''Sleep with Me'' is a 1994 American

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directed by Rory Kelly and starring Meg Tilly, Eric Stoltz and Craig Sheffer, who play good friends that become involved in a

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, a relationship complicated by the marriage of Tilly's and Stoltz's characters. It also features Parker Posey, Joey Lauren Adams, and a cameo by

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, in which he expounds on the homoerotic subtext of ''

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'' to Todd Field. Six different writers wrote a scene each about the arc and development of the relation between the protagonists, including Kelly. The film was screened in the

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section at the

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. The film was a Gala Presentation at the 1994 Toronto International Film Festival.

Cast

* Meg Tilly as Sarah * Eric Stoltz as Joseph * Craig Sheffer as Frank * Lewis Arquette as Minister * Todd Field as Duane * Adrienne Shelly as Pamela * Susan Traylor as Deborah * Tegan West as Rory * Dean Cameron as Leo * Amaryllis Borrego as Amy * Thomas Gibson as Nigel * Parker Posey as Athena * Joey Lauren Adams as Lauren * Alida P. Field as Gina * Vanessa Angel as Marianne *

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as Caroline *

as Sid * Alexandra Hedison as Brunette Actress

Reception

The film received mostly negative reviews. On

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it has a 21% rating, based on 14 reviews. Despite playing to standing ovations at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival and being surrounded by a great deal of early buzz, the film suffered from distribution issues—namely, that it was acquired by a reorganized

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and not a specialty division. Consequently, it made no more festival appearances, was marketed by MGM as a mainstream romp, and was ignored by most top critics. One of the exceptions was

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for the ''

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''. who wrote It opened on 6 screens in the United States on September 23, 1994, and grossed $33,004 in its opening weekend and went on to gross $200,151.

Year-end lists

* Honorable mention – David Elliott, ''

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Soundtrack

*"Wasted" ( Pere Ubu) *"Howl" ( Syd Straw) *"E Rockin 'It" ( Chucklehead) *"Funk Is on the Loose" ( Chucklehead) *"Ab Traffic Jam" ( Chucklehead) *"I Live in a Nice House" ( Thelonious Monster) *"Big Dumb Song" ( Chucklehead) *"Shaken" (Crossed Wire) *"I'm Yours" (Crossed Wire) *"Retrosexy" ( Chucklehead) *"Maybe You Should Change Your Name" (El Caminos) *"Tune In, Turn On, Drop Out" (El Caminos) *"I Miss You" ( Joey Lauren Adams) *"Daddy's Dead in Momma's Head" ( Joey Lauren Adams & Parker Posey) *"Nocturne No. 2, Op. 9, in E-Flat Major" ( Peter Schmalfuss) (Sourced from IMDbSoundtrack for Sleep with Me
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References

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