Light Sleeper

Light Sleeper
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPaul Schrader
Written byPaul Schrader
Produced byLinda Reisman
Starring
CinematographyEdward Lachman
Edited byKristina Boden
Music byMichael Been
Production
company
Distributed byFine Line Features
Release date
  • August 21, 1992 (1992-08-21)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5 million[1]
Box office$1,055,987[1]

Light Sleeper is a 1992 American crime drama film written and directed by Paul Schrader and starring Willem Dafoe, Susan Sarandon, and Dana Delany. Set in New York City during a sanitation strike, the gritty neo-noir film stars Dafoe as a high-class drug dealer battling a midlife crisis before becoming embroiled in tragic events following the chance encounter with a former girlfriend.[2] While under-performing at the box office, the film was regarded favorably by critics.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Light Sleeper". Box Office Mojo.
  2. ^ Ebert, Roger (4 September 1992). "Light Sleeper Movie Review & Film Summary (1992)". www.rogerebert.com.
  3. ^ "Light Sleeper". Rotten Tomatoes.