlling her movements from inside the womb, listening and waiting. The astronauts wife is a 1999 american science fiction thriller film directed and written by rand ravich. She tells him the boys are going to grow up to be pilots just like their father. Spencer armacost johnny depp is an astronaut working for nasa, and his wife jillian charlize theron is a secondgrade. At the very end, the twin boys she had are 6 years old and going off to their first day of school and she still possessed by the alien is married to an air force pilot. After her husband recovers from an accident during a nasa mission, jillian armacost starts to suspect that theres something wrong with him, and that he may not be he the same man.
The astronauts wife, heavy on melodrama and skimpy on substance, is light years too long to engage audiences. First i have to say the performances were excellent, johnny depp still surprises. Maybe the alternate ending to the astronauts wife isnt exactly happy but it isnt overtly sinister like the theatrical ending. But the ending leaves the audience with an empty feeling and a few nagging questions. Johnny depp and charlize theron play a married couple about to have a baby when depp, an. The problem is not the overall plot, which could have formed the foundation of an entertaining movie, but the manner in which writerdirector rand ravich making. I watched this movie yesterday, and i was hooked to its haunting story till the end. Spencer armacost johnny depp is an astronaut on a routine mission in space when.
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