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Too Much Sleep

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Chronicles the life of Jack Crawford (Marc Palmieri), a 24-year-old security guard who works nights and still lives at home. Jack negotiates a peculiar suburban underworld in his search for his stolen gun, which he inherited from his father. Encountering a slew of oddball characters, some bizarre coincidences and a beautiful young woman named Kate (Nicol Zanzarella) along the way, Jack navigates through the emotional emptiness and spiritual longing lurking beneath contemporary suburbia.

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An offbeat movie that will award patient viewers.

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Wesley Morris San Francisco Chronicle 04/10/2001
The film moves from mere dreamlessness to its own weird magic. Go to Full Review John Zebrowski Seattle Times 03/23/2001
As a story, Too Much Sleep could inspire a little snooze of its own. But in images - in shots of Jack walking the suburban wasteland, of lawn sprinklers and discarded backyard toys -- it is nearly saved. Go to Full Review John Anderson Newsday 03/23/2001
For all his baggy-pants vulgarity, Eddie gives Jack the energy he needs to find his own way. And Jack finding Jack is the nut of the tale. Go to Full Review Brent Simon Entertainment Today 09/12/2002
A-
An esoteric, suburban valentine driven by deadpan humor and a certain dream logic... Too Much Sleep subverts expectations more than any movie I've seen all year. Go to Full Review Joshua Tanzer Offoffoff 02/26/2002
3.5/4
A darkly funny tour of deepest, strangest New Jersey. Go to Full Review David N. Butterworth La Movie Boeuf 11/16/2001
2/4
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08/30/2018 Enjoyable comedy with a nice deadpan performance from Mark Palmieri. See more Frances H 07/15/2013 Although plot-wise this indie is somewhat dull, the film reminds me of an Odyssey where Odysseus is a young slacker searching for his way home (his stolen gun) in the wild Mediterranean (New Jersey suburbs) and meeting many strange mythological creatures (New Jersey residents) along the way, guided by Athena ( Eddie, his buddy's father). Although not a favorite, it's interesting if you like the quietly quirky. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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David Maquiling

Director

Marc Palmieri

Jack Crawford

Pasquale Gaeta

Eddie DeLuca

Philip Galinsky

Andrew

Nicol Zanzarella

Kate

Judy Sabo Podinker

Judy

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Too Much Sleep

Marc Palmieri and Nicol Zanzarella star in TOO MUCH SLEEP, directed by DAVID MAQUILING, a Shooting Gallery release. Marc Palmieri and Nicol Zanzarella star in TOO MUCH SLEEP, directed by DAVID MAQUILING, a Shooting Gallery release. Marc Palmieri, Nicole Orlacchio, Anita Orlacchio and Alexis Orlacchio star in TOO MUCH SLEEP, directed by DAVID MAQUILING, a Shooting Gallery release. DAVID MAQUILING directs TOO MUCH SLEEP, a Shooting Gallery release. Nicol Zanzarella stars in TOO MUCH SLEEP, directed by DAVID MAQUILING, a Shooting Gallery release. Pasquale Gaeta and Marc Palmieri star in TOO MUCH SLEEP, directed by DAVID MAQUILING, a Shooting Gallery release. View more photos

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Synopsis Chronicles the life of Jack Crawford (Marc Palmieri), a 24-year-old security guard who works nights and still lives at home. Jack negotiates a peculiar suburban underworld in his search for his stolen gun, which he inherited from his father. Encountering a slew of oddball characters, some bizarre coincidences and a beautiful young woman named Kate (Nicol Zanzarella) along the way, Jack navigates through the emotional emptiness and spiritual longing lurking beneath contemporary suburbia.
Director
David Maquiling
Producer
Jason Kliot, Joana Vicente
Screenwriter
David Maquiling
Distributor
Shooting Gallery, Anthology Film Archives
Production Co
Open City Films, Angelika Entertainment Corporation, Arrowhead Productions
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 7, 1997, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 3, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$37.8K
Runtime
1h 20m
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