{{About||the 2002 film|Falling Sky (2002 film)}} {{more citations needed|date=May 2019}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Use American English|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox film | name = Falling Sky | image = Falling-sky-1999-poster.jpg | alt = <!-- see WP:ALT --> | caption = | director = Russ Brandt<br />Brian J. De Palma | producer = Mark Burman<br />Jan Eisner<br />Gary Shar<br />Sabrina Sipantzi | writer = Brian J. De Palma | starring = Karen Allen<br />Brittany Murphy | music = Daniel Getz<br />Ivan Koutikov | cinematography = Russ Brandt | editing = Daniel Loewenthal | studio = Shar Visions<br />Burman Entertainment<br />MEB Entertainment<br />Walpen Adventures<br />Blue Rider Pictures<ref name=BRP>{{cite web|title=Falling Sky: aka "Crocodile Tears" (1998) |url=https://blueriderpictures.com/falling-sky-aka-crocodile-tears-1998/ |website=Blue Rider Pictures |date=8 May 1998 |access-date=November 24, 2022}}</ref> | distributor = DEJ Productions | released = {{Film date|1998|08||Nice Film Festival|2005|08|26|DVD}} | runtime = 95 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = }} '''''Falling Sky''''' (also known as '''''Crocodile Tears''''')<ref name=BRP/> is a 1998 American drama film starring Karen Allen, Brittany Murphy and Jeremy Jordan. It was released direct-to-video in the UK in 1999 and wasn't released in the US until August 26, 2005. It follows Emily, a girl who moves to Las Vegas with her alcoholic mother as she tries to pursue a singing career.<ref name=BRP/>
== Synopsis == Emily and her alcoholic mother, Reese, have moved to Las Vegas for a fresh start and so Reese can pursue a singing career. Reese tells Emily that alcoholism runs in the family and she is at risk of having it too. Emily often finds herself in the maternal role, having to take care of her mother. After Reese kills herself in the bathtub, Emily finds a recorded tape saying "I'm sorry Emily, but I'm just so tired." Devastated, Emily turns to drinking, and the "prophecy" comes true.
After seeing what alcohol has done to her life, Emily drives to a lake and tries to drown herself. At the last minute, she gasps for air and says, "My mother chose to die. There was nothing I could do to ease her pain. Except maybe, choosing to live."
== Cast == {{Cast listing| * Karen Allen as Reese Nicholson * Brittany Murphy as Emily Nicholson * Jeremy Jordan as Vance * Chris Young as Kyle * Patrick Renna as Mark * R. D. Robb as C.C. * Lea Moreno as Allie * Vincent Riotta as Mr. Hanes * Giselle Anthony as Stacy * Montana Dillenberg as Young Emily * Michael Dempsey as Tom Collins * Jennifer Jernigan as Prostitute * Robert Langston as Willie * Dianne Kay as Waitress * Ali Gage as Trucker Chic }}
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Category:American drama films Category:1998 films Category:American independent films Category:1998 independent films Category:1998 drama films Category:Films about alcoholism Category:Films about suicide Category:Films about mother–daughter relationships Category:Films set in the Las Vegas Valley Category:1998 directorial debut films Category:1998 English-language films Category:1998 American films Category:English-language independent films Category:English-language drama films
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