Dream for an Insomniac (1996)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Tiffanie DeBartolo

Writer:

Tiffanie DeBartolo (written by)

Genre:

Romance | Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

A dreamer who couldn't sleep. An author who couldn't write. A friend who couldn't help but help.

Plot:

Girl leads a lonely life until she meets the boy of her dreams. The boy, however, has a live-in girlfriend.

Plot Keywords:

Insomnia | Quitting Job | Black & White To Color | Profanity | Jealousy

Cast

Ione Skye	...	Frankie
Jennifer Aniston	...	Allison
Mackenzie Astin	...	David Shrader
Michael Landes	...	Rob
Seymour Cassel	...	Uncle Leo
Sean Blackman	...	Juice (as Sean San Jose Blackman)
Michael Sterk	...	B.J.
Leslie Stevens	...	Molly Monday
Robert Kelker-Kelly	...	Trent (as Robert Kelker Kelly)
Robert Ernst	...	Homeless Man
Robert Harvey	...	Dick in Sushi Bar
Fred Gualco	...	Policeman #1
Roger Craig	...	Policeman #2
Louis Velez	...	Sammy Davis
Mai Huynh	...	Poetry Reader

MPAA:

Rated R for language.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) | UK:15 (video premiere) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Austin, Texas, USA

Company:

Dream for an Insomniac

Trivia:

Several of the quotes used throughout the story are: "There is no chance at all. We are all trapped by a singular fate. No one ever finds the one." Charles Bukowski - "In order to win, you must expect to win." Dan Fouts - "Every action and pursuit is thought to aim at some good. The good has rightly been declared to be that at which all things aim." Aristotle - "Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers." Lord Tennyson - "I am now a central part of your mind's landscape whether you care or do not." Steven Morrissey - "I am troubled immeasurably by your eye. I am struck by the feather of your soft reply. The sound of glass speaks quick disdain and conceals what your eyes fight to explain." Jim Morrison - "The lady will have the linguini with clam sauce and a Coke, no ice. Remember, wherever you are, that's the place to be. Isn't this great?" Mike Damone, Fast Times at Ridgemont High - "I'll be taking these Huggies and whatever cash you got in the register." H.I. McDonnough, Raising Arizona - "Worship the music, not the musicians." Eddie Vedder - "The reasonable man adapts himself to the world. The unreasonable man persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man." George Bernard Shaw - "Life can only be understood backwards." Kierkegaard - "I wish I was like you, easily amused." Kurt Cobain - "Love is all you need." John Lennon

Quotes:

Frankie: It's like a trinity. If Bono is God then Eddie Vedder would be Jesus.

Movie Connections:

References Baby Doll (1956)

Soundtrack:

Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps

Wonderful film.

Unlike the other review for this film, I completely enjoyed this movie. From it's wonderful dialog to it's wonderful storyline. It's very rare to find an Indie Romantic Comedy that is this good, and I'd consider myself a pro on romantic comedies. It's my favorite genre, and Dream For An Insomniac is easily in my top 10 favorite Romantic Comedies of all time.