

Dream for an Insomniac
1996-04-18 · 87 min · ★ 5.1
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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- Directors
- Tiffanie DeBartolo
- Production companies
- Tritone Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Ione SkyeFrankie
Jennifer AnistonAllison
Mackenzie AstinDavid Shrader
Michael LandesRob
Seymour CasselUncle Leo
Sean San JoseJuice
Robert Kelker-KellyTrent
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