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Light Sleeper

Light Sleeper
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NameLightsleeper
Directed byPaul Schrader
Produced byMario Kassar
Linda Reisman
Written byPaul Schrader
StarringWillem Dafoe
Susan Sarandon
Dana Delany
Music byMichael Been
Distributed bySeven Arts
Release dateAugust 21, 1992
Running time103 minutes
Country 
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5,000,000
Preceded byAmerican Gigolo
Followed byThe Walker

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'Light Sleeper' is a 1992 drama film written and directed by Paul Schrader. It stars Willem Dafoe, Susan Sarandon, and Dana Delany. Schrader's wife Mary Beth Hurt appears as a fortune teller.

John LeTour (Dafoe) is a 40-year-old drug dealer whose drifting existence is thrown into crisis when his boss Ann (Sarandon) decides to retire. He encounters his ex-lover (Delany), by chance, which leads to his involvement in a murder case concerning a dead girl who is found in possession of cocaine indirectly linked to LeTour.

Schrader has described the film as a "man and his room" story like American Gigolo and his most famous screenplay, Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver, and in this case his character dealing with anxiety over his life and the external forces that threaten it. The insomniac LeTour spends his nights writing a journal, but whenever he comes to the end of a volume he simply throws the notebook away. Light Sleeper also shares with American Gigolo an ending patterned after Robert Bresson's Pickpocket in which the imprisoned hero is shown contemplating a new and hopefully better existence.

Schrader considers this to be the third installment in his "night workers" series (preceded by Taxi Driver and American Gigolo) and continued in The Walker, with the character in his 50s, at which point, Schrader says, he will "retire him."

Comedic actor David Spade is featured, in one of his earliest roles, as "Theological Cokehead" (seen trying to explain the ontological argument for the existence of God to LeTour). The film was entered into the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival.

