Directed by:
Paul SchraderScreenplay:
Paul SchraderCinematography:
Edward LachmanComposer:
Michael BeenCast:
Willem Dafoe, Susan Sarandon, Dana Delany, David Clennon, Mary Beth Hurt, Victor Garber, Sam Rockwell, David Spade, Tatiana von Furstenberg, Jane Adams (more)Plots(1)
An impressive neo-noir, which sees writer/director Paul Schrader revisit rainswept New York, Light Sleeper tells of John LeTour (Willem Dafoe), a drug dealer servicing a high-society clientele of Manhattan professionals. When his boss (Susan Sarandon) announces she is going straight and John encounters an old flame he still loves, his life is thrown into crisis. As he becomes involved in a police investigation surrounding a mysterious drug death, John prowls the night-time streets in search of redemption. (Powerhouse Films)
(more)Cast
Willem Dafoe
USA
Best movies:
Platoon (1986)
The Kingdom (1994) (series)
Finding Nemo (2003)
Susan Sarandon
USA
Best movies:
Thelma & Louise (1991)
The Front Page (1974)
Dead Man Walking (1995)
Dana Delany
USA
Best movies:
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Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
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David Clennon
USA
Best movies:
The Thing (1982)
Gone Girl (2014)
Being There (1979)
Mary Beth Hurt
USA
Best movies:
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Victor Garber
Canada
Best movies:
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Dark Waters (2019)
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Sam Rockwell
USA
Best movies:
The Green Mile (1999)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
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David Spade
USA
Best movies:
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The Concert for New York City (2001) (concert)
Hotel Transylvania (2012)
Tatiana von Furstenberg
USA
Best movies:
Dracula (1992)
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Light Sleeper (1992)
Jane Adams
USA
Best movies:
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Happiness (1998)
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Rene Rivera
USA
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Daniel Margotta
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Robert Cicchini
USA
Best movies:
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Timothy Stickney
USA
Best movies:
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Barbarians at the Gate (1993) (TV movie)
Paul Jabara
USA
Best movies:
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
The Day of the Locust (1975)
The Out of Towners (1970)
Brian Judge
Best movies:
Light Sleeper (1992)
Steven Posen
Best movies:
Light Sleeper (1992)