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6.7John 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.
Released: 1992-08-21103 minDir: Paul SchraderDrama, CrimeBudget: $5.0MBox office: $1.1M
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Cast
- Willem Dafoe as John LeTour
- Susan Sarandon as Ann
- Dana Delany as Marianne Jost
- David Clennon as Robert
- Mary Beth Hurt as Teresa Aranow
- Victor Garber as Tis Brooke
Themes
- drug dealer
- new york city
- suicide
- redemption
- addict
- existentialism
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Director
- Paul Schrader
- Screenwriter
- Paul Schrader
- Cast member
- Paul Jabara
- Composer
- Michael Been
- Producer
- Mario Kassar
- Production company
- Artisan Entertainment
- Cinematographer
- Edward Lachman
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Duration
- 99
- FilmAffinity ID
- 350701
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1994-05-12
- title
- Light Sleeper
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 7.3/10
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