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Dream for an Insomniac

  • 1996
  • R
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
3.1K
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Jennifer Aniston, Ione Skye, and Mackenzie Astin in Dream for an Insomniac (1996)
Girl leads a lonely life until she meets the boy of her dreams. The boy, however, has a live-in girlfriend.
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Girl leads a lonely life until she meets the boy of her dreams. The boy, however, has a live-in girlfriend.Girl leads a lonely life until she meets the boy of her dreams. The boy, however, has a live-in girlfriend.Girl leads a lonely life until she meets the boy of her dreams. The boy, however, has a live-in girlfriend.

  • Director
    • Tiffanie DeBartolo
  • Writer
    • Tiffanie DeBartolo
  • Stars
    • Ione Skye
    • Jennifer Aniston
    • Mackenzie Astin
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    3.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Tiffanie DeBartolo
    • Writer
      • Tiffanie DeBartolo
    • Stars
      • Ione Skye
      • Jennifer Aniston
      • Mackenzie Astin
    • 71User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Ione Skye
    Ione Skye
    • Frankie
    Jennifer Aniston
    Jennifer Aniston
    • Allison
    Mackenzie Astin
    Mackenzie Astin
    • David Shrader
    Michael Landes
    Michael Landes
    • Rob
    Seymour Cassel
    Seymour Cassel
    • Uncle Leo
    Sean San Jose
    Sean San Jose
    • Juice
    • (as Sean San Jose Blackman)
    Michael Sterk
    • B.J.
    Leslie Stevens
    Leslie Stevens
    • Molly Monday
    Robert Kelker-Kelly
    • Trent
    • (as Robert Kelker Kelly)
    Robert Ernst
    • Homeless Man
    Robert Harvey
    • Dick in Sushi Bar
    Fred Gualco
    • Policeman #1
    Roger Craig
    • Policeman #2
    Louis Velez
    • Sammy Davis
    Mai Huynh
    • Poetry Reader
    Jennifer Steen
    • Customer
    Puck Rainey
    • Delivery Man
    • (as David 'Puck' Rainey)
    Susan Rokisky Ring
    • Woman at the Beach
    • Director
      • Tiffanie DeBartolo
    • Writer
      • Tiffanie DeBartolo
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    User reviews71

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    6lostintwinpeaks

    Charming

    A charming little movie, made just around the time "Friends" (and Jennifer Aniston) were becoming huge.

    Jennifer Aniston, sporting her then famous 'The Rachel' haircut, is good in a supporting role; but it is Ione Skye that really shines.

    A lovely, independent little romantic comedy drama, that managed to find a place in my heart (I know - aw shucks and all that).

    Favourite line, issued by Ione Skye after the guy of her dreams has given her a cup of hot milk to help her slip (paraphrase): "You're not going to make me drink any more warm white fluids ... are you?!"

    WICKED!
    6lastliberal

    Anything less than mad, passionate, extraordinary love is a waste of your time.

    I just watched About a Boy; a movie about a man living off his father's singular hit. Do we have the same thing here? Writer/director Tiffanie DeBartolo only did this one film. It is a good one, and I can't understand why there has been no followup.

    It may have been a little corny at times - a search for a may with the eyes and soul of Sinatra, but Ione Skye (Girls in Prison, Guncrazy, A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon) does a really great job as the dreamer that doesn't want to settle. As she says, "Pussy, pussy, pussy. pussy. We're all pussies. It's what we have to overcome in life, our pussiness." So true! It was also the best performance I have seen by Jennifer Aniston outside of "Friends." Maybe it was because she did it during the "Friends" period.

    It was a cute movie, a little corny at times, but well worth watching.
    8redspark

    Lovely, funny, intelligent film

    This is a great film: witty, charming, well-acted and wonderfully written. The characters are all played to perfection by an array of very talented young actors (especially MacKenzie Astin, who plays David). It has the perfect mixture of laughter and sorrow, sweetness and elegance. I particularly like this film because it relies on dialogue, characterization , and cinematography, three primary elements in filmmaking which have recently hidden themselves behind special effects, poor attempts at acting by egotistical actors, and weak plotlines like those of a dimestore romance novel. However, this film has a tight, entertaining plot, a cast of excellent actors, a wonderful cinematographer, and last but not least, heart.
    toulouse-lautrec

    I have lost the will to spell and have no idea what just transpired.

    While the acting gets a little corny at times, the vibe is definitely prevalent in this movie. It's got a good feeling. Simple plot, easy to follow, and while some of the time I found myself looking at my shoes, I was drawn into it. By the time Frankie meets David, I was hooked. The beginning is a little slow, and that's lethal for those out there with ADD. But I know for sure that myself as well as most of my friends have wished for the type of relationship Frankie and David have in this flick. You have seen the physical dramas where the girl is kidnapped and needs rescuing, and you've seen the emotional dramas where the girl is in the abusive relationship and he saves her from it and you've seen the really far-fetched movies where there's some kind of Monster/ Cyborg/ Evil Psycho trying to Kill/ Maim/ Eat her and the lead male saves her from it, but rarely, if ever, do you see one of these well-written, not so surreal movies wherein the girl wears real clothes, people make mistakes, and things are sometimes awkward. On purpose.

    It's refreshing to see, even if it means getting corny at times. There are few ways around cornball moments in life. Making life into film or even the dream of life and avoiding them is near impossible.

    Personally, I'd recommend this movie to anyone looking for a serious, rewarding, real-life type fictional romance. Give it a chance. See the whole thing. And don't you DARE look at your shoes.
    linzy

    A perfect precious little movie.

    One of the sweetest movies I've ever seen. It was a perfect, sweet, different kind-of feel good movie.

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    • Trivia
      The accents that Allison demonstrates are: French, Irish, Southern, snotty-rich, New York, Canadian, sub-continental Indian, and Jewish.
    • Quotes

      Frankie: Anything less than mad, passionate, extraordinary love is a waste of your time.

    • Connections
      References Baby Doll (1956)
    • Soundtracks
      Novocaine For The Soul
      Written by Mark Oliver Everett (as E) and Mark Goldenberg

      Performed by Eels

      Courtesy of Dreamworks Records

      By Arrangement with Universal Music Special Markets

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 18, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Blue Eyes
    • Filming locations
      • Austin, Texas, USA
    • Production companies
      • Dream for an Insomniac
      • Tritone Productions
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $24,727
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,201
      • Jun 21, 1998
    • Gross worldwide
      • $24,727
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 30m(90 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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