Doctor Sleep (2002)

Director:

Nick Willing

Writers:

Madison Smartt Bell (novel)
Nick Willing (written by) ...
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Release Date:

16 August 2002 (Israel)

Genre:

Crime | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

The deeper the sleep. The darker the fear.

Plot:

A hypnotherapist is caught up in the pursuit of a serial killer.

Plot Keywords:

Policewoman | Child Murder | Hypnotism | Murder Investigation | Mysticism

Awards:

5 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Shirley Henderson	...	Janet Losey
Goran Visnjic	...	Michael Strother
Miranda Otto	...	Clara Strother
Sophie Stuckey	...	Heather
Josh Richards	...	Keith
John Rogan	...	Francis Paladine
Claire Rushbrook	...	Grace
Lauren Gabrielle Volpert	...	Martha Strother
Sarah Woodward	...	Police Inspector Hilary Ash
Corin Redgrave	...	Chief Inspector Clements
Paddy Considine	...	Elliot Spruggs
Madison Smartt Bell	...	Hypnosis Patient
Stevie Nye	...	Young Boy 1
Joshua McGowan	...	Young Boy 2
Andrew French	...	Police Detective
Tony Denham	...	Police Guard (as Anthony Denham)
Tam Dean Burn	...	Gas Man
John Bett	...	Nursing Home Doctor
Fiona Shaw	...	Catherine Lebourg
Shammi Aulakh	...	Hotel Clerk
Gerald Lepkowski	...	Journalist (as Gerald Lepowski)
Howard Lee	...	Cab Driver
Colin Farrell	...	Theatre Security Man
Andrew Woodall	...	Lebourg's Son
Angus Wright	...	Bicycle Man
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Don McCorkindale	...	Doorman (uncredited)
Patrick Walton Jr.	...	Demon in Stomach (uncredited)

Directed by
Nick Willing

Writing credits
Madison Smartt Bell		(novel)
Nick Willing		(written by) &
William Brookfield		(written by)

Produced by
Michele Camarda	....	producer
Mike Phillips	....	executive producer
David M. Thompson	....	executive producer
Gary Tuck	....	line producer

Original Music by
Simon Boswell

Cinematography by
Peter Sova		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Niven Howie

Production Design by
Don Taylor

Art Direction by
Mark Kebby

Costume Design by
Hazel Pethig

Makeup Department
Stuart Conran	....	senior makeup effects artist
Lindy Diamond	....	makeup effects coordinator
Neill Gorton	....	makeup effects supervisor (as Neill R. Gorton)
Mary Hillman	....	hair designer
Mary Hillman	....	makeup designer
Kerry Hombrey	....	makeup trainee: FT2
Lucy Lebow	....	makeup trainee: FT2
Maureen McGill	....	hair stylist
Maureen McGill	....	makeup artist
Ian Morse	....	senior makeup effects artist
Debbie Murphy	....	prosthetic makeup artist
Conal Palmer	....	makeup effects technician
Steve Scotton	....	makeup effects technician
Neill Gorton	....	prosthetic makeup supervisor (uncredited)
Neill Gorton	....	special effects makeup supervisor (uncredited)

Production Management
Alistair Hopkins	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Emma Griffiths	....	second assistant director
Nic Jeune	....	first assistant director
Claire Thompson	....	third assistant director
Alex Oakley	....	first assistant director: second unit (uncredited)

