Light Sleeper
| Light Sleeper | |
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| Directed by | Paul Schrader |
| Written by | Paul Schrader |
| Produced by | Linda Reisman |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Edward Lachman |
| Edited by | Kristina Boden |
| Music by | Michael Been |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Fine Line Features |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5 million |
| Box office | $1,055,987 |
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. While under-performing at the box office, the film was regarded favorably by critics.