Trouble Sleeping (film)
2022 American film
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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.
- Robert Adetuyi
- Linda Eskeland
- Roger Fex
- Greg McKay
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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 |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Countries | United States Canada |
| Language | English |
Plot
Vanessa, 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.
Cast
- 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
Release and reception
The 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."[5] 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."[6] 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."[7]