In order to obtain the screening standard of R grade, and to strive for a higher box office, the technicians electronically masked individual shots.
The film's initial alternative names were ""and "", but the director eventually chose Eyes Wide Shut.
The post-production of the film took almost a year.
The apartment design of Bill Harford in the film is based on the apartment design of director Stanley Kubrick and his family when they lived in New York in the early 1960s.
Director Stanley Kubrick’s wife and stepdaughter donated the original oil paintings for the film.
Because director Stanley Kubrick was afraid of traveling, the entire film was shot in and around London.
When director Stanley Kubrick had the idea of shooting this film in the early 1980s, the actor in the film was in favor of Steve Martin.
In the 13-and-a-half minutes of the film, the match between Tom Cruise and Sidney Pollack in the billiards room was filmed for about 3 weeks. The welcome scene at the beginning of the movie was filmed for only two hours.
Although it is usually considered the director’s unfinished masterpiece, in fact the final version of the film was handed over to Warner Bros. by himself four days before the director’s death.
Director Stanley Kubrick had three assistants when shooting the film. In order to distinguish them, they were called: the director's assistant, Stanley Kubrick's assistant and Mr. Kubrick's assistant.
