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DramaCrime

Light Sleeper

- He was a good man in a deadly business. She was his only way out.

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.

Release Date : 1992-08-21

Language :EnglishHebrewSpanishItalianGerman

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Fine Line FeaturesLive EntertainmentCarolco PicturesSeven Arts PicturesGrain of Sand Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Willem Dafoe

Character Name : John LeTour

Original Name : Willem Dafoe

Gender : Male

Susan Sarandon

Character Name : Ann

Original Name : Susan Sarandon

Gender : Female

Dana Delany

Character Name : Marianne Jost

Original Name : Dana Delany

Gender : Female

David Clennon

Character Name : Robert

Original Name : David Clennon

Gender : Male

Mary Beth Hurt

Character Name : Teresa Aranow

Original Name : Mary Beth Hurt

Gender : Female

Victor Garber

Character Name : Tis Brooke

Original Name : Victor Garber

Gender : Male

Jane Adams

Character Name : Randi Jost

Original Name : Jane Adams

Gender : Female

Sam Rockwell

Character Name : Jealous

Original Name : Sam Rockwell

Gender : Male

David Spade

Character Name : Theological Cokehead

Original Name : David Spade

Gender : Male

Paul Jabara

Character Name : Eddie

Original Name : Paul Jabara

Gender : Male

Robert Cicchini

Character Name : Bill Guidone

Original Name : Robert Cicchini

Gender : Male

Rene Rivera

Character Name : Manuel

Original Name : Rene Rivera

Gender : Male

Steven Posen

Character Name : Hasid

Original Name : Steven Posen

Gender : Male

Ken Ladd

Character Name : Carlos

Original Name : Ken Ladd

Gender : Male

Brian Judge

Character Name : Thomas

Original Name : Brian Judge

Gender : Male

Vince Cupone

Character Name : Young Cuban

Original Name : Vince Cupone

Gender : Male

Tatiana von Fürstenberg

Character Name : French girl

Original Name : Tatiana von Fürstenberg

Gender : Female

Paul Stocker

Character Name : Maitre D'

Original Name : Paul Stocker

Gender : Male

Chris Northup

Character Name :

Original Name : Chris Northup

Gender : Male

Bernadette Jurkowski

Character Name :

Original Name : Bernadette Jurkowski

Gender : Male

James Saxenmeyer

Character Name :

Original Name : James Saxenmeyer

Gender : Male

Esteban Fernández

Character Name :

Original Name : Esteban Fernández

Gender : Male

Timothy Stickney

Character Name :

Original Name : Timothy Stickney

Gender : Male

Joe Gironda

Character Name :

Original Name : Joe Gironda

Gender : Male

Heather Rose Dominic

Character Name :

Original Name : Heather Rose Dominic

Gender : Male

Peter Macklin

Character Name :

Original Name : Peter Macklin

Gender : Male

Ronald Sylvers

Character Name :

Original Name : Ronald Sylvers

Gender : Male

Daniel Margotta

Character Name :

Original Name : Daniel Margotta

Gender : Male

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-04-06

Set amongst the high-end drug using fraternity of New York, posh pusher "LeTour" works for "Ann" (Susan Sarandon) and her sidekick "Robert" (David Clennon) seeing to the needs of the rich and decadent. With discretion the key to his success, he makes a decent enough living pandering to their whims - but he has precious little time for his own life. The boat is soon rocked when "Ann" indicates that she may want to jump ship and focus entirely on her legitimate cosmetics business. "LeTour" finds his nose a bit of of joint when he discovers that "Robert" is in on the plan, but he isn't! A change for him might be in order, so he seeks the advice of glorified crystal-ball merchant "Teresa" (Mary Beth Hurt) and that leads to an accidental reunion with his ex "Marianne" (Dana Delany). She's pleased enough to see him, and he'd rekindle things in an heartbeat, but she's a reformed user and he was her supplier. Her brain equates her past with him, and she has no wish to revisit that! With quite a few balls up in the air, "LeTour" has do some serious thinking about his future. Sarandon doesn't really feature enough here for me, which is a shame because when she shares a screen with an on-form Dafoe, the film works well. She's a woman in a man's world; duplicitous, shrewd and ruthless and his persona makes for an excellent extension of her greed and ambition. Dafoe carries that character well with a quick-mouthedness that rings a little true as he navigates a world of the pimped and the procured. There's a bit of humour here, too, and as the will they/won't they romance gathers pace it compliments the little bit of intrigue that creeps into the last half hour and works well. It's not a great film, no, but I did find it flew by and is worth a watch if you ever wonder what ought to have happened to "Crockett" and "Tubbs".