Art Department
David Abbott	....	carpenter
Richard Burnett	....	carpenter
Adam Campbell	....	painter
Kelvin Carter	....	carpenter
John Collins	....	stand-by art director
Ben Crosby	....	painter
Chris Cull	....	prop master
Nikki DiFalco	....	assistant art director (as Nikki Di Falco)
Hannah Evans	....	assistant prop buyer
Stephen Forrest-Smith	....	storyboard artist (as Stephen Forest-Smith)
Martin Freeman	....	carpenter
Anthony Fryer	....	dressing props
Anthony Goddard	....	painter (as Tony Goddard)
Claire Grainger	....	prop buyer
Les Hall	....	chargehand carpenter (as Leslie Hall)
Andy Harvey	....	painter
Arthur Healey	....	painter (as Arthur Healy)
Robin Heinson	....	stand-by painter
Jonathan Holbrook	....	stand-by painter
Oliver Kubicki	....	art department runner
Stan Lattimore	....	painter
David Lowery	....	carpenter (as Dave Lowery)
Rob MacPherson	....	stand-by props
Steve Malin	....	stagehand
Peter Mann	....	stand-by carpenter
Simon Marjoram	....	carpenter
Jon Marson	....	dressing props (as John Marson)
Thomas McCarthy	....	carpenter (as Tom McCarthy)
Brian Neighbour	....	carpenter
Geoff Nolan	....	carpenter
Barry O'Brien	....	carpenter
John O'Brien	....	carpenter
Dave Pearce	....	carpenter
Dave Perschky	....	construction manager (as David Perschky)
Jason Phelps	....	carpenter
Simon Riley	....	stand-by props
Albert Roper	....	painter (as A G Roper)
Russell Sargent	....	carpenter
Stuart Sinclair	....	painter
David Smith	....	stagehand
Brian Stachini	....	stagehand
David Stapleton	....	chargehand painter
John Watts	....	painter
Steve Williamson	....	painter
Billy Wilson	....	dressing props
Eddie Wolstencroft	....	painter (as Eddy Wolsten Croft)
Leslie Wylie	....	carpenter

Sound Department
Tim Alban	....	dubbing mixer
James Andrews	....	adr recordist
Paul Davies	....	sound designer
Paul Davies	....	sound editor
Evelyn Ficarra	....	dialogue editor
Richard Flynn	....	sound recordist
Garie Kan	....	boom operator
Melissa Lake	....	foley artist
Nik Panic	....	sound assistant
Lionel Selwyn	....	foley artist
Barnaby Smyth	....	foley editor
Barnaby Smyth	....	foley recordist
Andrew Stirk	....	dubbing assistant
Rory Farnan	....	adr editor (uncredited)
Richard Flynn	....	sound mixer (uncredited)
Philip Meehan	....	additional foley artist (uncredited)
Nik Panic	....	sound maintenance engineer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Richard Conway	....	special effects supervisor
Neill Gorton	....	prosthetics supervisor (as Neill R. Gorton)
Conal Palmer	....	special effects makeup technician
Steve Scotton	....	special effects makeup technician
Mark White	....	special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Robin Beard	....	visual effects supervisor
Stefan Drury	....	visual effects producer: "Losey's Dream" sequence
Simon Frame	....	visual effects supervisor
Gruff Owen	....	digital compositor
Tom Wood	....	visual effects supervisor: "Losey's Dream" sequence
Angela Barson	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Charley Henley	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Tom Hocking	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Jelena Stojanovic	....	digital artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Joss Gower	....	stunt double: The Tall Man
