Parasomnia (2008)

A horror-thriller centered on a woman (Wilson) suffering from a medical condition that causes her to sleep her life away, waking briefly on rare occasions.

Director:

William Malone

Writer:

William Malone

Stars:

Dylan Purcell, Patrick Kilpatrick, Jeffrey Combs

Cast

Credited cast:
Dylan Purcell	...	Danny Sloan
Patrick Kilpatrick	...	Byron Volpe
Jeffrey Combs	...	Detective Garrett
Cherilyn Wilson	...	Laura Baxter
Timothy Bottoms	...	Dr. Corso
Janet Tracy Keijser	...	Sara
Kathryn Leigh Scott	...	Nurse Evans
Brennan Bailey	...	Danny - Age 8
Dov Tiefenbach	...	Billy
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alison Brie	...	Darcy
Katherine Carlsberg	...	Miranda
Serah D'Laine	...	Pretty Young Nurse (as Sarah Laine)
Madison Davenport	...	Young Laura
Jeff Doucette	...	Detective Conroy
Mekita Faiye	...	Nurse / receptionist

Storyline

In "Parasomnia," a stylish horror/thriller from director William Malone ("House on Haunted Hill," "Masters of Horror,") Laura Baxter is a young woman, literally a "sleeping beauty," who suffers from a medical condition called "parasomnia." A childhood accident victim, she is actually sleeping her life away, awakening briefly on rare occasions. Art student Danny Sloan falls in love with her, unaware that her hospital neighbor, a terrifying mass murderer and mesmerist named Byron Volpe has other, more sinister plans. Sloan helps Laura escape from her hospital prison only to discover that Volpe is about to enter her dreams.

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Plot Keywords:

blood | female nudity | self mutilation | massacre | female killer | 

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Genres:

Horror | Romance | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong bloody violence, language and some nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 October 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Das Dornröschen-Massaker

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Luminous Processes, Rising Storm Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min 103 min (European Film Market)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filmed on the same stage as 'House on Haunted Hill (1999)', another project William Malone directed.

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Goofs

While Danny is searching for information on Volpe, his screen clearly shows that he is browsing local files rather than internet pages.

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Quotes

Byron Volpe: Shes mine in time, in time shes mine.

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Crazy Credits

Guy who did a whole bunch of stuff - Robert Parigi

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Connections

References Masters of Horror (2005)

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Soundtracks

"Entrance of the Montagues and Capulets"
(uncredited)
from the ballet music to "Romeo and Juliet"
Written by Sergei Prokofiev

User Reviews

Hollywood misses the boat again and we lose... Again. Great film we won't see!!

OK, I'm now convinced that, not only is Hollywood illiterate but now they don't even know how to watch movies. Why doesn't his movie have a big release in this country? While visiting with a friend in L. A., I saw this at a special screening in Hollywood at the Egyptian Theater. The director said they were still looking for a distributor. A fact I find unbelievable. I had never heard of this film yet what I saw lit up in the dark was one of the best... I was going to say horror movies... but JUST PLAIN MOVIES that I've seen. Instead Hollywood gives us over-blown remakes of remakes. This is one of the most original, fun, and entertaining films I've ever watched. Are these guys asleep at the switch?

This movie is really interesting because it starts out slowly and then begins turning the thumb screws down until you're about to yell. We see this kid (Danny) through a series of very bad decisions... get himself deeper and deeper into a hole until you wonder how he's ever going to be able to get out of it. What's cool is his actions are completely understandable because of his obsession with this sleeping girl..(The chick who plays her is VERY HOT!!!! BTW). This movie does something that you just don't see in movies now. The build to the end gets more and more intense and reveals more layers and convolutions than a Nixon investigation. I'm not going to say more than that, 'cause I don't want to give anything away but the last half of this movie is just plain great. This has one of the best endings in a film ever. Judging from the films I've seen in the last few years this must be hard to do. The look and mood of the film is unique. The movie is lush and creepy like a dream that you don't want to wake up from. You just want to go back there and revisit those places and live in that world with those people.

OK, I'm gong to be kind and imagine that Warner Bros, Sony, MGM, 20th Century Fox and all those guys have never heard of this film either... Yeah.. That's it.