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Where Sleeping Dogs Lie

  • 1991
  • R
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
1.2K
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Sharon Stone and Dylan McDermott in Where Sleeping Dogs Lie (1991)
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CrimeDramaMysteryThriller

A murder mystery writer misreads the nervous man he bullies in a spooky Hollywood mansion.A murder mystery writer misreads the nervous man he bullies in a spooky Hollywood mansion.A murder mystery writer misreads the nervous man he bullies in a spooky Hollywood mansion.

  • Director
    • Charles Finch
  • Writers
    • Yolande Turner
    • Charles Finch
  • Stars
    • Dylan McDermott
    • Tom Sizemore
    • Sharon Stone
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    4.5/10
    1.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Charles Finch
    • Writers
      • Yolande Turner
      • Charles Finch
    • Stars
      • Dylan McDermott
      • Tom Sizemore
      • Sharon Stone
    • 21User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Top Cast18

    Dylan McDermott
    Dylan McDermott
    • Bruce Simmons
    Tom Sizemore
    Tom Sizemore
    • Eddie Hale
    Sharon Stone
    Sharon Stone
    • Serena Black
    Ron Karabatsos
    Ron Karabatsos
    • Stan Reeb
    Charles Finch
    Charles Finch
    • Evan Best
    Mary Woronov
    Mary Woronov
    • Woman Tourist
    David Q. Combs
    • Man Tourist
    Vanna Bonta
    Vanna Bonta
    • Serena's Secretary
    Elizabeth Whitcraft
    • Serena's Secretary
    • (as Liza Whitcraft)
    Phoebe Stone
    • Little Girl
    Shawne Rowe
    • Telegram Clown
    Richard Zavaglia
    • Detective Clifton
    Jillian McWhirter
    Jillian McWhirter
    • Dol Whitney
    Brett Cullen
    Brett Cullen
    • John Whitney
    Danitza Kingsley
    Danitza Kingsley
    • Mother and children 1rst victims
    • (uncredited)
    William Edward Lewis
    • Short Man
    • (uncredited)
    Stephen Polk
    Stephen Polk
    • Donald
    • (uncredited)
    Greg Robbins
    Greg Robbins
    • Homicide Detective
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Charles Finch
    • Writers
      • Yolande Turner
      • Charles Finch
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews21

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Quotes
      • Bruce Simmons: [opening lines quoting intertitle] 'To live, is to battle with fiends in the vaults of the heart and mind. To write: that is to sit in judgment over one's self'. Ibsen said that. He was right.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Clerks (1994)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • June 18, 1993 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Den felande länken
    • Filming locations
      • C.E. Toberman Estate - 1847 Camino Palmero St, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Sotela Pictures
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 35m(95 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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