Sleep with Me (1994)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Rory Kelly

Writers (WGA):

Duane Dell'Amico (written by) &
Roger Hedden (written by) ...

Release Date:

2 November 1994 (France)

Genre:

Romance | Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

A romantic comedy brave enough to say those three magic words.

Plot:

Six different writers wrote a scene each of this romantic comedy featuring the marriage and turbulent relationship of Joseph and Sarah...

Plot Keywords:

Homosexual Subtext | Human Relationship | Female Nudity | Nudity | Sex

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Meg Tilly	...	Sarah
Eric Stoltz	...	Joseph
Craig Sheffer	...	Frank
Lewis Arquette	...	Minister
Todd Field	...	Duane
Susan Traylor	...	Deborah
Tegan West	...	Rory
Dean Cameron	...	Leo
Amaryllis Borrego	...	Amy
Thomas Gibson	...	Nigel
Parker Posey	...	Athena
Joey Lauren Adams	...	Lauren
Alida P. Field	...	Gina
Vanessa Angel	...	Marianne
June Lockhart	...	Caroline

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:R (certificate no. 33000) | Iceland:L | Finland:K-12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:18

Company:

August Entertainment

Trivia:

Quentin Tarantino's famous 'Top Gun' speech was originally written by filmmaker and friend, Roger Avary, for another project.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the opening scenes, the driver's side window of the car is open for close shots and closed for more distant shots.

Quotes:

Duane: Do you ever think that we have too much time on our hands? With all the advances made in extending the human life span, that perhaps nature's cruelest irony is that we get progressively stupider and stupider with each passing generation. I mean, some day we'll live for 300 years but we won't be able to sit still for 5 seconds... just a thought.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Pulp Fiction: The Facts (2002) (V)

Soundtrack:

Howl

Small film, yet interesting premise

I viewed this film again now that it has just appeared on DVD. I had forgotten just what an interesting little film this is. SLEEP WITH ME is what independent film-making is (or should be) all about. Based on the universal idea of the love triangle, it reveals the tangle of relationships that can exist among a community of friends. It also reveals the struggles and contradictions of twenty-somethings seeking careers, love, respect, and friendships.

Stoltz, Tilly, and Sheffer are excellent, as well as the strong cast of supporting actors. Adrienne Shelly is hilarious (and right on) in a small role as a party guest.

Two scenes in particular are brilliant: Parker Posey and Joey Lauren Adams invade the traditional all-guy poker game, and the final scene, which combines comedy, slapstick, and serious conflict and self-reflection.

If there is one script weakness, it is that the catalyst for the affair between Sheffer and Tilly is never successfully explained.