Chasing Sleep

2000
R
1h 44m

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A college professor wakes up to find his wife has not returned home, then struggles to understand her disappearance.A college professor wakes up to find his wife has not returned home, then struggles to understand her disappearance.A college professor wakes up to find his wife has not returned home, then struggles to understand her disappearance.

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6.2/10

3.7K

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Awards
- 2 wins & 2 nominations

Trivia
The bottle of Dreamatol that Jeff Daniels takes out in the beginning of the movie (the first pills he takes in the film) has instructions that read: "For the relief of pain at its source, take as many pills as you can swallow until dreams overtake your perception of reality. Be cautious of the amount only when concerned with returning to reality. Otherwise, take the entire bottle for a complete disconnection from the pain of existence." Under the trademarked name Dreamatol it is described as a Dream Enhancer/Fever Reducer, even though the only ingredient listed is Ibuprofen.

Crazy credits
The text at the end of the credits: The director would like to mention that he was not going 92 miles an hour when he was pulled over in Waterlou Township and should have his fine refunded and an apology send to him.

Soundtracks
Piano Recording No. 6 Andante Soave
Written by Fanny Mendelssohn (as Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel)

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7/10

Mind-bender with dud ending.

Wouldn't this be a better world if today's talented thriller-makers knew how to end their films as well as they know how to start them and keep them going? Most of the time you'll be thinking "where has this movie been hiding all these years?", but at the end you'll almost be sorry that you invested the time to watch it in the first place. There is an undeniable mastery in the way Walker directs: first he grounds the film in reality, then he allows it to go on bizarre trips into the surreal, and all the time he moves the camera gracefully through the limited sets. Then comes the "say what?", non-explanatory ending, and it all goes to pieces. (**1/2)