A woman is hired to transcribe an ancient Chinese manuscript. She finds that little by little, the manuscript has powers that begin to take over her life.
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Title: Sleepwalk (1986)
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Suzanne Fletcher | ... | Nicole |
| Ann Magnuson | ... | Isabelle | |
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Dexter Lee | ... | Jimmy |
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Stephen Chen | ... | Dr. Gou |
| Tony Todd | ... | Barrington | |
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Richard Boes | ... | The thief |
| Ako | ... | Ecco Ecco | |
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Harvey Perr | ... | Matt |
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Jim Stark | ... | Detective |
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Joe Dell'Olio | ... | Policeman |
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Rebecca Wright | ... | Fence (as Roberta Wright) |
| Steve Buscemi | ... | Worker | |
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Barbara Klar | ... | Worker |
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Linda Yablonski | ... | Worker |
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Sally Venue | ... | Worker |
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A woman is hired to transcribe an ancient Chinese manuscript. She finds that little by little, the manuscript has powers that begin to take over her life.
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chinese curse | losing control | female protagonist | sinologist | transcription |Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
4 March 1987 (France) See more »Also Known As:
Η νύχτα του σκύλου See more »Filming Locations:
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USACompany Credits
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I doubt Sara Driver's SLEEPWALK needs to go begging for favorable reviews, and I don't imagine many people who have seen, or who may be tempted to see, the film would bother looking up what the peanut gallery here at IMDb makes of it, but since there is currently only a single review here, and a negative one, I thought I should point out that SLEEPWALK is a beautiful, atmospheric film, in the rich minority tradition of the low-budget American cinema of uncanny mystery and poetry, imaginatively directed, gorgeously photographed, witty and clever, with immaculate performances by Suzanne Fletcher and the great Ann Magnuson. The big mystery surrounding the heroine's translation assignment never fully becomes clear, which I can imagine would be frustrating for some, but the film is not meant to work on a straight plot level, and viewers have to be willing to let go and just go with it, in a pure visual poetry way.