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I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

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Overview

A mental patient escapes from the looney bin in drag, robs a bank, and goes on the lam!

Directed by Aris Iliopulos
Written by Edward D. Wood Jr.
Produced by Billy Zane, Chris Hanley
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Top Cast

Billy Zane

Billy Zane

The Thief

Tippi Hedren

Tippi Hedren

Maylinda Austed

Ron Perlman

Ron Perlman

Cemetery Caretaker

Sandra Bernhard

Sandra Bernhard

Sandy Sands

Michael Greene

Michael Greene

Tom Harris

Christina Ricci

Christina Ricci

Teenage Hooker

Andrew McCarthy

Andrew McCarthy

Cemetery Cop

Ann Magnuson

Ann Magnuson

Loan Secretary

Bud Cort

Bud Cort

Shopkeeper

Taylor Negron

Taylor Negron

Loan Office Cop

Themes & Keywords

nursethief

About I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died is a comedy, crime film released in 1998 exploring themes of nurse, thief. Directed by Aris Iliopulos, it stars Billy Zane, Tippi Hedren, Ron Perlman. A mental patient escapes from the looney bin in drag, robs a bank, and goes on the lam!

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