James Grogan	....	stunt double: Goran Visnjic
Ruth Jenkins	....	stunt double: Shirley Henderson
Vincent Keane	....	stunt coordinator
Daniel Naprous	....	stunt double: Goran Visnjic
Rod Woodruff	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Nick Allsop	....	camera trainee: FT2
Kenneth Atherfold	....	grip (as Kenny Atherfold)
Graham Baker	....	rigger
Dave Brennan	....	rigging electrician: second unit
Tom Brown	....	gaffer electrician: second unit (as Tommy Brown)
Trevor Carey	....	stand-by rigger
John Cridlin	....	focus puller: second unit
David Cross	....	grip: second unit
Liam Daniel	....	unit still photographer
Shaun Evans	....	focus puller
Warren Evans	....	electrician: second unit
Glynn Fielding	....	grip: second unit
Ernst Fisher	....	special still photographer
Stuart Fletcher	....	grip trainee
Wilf France	....	clapper loader
Dominic Gaughan	....	clapper loader: second unit
Aaron Green	....	gaffer: underwater unit
Michael Hannan	....	camera trainee
Tom Harding	....	focus puller: second unit
Stuart Howell	....	steadicam operator
Nigel Kirton	....	steadicam operator
Eddie Knight	....	gaffer: second unit
Eddie Knight	....	rigging: second unit
Jamie Knight	....	rigging electrician: second unit
Lee Knight	....	rigging electrician: second unit
Mark Laidlaw	....	generator operator
Wayne Leach	....	best boy
Clive Mackey	....	focus puller
Stewart Monteith	....	electrician (as Stuart Monteith)
Dean Morrish	....	focus puller: underwater unit
Ron Nichols	....	grip: underwater unit
Stewart Nick	....	video assist operator
Patrick O'Flynn	....	electrician
Adriano Pennetti	....	camera assistant: underwater unit
Ben Perry	....	clapper loader: second unit
John Pitt	....	rigger
Dave Ridout	....	gaffer (as David Ridout)
Martin Stephens	....	camera operator
Nick Stewart	....	video assist
Elliot Thomas	....	electrician
Mike Valentine	....	director of photography: underwater unit
Helen Williams	....	clapper loader: underwater unit
Shu Yang	....	director of photography: second unit (as Yang Shu)
Darren Bailey	....	remote camera technician (uncredited)
Ron Nicholls	....	grip (uncredited)
Ben Perry	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Ben Perry	....	camera operator: "b" camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Shaheen Baig	....	casting associate
Lucy Bevan	....	additional casting assistant
Marya Goga	....	additional casting assistance
Jina Jay	....	casting: UK
Avy Kaufman	....	casting: US
Ben May	....	additional casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kimberley Phillips	....	daily wardrobe assistant
Marie Ross	....	wardrobe assistant
Jackie Vernon	....	assistant costume designer
Paul Yeowell	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Nicola Armstrong	....	post-production coordinator
Paul Davies	....	second assistant editor
Ruth Halliday	....	negative checks
Helen Paszyn	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Terry Davies	....	conductor
Geoff Foster	....	music mixer
Geoff Foster	....	music recordist
Abi Leland	....	music supervisor
Dan Rose	....	music supervisor
Terry Davies	....	orchestrator (uncredited)

