Though Sleeping Dogs Lie treats its subject and characters humanely, it's unable to overcome the low-budget production and Bobcat Goldthwait's pedestrian directing.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Bobcat Goldthwait -
Producer -
Marty Pasestta Jr. -
Screenwriter -
Bobcat Goldthwait -
Distributor -
Samuel Goldwyn Company , Roadside Attractions -
Production Co -
HareBrained Pictures -
Rating -
R (Drug Use|Aberrant Sexual Content|Language|Strong Sexual Content) -
Genre -
Comedy , Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Oct 20, 2006, Limited -
Release Date (Streaming) -
May 22, 2017 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$10.9K -
Runtime -
1h 29m