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He was a good man in a deadly business. She was his only way out. - Light Sleeper
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Title: Light Sleeper

Release Date: 21 Aug 1992

Runtime: 1h 43m

Genre: Drama, Crime

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

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

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.7 (181 votes)

Cast

  • John LeTour: Willem Dafoe
  • Ann: Susan Sarandon
  • Marianne Jost: Dana Delany
  • Robert: David Clennon
  • Teresa Aranow: Mary Beth Hurt
  • Tis Brooke: Victor Garber
  • Randi Jost: Jane Adams
  • Jealous: Sam Rockwell
  • Theological Cokehead: David Spade
  • Eddie: Paul Jabara
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