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.

Director:

Tiffanie DeBartolo

Writer:

Tiffanie DeBartolo

Stars:

Ione Skye, Jennifer Aniston, Mackenzie Astin

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ione Skye	...	Frankie
Jennifer Aniston	...	Allison
Mackenzie Astin	...	David Shrader
Michael Landes	...	Rob
Seymour Cassel	...	Uncle Leo
Sean Blackman	...	Juice (as Sean San Jose Blackman)
Michael Sterk	...	B.J.
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

Storyline

A girl with insomnia who works in a coffee house has impossibly high standards for her love and fears she will never meet a worthy man. Then in walks a new employee and they click - until she discovers he has a girlfriend. Undaunted, she moves to L.A. with a friend sure that he will dump the girlfriend and follow her. She puts all her faith in fate and hopes for the best.

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Plot Keywords:

insomnia | friend | love | dream | cynicism | 

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Taglines:

A dreamer who couldn't sleep. An author who couldn't write. A friend who couldn't help but help.

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Genres:

Romance | Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 April 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Alma de Poeta, Olhos de Sinatra

Filming Locations:

Austin, Texas, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dream for an Insomniac, Tritone Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Several of the quotes used throughout the story are: "There is no chance at all. We are all trapped by a singular fate. No one ever finds the one." Charles Bukowski

• "In order to win, you must expect to win." Dan Fouts
• "Every action and pursuit is thought to aim at some good. The good has rightly been declared to be that at which all things aim." Aristotle
• "Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers." Lord Tennyson
• "I am now a central part of your mind's landscape whether you care or do not." Steven Morrissey
• "I am troubled immeasurably by your eye. I am struck by the feather of your soft reply. The sound of glass speaks quick disdain and conceals what your eyes fight to explain." Jim Morrison
• "The lady will have the linguini with clam sauce and a Coke, no ice. Remember, wherever you are, that's the place to be. Isn't this great?" Mike Damone, Fast Times at Ridgemont High
• "I'll be taking these Huggies and whatever cash you got in the register." H.I. McDonnough, Raising Arizona
• "Worship the music, not the musicians." Eddie Vedder
• "The reasonable man adapts himself to the world. The unreasonable man persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man." George Bernard Shaw
• "Life can only be understood backwards." Kierkegaard
• "I wish I was like you, easily amused." Kurt Cobain
• "Love is all you need." John Lennon

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Quotes

David Schrader: Life can only be understood backwards.

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Connections

References Say Anything... (1989)

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Soundtracks

"Spice"
Written by Frank Sinatra Jr.
Performed by Frank Sinatra Jr. with Nelson Riddle
Courtesy of Frank Sinatra Jr.

User Reviews

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.