Transportation Department
John Burden	....	transportation captain
Fergus Cotter	....	unit driver
Alan Dean	....	driver: stand-by prop
Ted Debrera	....	stand-by construction driver (as Ted Dabrera)
Howard Doubtfire	....	facility driver
Chris Hammond	....	driver: camera car
Steve Kent	....	facility driver
David Lloyd	....	unit driver
Mick Moran	....	driver: mini-bus
Gavin Mullins	....	facility driver
John Prior	....	facility driver
Steve Rogers	....	unit driver
Mike Smith	....	unit driver
Chris Hammond	....	driver: minibus (uncredited)

Other crew
Luke Alkin	....	supervising executive: BBC Films
Chris Auty	....	chief executive: The Film Consortium
Julie Baines	....	head of production: The Film Consortium
Guy Barker	....	production accountant
Michael J. Bassett	....	electronic press kit (as Michael Bassett)
Mia Bays	....	head of distribution and marketing: The Film Consortium
Barbara Berkery	....	voice coach
David Boardman	....	location manager
Arthur Campbell	....	location scout
Matt Curtis	....	title designer: main titles
Ben Davis	....	production runner
Andrew Duggan	....	production assistant: Kismet Film Company
Elton Farla	....	unit paramedic
Linda Gamble	....	unit publicist
Sharon Gerussi	....	business development executive: BBC Films
Mandy Gianadda	....	chef
Juliette Gill	....	marketing coordinator: international sales, The Works
Anne Marie Gormley	....	assistant production accountant
Ruth Heath-Harris	....	catering assistant
Natalie Henderson	....	stand-in: Shirley Henderson
Andrew Hill	....	health & safety advisor
Erol Hunt	....	assistant to producer
Rebecca Kearey	....	head of marketing and distribution: The Works
Gabby Le Rasle	....	production secretary (as Gabrielle Le Rasle)
Ivan Mactaggart	....	films manager, BBC Worldwide: BBC Films
Jo Manderson	....	location assistant
Tim Maw	....	location scout
Amy McCombe	....	assistant location manager
Louise McManus-Fernandes	....	location manager: second unit
Louise McManus-Fernandes	....	location scout
Paul Melton	....	floor runner
Vicky Misson	....	location scout
Chloe Moss	....	floor runner
Sarah Parfitt	....	production coordinator
Abigail Payne	....	production lawyer
Aline Perry	....	chief executive: international sales, The Works
Asha Radwan	....	development executive: Kismet Film Company
David Reynolds	....	catering manager
Christine Somerville	....	head of business affairs: The Film Consortium
Matt Steinmann	....	location manager (as Matt Steinman)
Nicole Stott	....	head of development: Kismet Film Company
Françoise Valentine	....	coms op: underwater unit (as Francoise Valentine)
Patrick Walton Jr.	....	stand-in: Goran Visnjic (as Patrick Walton)
Elizabeth West	....	script supervisor (as Liz West)
Chris White	....	assistant location manager
Jane Wittekind	....	head of development: The Film Consortium
Joy Wong	....	head of international sales: The Works
Michael Wood	....	production executive: BBC Films

Thanks
Niall Bamford	....	thanks
Jennifer Barrett	....	thanks
Sophie Bourdon	....	thanks
Claire Bushe	....	thanks
Neil Calder	....	thanks
Stephen Cleary	....	thanks
Tony Collingwood	....	thanks
Harry Dixon	....	thanks
Susie Figgis	....	thanks
Rupert Gavin	....	thanks
Jane Gelfman	....	thanks
Nigel Green	....	thanks
Tony Grounds	....	thanks
Lorraine Hamilton	....	thanks
Hugo Hansel	....	thanks
Chris Harrald	....	thanks
Ruth Hodgson	....	thanks
Richard Holmes	....	thanks
Ian Hutchinson	....	thanks
Richard Jenkins	....	thanks
David Kane	....	thanks
Paul Lyon-Maris	....	thanks
Martin McCourt	....	thanks
Nick Milner	....	thanks
Robert Newman	....	thanks
Sue Rodgers	....	thanks
Roger Sampson	....	thanks
Elyse Scherz	....	thanks
Dallas Smith	....	thanks
Tom Strickler	....	thanks
Dmitri Stuckey	....	thanks (as Liz and Dmitri Stuckey)
Liz Stuckey	....	thanks (as Liz and Dmitri Stuckey)
Alison Thompson	....	thanks
Chyna Thomson	....	thanks
Bernard Traynor	....	thanks
Barry Volpert	....	thanks (as Teri and Barry Volpert)
Teri Volpert	....	thanks (as Teri and Barry Volpert)
Hugh Whittaker	....	thanks
David Wilder	....	thanks
Joanna Wilshire	....	thanks
Jane Wright	....	thanks

Production Companies

• BBC Films (present)
• Film Consortium, The (present)
• Film Council (in association with) (as The Film Council)
• Kismet Film Company (as A Kismet Film Company Production)

Distributors

• Deal
• First Look International (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Palisades Pictures (2004) (USA) (all media)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Men From Mars (visual effects)
• Millennium FX (special make-up fx by)
• Moving Picture Company (MPC) (visual effects)

