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Light Sleeper

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Light Sleeper (1992)

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Reviews Counted: 16 Fresh: 14  Rotten:2 Average Rating: 7.1/10
Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins
Synopsis:
John LeTour (Willem Dafoe) is loyal, decent, lumbering--a 40-year-old drug runner who suffers from insomnia but seems to be sleep-walking through life in LIGHT SLEEPER. When John's boss, the bubbly but sharp-witted Ann (Susan Sarandon), decides to retire, John must rethinks his life's... [More]
John LeTour (Willem Dafoe) is loyal, decent, lumbering--a 40-year-old drug runner who suffers from insomnia but seems to be sleep-walking through life in LIGHT SLEEPER. When John's boss, the bubbly but sharp-witted Ann (Susan Sarandon), decides to retire, John must rethinks his life's path. But breaking out of the life he's led will take some doing, especially after coming into contact with his ex-girlfriend (Dana Delany), a recovering drug addict, and becoming embroiled in a mysterious murder. This gently haunting drama is all the more interesting because of the wonderful performances of the actors, the film's steady, relaxed pace, and the careful way all the colors of each character are drawn out. [Less]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Willem Dafoe, Susan Sarandon, Dana Delany, David Clennon, Mary Beth Hurt

Director: Paul Schrader
Composer: Michael Been
Producer: Linda Reisman
Screenwriter: Paul Schrader

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Release:

Mar 26, 2002

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Full Frame - 1.33

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Jonathan R. Perry
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Any walk down NYC streets with Paul Schrader is worth taking

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04/28/05 01:27 PM
Rob Thomas
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One of my favorite Dafoe perfomances. Sarandon is the drug dealer and Dafoe is her salesman. Nightcrawlers have never been captured better; look for David Spade in a great cameo.

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02/06/03 01:27 PM
Jeffrey Westhoff
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Schrader covers old territory, but does it with style.

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Dark, fluid, well-acted, and stark crime thriller.

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A poignant drama about a person who looks everywhere for saving grace except right in front of him.

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