Too Much Sleep (2001)

Synopsis: A dreamlike tale of finding one's purpose in the mundanity of suburban New Jersey, TOO MUCH SLEEP is a unique independent film which combines elements of crime drama with a journey narrative. Jack... A dreamlike tale of finding one's purpose in the mundanity of suburban New Jersey, TOO MUCH SLEEP is a unique independent film which combines elements of crime drama with a journey narrative. Jack Crawford (Mark Palmieri) is a twentysomething night security guard who lives with his mother. Perpetually tired, he often finds himself nodding off at inappropriate times, and, when awake, wanders around in an almost somnambulistic state. One morning however, the unregistered gun which Jack carries--a gift from his dead father--is stolen by a seemingly harmless old woman and her partner, a young and beautiful one. Suddenly, Jack's new purpose in life becomes finding the gun. With the help of his friend's eccentric uncle, an old-fashioned Italian mafioso played to relaxed perfection by Pasquale Gaeta, Jack goes on a bizarre search that leads him into discussions of racquetball ("R-ball,") male strip clubs, Chinese restaurants, and finally, an intimate meeting with the elusive beauty who helped start of all the trouble. Written and directed by first timer David Maquiling, TOO MUCH SLEEP is an oddly surreal suburban folk tale as well as a film landmark; it is the first film directed by a Filipino-American to be distributed in the United States. [More]

Starring: Marc Palmieri, Pasquale Gaeta, Nicol Zanzarella, Judy Sabo Podinker

Starring: Marc Palmieri, Pasquale Gaeta, Nicol Zanzarella, Judy Sabo Podinker, Philip Galinsky, Gage Dehesa, John Stonehill, Martin Pfiefercorn

Director: David Maquiling

Director: David Maquiling
Screenwriter: David Maquiling
Producer: Jason Kliot, Joana Vicente
Composer: Mitchell Toomey
Studio: The Shooting Gallery

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