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Actors: Jeff Daniels, Emily Bergl, Gil Bellows, Zach Grenier
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Chasing Sleep |
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CHASING SLEEP was written and directed by Michael Walker in 2000.
The whole action of the film takes place in Ed Saxon's house. Ed's wife hasn't come home tonight. Det. Derm is in charge of the case and tries at first to play down the importance of the case. Ed doesn't manage to sleep anymore and eats a lot of sleeping pills while Sadie, one of his students, would like to comfort him. He is also aggressed by Geoffrey Costas, his wife's lover, who thinks that Ed is responsible for her disappearance. Now Det. Derm has asked a psychiatrist to see Ed and help him bearing these painful moments. But, little by little, one understands that Ed could be the one who got rid of his wife. Soon, Ed suffers from hallucinations due to the lack of sleep and the guilt he feels.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Chasing Sleep |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- Killer POV story
Battle with shrink/bum?
- battle with a psychiatrist
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- teacher/professor
Age:
- 40's-50's
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- irritated
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- red
Hair style
- (woman) short/butch/lez
Body type
- (woman) average
Unclothed?
- chest
How much in movie?
- 20%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Pacific NW
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- all mixed up
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- seeing breasts
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
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