Trouble Sleeping is a 2022 psychological thriller film written and directed by Robert Adetuyi and starring Billy Zane, Vanessa Angel, Fred Stoller, Rick Otto, Ingrid Eskeland, and Kale Clauson.
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| Directed by | Robert Adetuyi |
| Written by | Robert Adetuyi |
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| Cinematography | Roy H. Wagner |
| Edited by | Lisa di Michele |
| Music by | Roger Fex |
Production company | Trouble Sleeping Productions |
Running time | 93 minutes |
| Countries | United States Canada |
| Language | English |
Plot
editVanessa, a middle-aged woman, is haunted by the ghost of her late husband. Her stepson has just been released from a mental institution - four years ago he discovered his father's body, shot in the head, a supposed suicide. Now he's returning home and will inherit his late father's estate on his twenty-first birthday. However, Vanessa and her new younger husband have no intention of letting Justin get his hands on the money.[1][failed verification]
Cast
edit- Billy Zane as Charles
- Vanessa Angel as Vanessa
- Fred Stoller as Dr. Gilbert
- Rick Otto as Alex
- Ingrid Eskeland as August
- Kale Clauson as Justin
- Joel Polis as Jack McKay
Production
editThe film was produced by Greg Mckay, Roger Fex, and Linda Eskeland.[2][3][4][5]
Release and reception
editThe film, whose production had started in 2015, was released in 2022 only. A very mixed review at HeyUGuys wrote, "Tonally, a rather different stance for Adetuyi albeit the light-hearted comedy seeps through the nightmarish situations these characters find themselves in."[6] Peter Gray, of ThisIsFilm, stated, "Again, if writer/director Robert Adetuyi (Stomp the Yard, Honey: Rise Up and Dance) intended Angel’s blasé reactions, Clauson’s stereotypically over-the-top craze, and Eskeland’s “vixen” vibe to be a deliberate reaction to the archetypal script then the soap operatic melodrama adhered to over the film’s 90-odd minutes is a specific choice. If not? Trouble Sleeping is likely to bore audiences with its clichéd narrative and made-for-TV gloss, something that will be the more unacceptable should it not be viewed under the right comedic eye."[7] A more positive review on Aiptomics.com, called the film a "neo-noir Melrose Place" and concluded, "Its premise sounds a little silly – mostly because it is – but that is part of the charm of Trouble Sleeping."[8]
References
edit- ^ "zombieapocalypse.net". ww38.zombieapocalypse.net. Archived from the original on 2024-09-24. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ "New Thriller Trouble Sleeping Releases a Trailer and Several Images - Dread Central". Dread Central. 6 November 2015. Archived from the original on 2024-09-24. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
- ^ https://www.thewrap.com/billy-zane-haunts-vanessa-angel-in-first-trailer-for-indie-thriller-trouble-sleeping-video/ Archived 2024-09-24 at the Wayback Machine "The Wrap"
- ^ "Billy Zane Haunts His Ex-Wife in the Dark Comedic Thriller "Trouble Sleeping"". 22 November 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ^ "Interview with Vanessa Angel in "Trouble Sleeping" - ACED Magazine". ACED Magazine. 19 November 2015. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
- ^ Daniels-Moss, Gloria (2022-02-21). "Trouble Sleeping Review". HeyUGuys. Archived from the original on 2024-09-23. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
- ^ Gray, Peter (2022-02-24). "Trouble Sleeping (2022) | Film Review | This Is Film". This Is Film - Conversations in Film and Pop Culture. Archived from the original on 2024-04-20. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
- ^ Muir, Nathaniel (25 February 2022). "'Trouble Sleeping' review: Promising thriller is flawed fun". aiptcomics.com. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
External links
edit- Trouble Sleeping at the Internet Movie Database
- http://www.troublesleepingthemovie.com/ Archived 2015-12-01 at the Wayback Machine