20 Things You Didn't Know About Eyes Wide Shut
6. An Ulcer Inducing Shoot
Tom Cruise was easily one of the most bankable stars in the world by 1996; he didn't need to make the Kubrick film, he wanted to do it.
The open ended contracts on the project had both Cruise and Kidman inextricably tied to the film, no matter what. Combine that with the strain and emotional impact of having ones own marriage under intense scrutiny, not only from the public but from the psychoanalysts paid to hold sessions with both the lead stars and Kubrick himself, the results of which have never been made public.
As a result, Cruise developed stomach ulcers from the stress, yet opted to tell Kubrick nothing, fearing it might affect the project.