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Light Sleeper
“He was a good man in a deadly business. She was his only way out.”
19926.71h 43m
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.
Directed by Paul Schrader
Written by Paul Schrader
Produced by Linda Reisman, G. Mac Brown
Box OfficeBudget: $5.0MRevenue: $1.1M
Top Cast
Willem Dafoe
John LeTour
Susan Sarandon
Ann
Dana Delany
Marianne Jost
David Clennon
Robert
Mary Beth Hurt
Teresa Aranow
Victor Garber
Tis Brooke
Jane Adams
Randi Jost
Sam Rockwell
Jealous
David Spade
Theological Cokehead
Paul Jabara
Eddie
Themes & Keywords
drug dealernew york citysuicideredemptionaddictexistentialism
About Light Sleeper
Light Sleeper is a drama, crime film released in 1992 exploring themes of drug dealer, new york city, suicide, redemption, addict, existentialism. Directed by Paul Schrader, it stars Willem Dafoe, Susan Sarandon, Dana Delany. 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.
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