Blue Sky is a 1994 American comedy drama film directed by Tony Richardson and written by Rama Stagner, Arlene Sarner, and Jerry Leichtling.

The film stars Jessica Lange and Tommy Lee Jones, alongside Powers Boothe, Carrie Snodgress, Amy Locane, Chris O'Donnell, and Mitchell Ryan in supporting roles.

It tells the story of a military officer (Jones) who uncovers a nuclear cover-up while grappling with his wife's (Lange) erratic behavior, leading to a tense clash between duty and family.

Blue Sky is based on the relationship between Rama Stagner-Blum's parents, Clyde and Gloria Lee Moore-Stagner, during the 1960s when her father was serving in the army.

Carly, a free spirit who appears to be mentally unbalanced, struggles with domestic monotony and her advancing age, causing tension within their family.

Their move from Hawaii to a remote base in Alabama worsens Carly's erratic behavior and unsettles their eldest daughter, Alex Marshall (Locane).

"[6] The Los Angeles Times also lauded her work, calling it "striking" and noting that "Lange's acting in Blue Sky leaves you awestruck.

"[8] The Washington Post described her portrayal as "a plush, platinum star turn," noting, "She is what Carly imagines she might have become if only she hadn't been a military wife: mostly Monroe with a soupçon of Bardot.

[It] echoes [her] dazzling role in Frances (1982),"[10] while the New York Daily News observed, "Lange smolders, storms, rages and whimpers through Blue Sky, acting with every muscle in her body.