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Where Sleeping Dogs Lie

  • 1991
  • R
  • 1h 35m
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4.5/10
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Sharon Stone and Dylan McDermott in Where Sleeping Dogs Lie (1991)
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CrimeDramaMystery

A murder mystery writer misreads the nervous man he bullies in a spooky Hollywood mansion.A murder mystery writer misreads the nervous man he bullies in a spooky Hollywood mansion.A murder mystery writer misreads the nervous man he bullies in a spooky Hollywood mansion.

  • Director
    • Charles Finch
  • Writers
    • Yolande Turner
    • Charles Finch
  • Stars
    • Dylan McDermott
    • Tom Sizemore
    • Sharon Stone
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.5/10
    1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Charles Finch
    • Writers
      • Yolande Turner
      • Charles Finch
    • Stars
      • Dylan McDermott
      • Tom Sizemore
      • Sharon Stone
    • 17User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Sharon Stone and Dylan McDermott in Where Sleeping Dogs Lie (1991)
    Sharon Stone and Dylan McDermott in Where Sleeping Dogs Lie (1991)
    Sharon Stone and Dylan McDermott in Where Sleeping Dogs Lie (1991)
    Sharon Stone in Where Sleeping Dogs Lie (1991)
    Sharon Stone in Where Sleeping Dogs Lie (1991)
    Sharon Stone in Where Sleeping Dogs Lie (1991)
    Sharon Stone in Where Sleeping Dogs Lie (1991)
    Sharon Stone and Dylan McDermott in Where Sleeping Dogs Lie (1991)

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    Dylan McDermott
    Dylan McDermott
    • Bruce Simmons
    Tom Sizemore
    Tom Sizemore
    • Eddie Hale
    Sharon Stone
    Sharon Stone
    • Serena Black
    Ron Karabatsos
    Ron Karabatsos
    • Stan Reeb
    Charles Finch
    Charles Finch
    • Evan Best
    Mary Woronov
    Mary Woronov
    • Woman Tourist
    David Q. Combs
    • Man Tourist
    Vanna Bonta
    Vanna Bonta
    • Serena's Secretary
    Elizabeth Whitcraft
    • Serena's Secretary
    • (as Liza Whitcraft)
    Phoebe Stone
    • Little Girl
    Shawne Rowe
    • Telegram Clown
    Richard Zavaglia
    • Detective Clifton
    Jillian McWhirter
    Jillian McWhirter
    • Dol Whitney
    Brett Cullen
    Brett Cullen
    • John Whitney
    Danitza Kingsley
    Danitza Kingsley
    • Mother and children 1rst victims
    • (uncredited)
    William Edward Lewis
    • Short Man
    • (uncredited)
    Stephen Polk
    Stephen Polk
    • Donald
    • (uncredited)
    Greg Robbins
    Greg Robbins
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    • Director
      • Charles Finch
    • Writers
      • Yolande Turner
      • Charles Finch
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    • Quotes

      Bruce Simmons: [opening lines quoting intertitle] 'To live, is to battle with fiends in the vaults of the heart and mind. To write: that is to sit in judgment over one's self'. Ibsen said that. He was right.

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      Referenced in Clerks (1994)

    User reviews17

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    7/10
    This one sneaks up on you
    Sure, it's slow on action, but what atmosphere! I really enjoyed this movie the first time around, when I wasn't really paying attention, so I watched it a couple more times on cable. This was the first movie where I had really seen Tom Sizemore and known who he was, and he was absolutely chilling. I thought the interplay between Sizemore's menacing character and McDermott's kind of confused, innocent character was a lot of fun. Poor Dylan. He had no idea what he was getting into when he let that guy into his house, did he? I think the Sharon Stone sequences looked kind of tacked on - not that she didn't brighten up the screen - and I agree with other comments that the plot could have been tightened up, but overall I find it a haunting, very entertaining movie that should have gotten a lot more attention than it did at the time of its release. It didn't show up on cable until several years later. I liked it so much I picked up a copy on eBay and would highly recommend it to anyone who likes creepy suspense films.
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    • Feb 7, 2002

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    • Release date
      • June 18, 1993 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Den felande länken
    • Filming locations
      • C.E. Toberman Estate - 1847 Camino Palmero St, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Sotela Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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