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Director:
Marc S. Grenier
Writer (WGA):
Terry Abrahamson (written by)
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Genre:
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Tagline:
Sleepwalking in a nightmare
Plot:
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. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

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Stephen Baldwin ... Desmond Caine
Macha Grenon ... W.D.

Michael Ironside ... Skay
Edward Yankie ... Det. Gary Belladonna
Janet Kidder ... Kimberly 'Kick' Birmingham

Maxim Roy ... Chaney Streeter

Claudia Ferri ... Lena Savage

Karen Elkin ... Alma Blasquez
Frank Schorpion ... McCoy Wright

Conrad Pla ... Veronica
Daniel Brochu ... Pit Bull Owner
Gillian Ferrabee ... Gloria Magik
Lorne Brass ... Udo Magik

Michelle Lipper ... Vicki
Donovan Reiter ... Horace Ramirez
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Dead of Night (Canada: English title) (working title)
Wild Awake (Canada: English title) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language, sexual content and violence.
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Runtime:
Canada:100 min
Country:
Canada
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR
Certification:
Iceland:16 | Canada:18+ (Ontario) | South Korea:18 | Australia:M | Germany:16 | UK:15 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Montréal, Québec, Canada
Company:
Locomotion Films more

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Continuity: 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. more

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3 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
NIce surprise, 7 July 2005
10/10
Author: and_ur_little_dog_too from Australia

This is a great little film. Droll. A twisted tale that doesn't descend into camp or clichés.

The music and set design/locations are excellent, the actors are all well cast and it's great to see so many unknowns... casting of 'names' in the support roles would've ruined this film. It's well weighted and well balanced. It's a kind of noirish art film, without the pretentiousness of most 'art' films. There's a fine quality of levity to this film, the ball is kept in the air. Loved some of the set decorations and characterisations, the music is great too. I had to give it a 10 because it's been so unfairly underscored. I think it's an 8 really.

Probably everything 'Memento' hoped and failed to be.

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