Light Sleeper (1992)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $5,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $1,055,987.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 8.383 |
Directed By
Paul Schrader
Crew
Paul Schrader
Kristina Boden
G. Mac Brown
Mario Kassar
Linda Reisman
Sandy McLeod
Edward Lachman
Michael Been
Ellen Chenoweth
Anthony Sorrentino
Richard Hornung
Ma Kalaadevi Ananda
James C. Feng
Richard Hornung
Leslie Ann Anderson
Jessica Lanier
Diana Pokorny
Paul Schrader
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
Robert Cicchini
Bill Guidone
Rene Rivera
Manuel
Steven Posen
Hasid
Ken Ladd
Carlos
Brian Judge
Thomas
Vince Cupone
Young Cuban
Tatiana von Fürstenberg
French girl
Paul Stocker
Maitre D'
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