Light Sleeper

    Genre
    Crime, Drama
  • |
    • Runtime
    103 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    R
  • |
    • Release Date
    1992
  • |
    • Countries
    USA
  • |
    • Languages
    English, Spanish, Hebrew, Italian, German
  • |
DIRECTED BY:
Paul Schrader
WRITTEN BY:
Paul Schrader
CAST INCLUDES:
Willem Dafoe, Susan Sarandon, Dana Delany

ANGELIKA’S NOTE

Deemed by the Washington Post as "wonderful, vintage fare from the man who scripted TAXI DRIVER and RAGING BULL," LIGHT SLEEPER centers on a drug dealer who reconsiders his profession when his boss plans to go straight, and an old flame reappears. Academy Award nominated Director/Writer Paul Schrader's (FIRST REFORMED, THE CARD COUNTER) clever dialogue is met with spectacular lead performances by Oscar nominee Willem Dafoe (AT ETERNITY'S GATE, THE FLORIDA PROJECT) and Oscar winner Susan Sarandon (STEPMOM, THELMA & LOUISE).

SYNOPSIS

A Manhattan drug dealer with a wealthy clientele, John LeTour (Willem Dafoe) reevaluates both his trade and his life after discovering that his supplier, Ann (Susan Sarandon), is planning on quitting the business. When John runs into his old flame Marianne (Dana Delany), he sees reconnecting with her as a way to change for the better, but she is reluctant to rekindle the romance. Complicating John’s life further is a series of drug-related murders that has the police pegging him as a suspect.

Light Sleeper

    Genre
    Crime, Drama
  • |
    • Runtime
    103 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    R
  • |
    • Release Date
    1992
  • |
    • Countries
    USA
  • |
    • Languages
    English, Spanish, Hebrew, Italian, German
  • |
DIRECTED BY
Paul Schrader
WRITTEN BY
Paul Schrader
CAST INCLUDES
Willem Dafoe, Susan Sarandon, Dana Delany
Deemed by the Washington Post as "wonderful, vintage fare from the man who scripted TAXI DRIVER and RAGING BULL," LIGHT SLEEPER centers on a drug dealer who reconsiders his profession when his boss plans to go straight, and an old flame reappears. Academy Award nominated Director/Writer Paul Schrader's (FIRST REFORMED, THE CARD COUNTER) clever dialogue is met with spectacular lead performances by Oscar nominee Willem Dafoe (AT ETERNITY'S GATE, THE FLORIDA PROJECT) and Oscar winner Susan Sarandon (STEPMOM, THELMA & LOUISE).

A Manhattan drug dealer with a wealthy clientele, John LeTour (Willem Dafoe) reevaluates both his trade and his life after discovering that his supplier, Ann (Susan Sarandon), is planning on quitting the business. When John runs into his old flame Marianne (Dana Delany), he sees reconnecting with her as a way to change for the better, but she is reluctant to rekindle the romance. Complicating John’s life further is a series of drug-related murders that has the police pegging him as a suspect.

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