Light Sleeper

Name: Light Sleeper
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 1992-08-21
Duration: 1 h 43 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Willem Dafoe, Susan Sarandon, Dana Delany, David Clennon, Mary Beth Hurt

He was a good man in a deadly business. She was his only way out.

Light Sleeper (1992)

Timing: 1:43 (103 min)

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Video for the film Light Sleeper — Light Sleeper (1992) Original Trailer [HD]

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Release date

1992-08-21

Country

United States

Production

Carolco Pictures, Live Entertainment, Fine Line Features, Seven Arts Pictures, Grain of Sand Productions

Genre

Drama, Crime

Budget

$5 000 000

Box office

$1 050 861

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Director

Paul Schrader

Actors

Willem Dafoe, Susan Sarandon, Dana Delany, David Clennon, Mary Beth Hurt, Victor Garber, Jane Adams, Sam Rockwell, David Spade, Paul Jabara
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Scenario

Paul Schrader

Producer

G. Mac Brown, Linda Reisman, Mario Kassar

Camera operator

Edward Lachman

Composer

Michael Been

Artist

Richard Hornung

Audition

Ellen Chenoweth

Editing

Kristina Boden
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Short description

John LeTour is a recovering drug user who suffers insomnia and still deals to a high-end New York clientele, even thought he’s trying to move on from the business. John’s professional midlife crisis becomes something more acute — and dangerous — when he re-encounters an old flame while a string of seemingly drug-related murders rocks the city.

What's left behind the scenes

At the request of director Paul Schrader, to prepare for the role, Willem Dafoe accompanied a real drug dealer on several deals. When Schrader asked the actor if anyone recognized him, Dafoe replied that some drug addicts seemed to recognize him, but said nothing, fearing they wouldn't be sold drugs.