Light Sleeper Video

(now taking song requests)just a little video i made...i know its not much...but i had to get one up
3.33 min. | 4.87 user rating
Album "Boxcar Sessions" 1994
3.50 min. | 4.94 user rating
A very rare record of DREAM THEATER (when they were majesty). Surely one of the first songs composed and recorded by them. You can find this song in the disc ``Majesty demos´´ (very difficult to get). Althought you can find a performance of this song on the DVD Score. Enjoy If you like DT, look for that: john petrucci james labrie myung jordan rudess mike portnoy cry for freedom pull me under Fortune In Lies Status Seeker The Ytse Jam Killing Hand Light Fuse And Get Away Afterlife Ones Who Help To Set Sun Only Matter Of Time Another Day Take Surrounded Metropolis Part Miracle Sleeper Under Glass Moon Wait For Sleep Learning Live 6:00 Caught Web Innocence Faded Erotomania Voices The Silent Man The Mirror Lie Lifting Shadows Off A Dream Scarred Space-Dye Vest A Change Of Seasons Funeral For A Friend / Love Lies Bleeding Perfect Strangers The Rover / Achilles Last Stand / The Song Remains The Same The Big Medley New Millennium You Not Me Peruvian Skies Hollow Years Burning My Soul Hell's Kitchen Lines In The Sand Take Away My Pain Just Let Me Breathe Anna Lee Trial Of Tears Scene One: Regression Scene Two: I. Overture II. Strange Deja Vu Scene Three: I. Through My Words II. Fatal Tragedy Scene Four: Beyond This Life Scene Five: Through Her Eyes Scene Six: Home Scene Seven: I. The Dance Of Eternity II. One Last Time Scene Eight: The Spirit Carries On Scene Nine: Finally Free The Glass Prison Blind Faith Misunderstood The Great Debate Disappear Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence <b>...</b>
5.45 min. | 4.93 user rating
A very rare record of DREAM THEATER (when they were majesty). Surely one of the first songs composed and recorded by them. You can find this song in the disc ``Majesty demos´´ (very difficult to get). Enjoy If you like DT, look for john petrucci james labrie myung jordan rudess mike portnoy cry for freedom pull me under Fortune In Lies Status Seeker The Ytse Jam Killing Hand Light Fuse And Get Away Afterlife Ones Who Help To Set Sun Only Matter Of Time Another Day Take Surrounded Metropolis Part Miracle Sleeper Under Glass Moon Wait For Sleep Learning Live 6:00 Caught Web Innocence Faded Erotomania Voices The Silent Man The Mirror Lie Lifting Shadows Off A Dream Scarred Space-Dye Vest A Change Of Seasons Funeral For A Friend / Love Lies Bleeding Perfect Strangers The Rover / Achilles Last Stand / The Song Remains The Same The Big Medley New Millennium You Not Me Peruvian Skies Hollow Years Burning My Soul Hell's Kitchen Lines In The Sand Take Away My Pain Just Let Me Breathe Anna Lee Trial Of Tears Scene One: Regression Scene Two: I. Overture II. Strange Deja Vu Scene Three: I. Through My Words II. Fatal Tragedy Scene Four: Beyond This Life Scene Five: Through Her Eyes Scene Six: Home Scene Seven: I. The Dance Of Eternity II. One Last Time Scene Eight: The Spirit Carries On Scene Nine: Finally Free The Glass Prison Blind Faith Misunderstood The Great Debate Disappear Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence As I Am This Dying Soul Endless Sacrifice Honor Thy Father Vacant Stream <b>...</b>
6.53 min. | 4.72 user rating
Sleep, sleep little darling I swear I'm not trying to wear you out I'm not trying to drag you down When you fall asleep tonight They'll be waiting for you When you try to close your eyes They'll try not to hate you Sleep, sleep the night away Act like nothings wrong You know we're going down [Chorus] You are such a light sleeper Count to ten and you're already up We fall, we're in deeper The nights gone as we open up our eyes Nine, Ten, (Nine, Ten) We'll never sleep again We try (We Try) We know we'll never win At least (At Least) We know we'll make it out alive At least we know we'll make it out this time [Chorus] You are such a light sleeper Count to ten and you're already up We fall, we're in deeper The nights gone as we open up our eyes We fall (WE FALL) We know that we can make it now We fall (WE FALL) We know that we can break this down (we can break this down) We hear what you're saying (saying) Not enough so we keep playing This game is what you make it (you make it) One chance so why not take it [Chorus] You are such a light sleeper Count to ten and you're already up We fall, we're in deeper The nights gone as we open up our eyes Such a light sleeper Light sleeper Such a light sleeper Sleep, sleep little darling I swear I'm not trying to wear you out I'm not trying to drag you down
3.45 min. | 4.91 user rating
Light Sleeper
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My Second AMV yet another kingdom Hearts amv, they'll keep commin, atleast until my naruto vids start workin -_-, lol well here it is -Song: Light Sleeper - By: Hawthorne Heights PS plz forgive the slight glitches towards the end, as i was too tired to fix them
3.63 min. | 4.5 user rating
Hello, everyone! You have no idea how long I've been waiting to do a cover. I couldn't play earlier in the day because my brother was taking a nap. He's kind of a light sleeper, so I wasn't allowed to play. I was going to play John Mayer's "Who Says," but I got lazy and decided to play this song because it was easier (Yet somehow I still managed to screw up... can you find it?). So this is my version of "Kissing U" by Miranda Cosgrove. It kind of reminds me of my ex-boyfriend because, (haha) let's be honest, kissing him made everything make sense. Well, anyway, I hope you enjoy it because I must have tried recording it about 13 times. XD Subscribe and comment. ;3 Angela.
3.37 min. | 4.69 user rating
Saafir - Light Sleeper OG Version Off Unreleased Boxcar Sessions CD Circa 1993 Track Produced by Jayzee
3.65 min. | 4.94 user rating
In 1994 Saafir The Saucy Nomad instilled his left coast accent and off beat left field flow on his debut single "Light Sleeper." The single was soon followed by his heavily slept on album "Boxcar Sessions" Critically acclaimed "Boxcar Sessions" received poor sales, yet years later has been a heavily sought after cd on amazon and ebay. Currently Saafir and his crew Hobo Junction continue to release product on the independent side of things. The last 20 seconds of the video version features "Battle Drill." "Light Sleeper" is produced by in house Hobo Junction producer Jay-Z(in 94' the rapper with the same name hadn't blown up yet.)
4.30 min. | 5.0 user rating

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Films directed by Paul Schrader

1970sBlue Collar (1978) * Hardcore (1979)
1980sAmerican Gigolo (1980) * Cat People (1982) * Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985) * Light of Day (1987) * Patty Hearst (1988)
1990sThe Comfort of Strangers (1990) * Light Sleeper (1992) * Touch (1997) * Affliction (1997) * Forever Mine (1999)
2000sAuto Focus (2002) * Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (2005) * The Walker (2007) * Adam Resurrected (2008)



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