Light Sleeper (1992)
- Starring:
- Willem Dafoe, Susan Sarandon, (more)
- Director(s):
- Paul Schrader
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Format(s):
- DVD, (View All Versions)
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Synopsis of Light Sleeper
Paul Schrader's brilliant study of another alienated urban denizen skirting the borderline of madness stars Willem Dafoe as John Le Tour, a rich, upscale drug dealer for Manhattan professionals -- "White drugs for white people," as he puts it. John is a recovering addict and for him it's the perfect job, as he can relate completely with the self-absorbed eccentrics he services. But when his boss Ann (Susan Sarandon) tells John that she is planning to abandon the drug business for herbal cosmetics, John's life is thrown into disarray. With no future plans, he sees black clouds heading his way. Coincidentally, he runs into Marianne (Dana Delany), an old girlfriend and former addict who has returned to New York to be with her dying mother. John sees Marianne as his redemption and starts to pursue her, but she doesn't want to be reminded of her past. When the murder of an Upper West Side woman involved in a drug transaction has the police scouring the town for suspects, John thinks they are following him, and the strain upon his life and his hopes for the future become harder and harder to bear. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 103 mins
Complete Cast of Light Sleeper
- Willem Dafoe - John LeTour
- Dana Delany - Marianne
- Mary Beth Hurt - Teresa Aranow
- Jane Adams - Randi
- Francesca Bonicoli - 1st Model
- Robert Cicchini - Guidone
- Brian Judge - Thomas
- Arcoiris Medina - Woman at Laundromat
- Paul Stockman Smith - Radio Announcer
- Sam Rockwell - Jealous
- Steven Posen - Hasid
- Christopher Todd Northrup - Retro Yuppie
- Carolyn L.A. Walker - Police Woman
- Elena Vannucci - 2nd Model
- Ronald Sylvers - Prison Guard
- Paul Stocker - Maitre D'
- Peter Macklin - Baseball Card Fan
- Paul Jabara - Eddie
- Heather Rose Dominic - Crackhead
- Jennifer Fowler - Woman at Bar
- Susan Sarandon - Ann
- David Clennon - Robert
- Victor Garber - Tis
- David Sukoff - Baseball Card Fan
- Vinnie Capone - Young Cuban
- Joe Gironda - Funeral Home Employee
- Ken Ladd - Carlos
- David Spade - Theological Cokehead
- James Saxenmeyer - Bar Patron
- Rene Rivera - Manuel
- Billy Joe Novinski - Baseball Card Fan
- Raymond Normandeau - Chef
- Tatiana Von Furstenberg - French Girl
- Jeff Telvi - Male Model
- Gabrielle Stubbert - Woman at Bar
- Timothy Stickney - Young Dominican
- Bernadette Jurkowski - French Girl
- Damien Corrente - Baseball Card Fan
- Esteban Fernandez - Concierge
- Director(s):
- Paul Schrader
- Writer(s):
- Paul Schrader
- Producer(s):
- G. Mac Brown, Linda Reisman
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Adult Situations, Brief Nudity, Drug Content, Violence, Profanity, Not For Children)
- Categories:
- Drama
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