To Sleep with Anger (1990)

Director:

Charles Burnett

Writer:

Charles Burnett

Stars:

Paul Butler, DeVaughn Nixon, Mary Alice

10 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Paul Butler	...	Gideon
DeVaughn Nixon	...	Sunny (as Devaughn Walter Nixon)
Mary Alice	...	Suzie
Reina King	...	Rhonda
Cory Curtis	...	Skip
Richard Brooks	...	Babe Brother
Sheryl Lee Ralph	...	Linda
Carl Lumbly	...	Junior
Vonetta McGee	...	Pat
Paula Bellamy	...	Mrs. Baker
Danny Glover	...	Harry
Wonderful Smith	...	Preacher
Ethel Ayler	...	Hattie
DeForest Covan	...	Fred Jenkins (as DeForest Coven)
Sy Richardson	...	Slash

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

middle class | uninvited guest | fantasy sequence | garden | devil | 

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Taglines:

When Harry comes to town, he brings good times, bad times... And a lot of trouble!

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 October 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dormir con rabia

Box Office

Gross:

$1,200,000 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

SVS Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min 102 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Open House At My House"
Performed by Z.Z. Hill
Written by Bobby Patterson, Jerry Strickland
Courtesy of MALACO Records
Published by Rogan Pub. BMI/SuMa Pub. BMI

User Reviews

A portrayal of good and evil as excellent. . .

. . . as I have ever seen on film. Danny Glover is an incredibly convincing devilish character - tossed into the midst of your average, striving African-American family. To see his interplay with the parents

• who thought they had left their small town ways and superstitions

behind - as well as with the two sons - an almost classical prodigal son story - was to witness what surely was one of the best movies of a great movie decade. This movie cemented my status as an ardent admirer of the work of Charles Burnett, surely the cream of the new crop of talented American directors. This is a very suspenseful film, one that will enlighten those with a desire to learn more about the Black experience in America.