Movie
Light Sleeper
Overview
John LeTour is a recovering drug user who suffers insomnia and still deals to a high-end New York clientele, even though 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.
Details
- Release date
- 1992-08-21
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Genres
- Drama, Crime
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Carolco Pictures, Seven Arts Pictures, Grain of Sand Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Willem Dafoe as John LeTour
- Susan Sarandon as Ann
- Dana Delany as Marianne Jost
- David Clennon as Robert
- Mary Beth Hurt as Teresa Aranow
- Victor Garber as Tis Brooke
- Jane Adams as Randi Jost
- Sam Rockwell as Jealous
- David Spade as Theological Cokehead
- Paul Jabara as Eddie
- Robert Cicchini as Bill Guidone
- Rene Rivera as Manuel
Crew
- Paul Schrader - Director
- Paul Schrader - Writer
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