MOVIEmeter
SEE RANK
Up 4,168 this week

Dead Awake (2001)

4.9
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 4.9/10 from 530 users  
Reviews: 18 user | 3 critic

Desmond Caine suffers from insomnia and spends his nights walking the streets. One night, he witnesses a murder, generating a strange chain of events in his life.

Director:

0Check in
0Share...

User Lists

Related lists from IMDb users

a list of 2534 titles created 20 Jul 2011
 
a list of 968 titles created 31 Mar 2012
 
a list of 407 titles created 6 months ago
 
a list of 2218 titles created 15 Sep 2011
 
a list of 450 titles created 05 Mar 2012
 

Connect with IMDb


Share this Rating

Title: Dead Awake (2001)

Dead Awake (2001) on IMDb 4.9/10

Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.

Take The Quiz!

Test your knowledge of Dead Awake.

Videos

Photos

Edit

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
...
Desmond Caine
...
W.D.
...
Edward Yankie ...
Det. Gary Belladonna
...
Kimberly 'Kick' Birmingham
...
Chaney Streeter
...
Lena Savage
...
Alma Blasquez
Frank Schorpion ...
McCoy Wright
...
Veronica
Daniel Brochu ...
Pit Bull Owner
Gillian Ferrabee ...
Gloria Magik
Lorne Brass ...
Udo Magik
...
Vicki
Donovan Reiter ...
Horace Ramirez
Edit

Storyline

An insomniac wanders the streets at night and ends up at a local deli where life's losers appear to end up, including a nice, although slightly lost young woman and a slightly deranged, apparently homeless man, and a untalkative, dysfunctional cop hangout. On one of the late night forays, the insomniac witnesses a murder. When he tries to report, there is no sign of the murder, but the cops become convinced he is the killer. But wait, that is not the weird part. It seems that the insomniac has a girl friend, who doesn't have a clue that he gets up at night and wanders the city, and a personal assistant, who knows all about his exploits. But it only gets weirder from there as the cops uncover that the murdered man is connected to the man's girl friend. Written by John Sacksteder <jsackste@bellsouth.net>

Plot Summary | Add Synopsis

Taglines:

Sleepwalking in a nightmare

Genres:

Action | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, sexual content and violence | See all certifications »
Edit

Details

Country:

Language:

Release Date:

6 November 2001 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Dead awake. Insomnio  »

Filming Locations:


Company Credits

Show detailed on  »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Color:

See  »
Edit

Did You Know?

Goofs

At the end of the movie, when Desmond is talking to UDO, the door of the red Mercedes is closed. When the shot expands to a wide view for a brief moment before scene change, the door is open. See more »

Frequently Asked Questions

This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.

User Reviews

 
Slick but superficial neo-noir B flick.
6 December 2001 | by (Orange County, CA USA) – See all my reviews

"Dead Awake" tells of a corporate marketing visionary/maven and insomniac (Baldwin) who sleeps with his eyes open at work by day and hangs out in a diner with some peculiar blue-collar types by night and gets entangled in murder and other mischief. The film sneers at traditional character development while painting an unlikely portrait of human nature on it's untra-hip neo-noir canvass. Somewhat interesting because of it's sharp creative edge, this nominal whodunit is less believable than entertaining. Okay for flick junkies who care more about the "sizzle" than the "steak".


10 of 12 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you?

Message Boards

Discuss Dead Awake (2001) on the IMDb message boards »

Contribute to This Page

Create a character page for:
?