Other Companies

• A1 Animals  animals
• AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services  insurers (as AON/Albert G Rubens)
• Action Underwater Studios  underwater studios
• Air Studios  music recorded at (as Air Studios, London)
• Ateliers du Cinéma Européen (ACE)  developed in association with (as ACE- Ateliers Du Ciné Européen {European Film Studio})
• BBC Films  developed by
• BBC Worldwide  "Live & Kicking" clip courtesy of
• BBC Worldwide  cricket 1997 clip courtesy of
• Barclays Business Centre  bank
• Bickers Action Enterprises  low loaders (as Bickers Action)
• British Screen  developed in association with
• Capital Medical Services  medical services
• DZ Bank  finance provided by (as DZ Bank AG)
• Dartmouth Studios  music recorded at
• Epping Ongar Railway  thanks
• European Co-production Fund  with the assistance of (as European Co-Production Fund, London, England)
• Film Consortium, The  developed by (as The Film Consortium Limited)
• Film Council  developed with the support of (as The Film Council)
• Film Council  made with the support of (as The Film Council Lottery Funded)
• Film Finance  bonded by
• Freud Communications  publicity
• General Screen Enterprises  titles and opticals
• Harbottle & Lewis  legal services
• In Shot Computers  television/computer playback (as In-Shot Computers)
• Keith Prowse Music (KPM)  Wein Bleiht Wein clip courtesy of
• Kodak  motion picture film
• Lee Lighting  lighting supplied by
• Leelium  lighting supplied by
• Location Tutors Nationwide  tutors
• MEDIA Programme of the European Union  developed in association with, an initaitive supported by (as The Media Programme of the European Union)
• MFB Leasing  sale and leaseback
• Mad Dog Casting  supporting artists
• National Film Trustee Company  collecting agent (as National Film Trustee Company Ltd.)
• National Film and Television School (NFTS)  "Rarg" clip courtesy of (as The National Film & Television School)
• PTP Access  cherrypickers
• Panavision Grips  grip equipment (as Panavision Grips UK)
• Panavision UK  camera equipment
• Panavision  filmed with Panavision cameras, lenses and grip equipment
• Pinewood Stills  stills processing
• Remote Camera Systems  remote camera systems (uncredited)
• Royal College of Art  "Flight of Bazelon" clip courtesy of (as The Royal College of Art)
• Sapex Scripts  post-production script
• Set Meals  caterers
• Skarda Production  miniature cameras
• Studio Workshops  facility vehicles
• TLO Film Services  action vehicles
• Videosonics Cinema Sound  re-recorded at

Also Known As:

Close Your Eyes (USA)
Hypnotic (International: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language.

Runtime:

USA:108 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Netherlands:16 | Iceland:16 | Australia:MA | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | USA:R | Italy:T

Filming Locations:

East Finchley Underground Station, East Finchley, London, England, UK

Company:

BBC Films

Trivia:

Goran Visnjic lived in a rented flat above a pub off Trafalgar Square for three months while filming this movie.

Quotes:

Dr. Michael Strother: If you don't leave me alone, I'll call a policeman.
Janet Losey: I am a policeman, ah policewoman, policeperson.

Soundtrack:

Imagination

Moody and Thoughtful

Hypnotherapist Michael Strother experiences a psychic flash while trying to help policewoman Janet quit smoking. He mentions his vision of a young girl floating just beneath the surface of a stream to Janet, who tells him that the girl is Heather. Heather has recently escaped from the Tattoo Killer and has not spoken a word since. Michael very reluctantly agrees to help Janet in her search for the killer. Traumatized Heather reveals a few clues under hypnosis and geeky researcher Elliot provides still more with his research into the occult. Michael however has reason to worry. His insomnia is back, his guilty memories have been stirred up again, his heavily pregnant wife does not approve of what he's doing, and the killer pays a visit to his house in the dead of night, leaving behind an ominous warning. When Elliot turns up dead and Heather is kidnapped for a second time, Michael and Janet have little time left to discover the whereabouts of an ancient church...one of ten whose locations form a perfect pentagram on the map.

If you're looking for a fast paced splatter fest, filled with gore and excitement and gunfire, skip this film. If you can appreciate a slow, moody, thoughtful psycho- drama with a low budget and lots of good performances, this film is for you. There's plenty of violence, don't get me wrong. A hideous evisceration and a hungry rat make their appearance, but the camera mercifully looks away. For people with morbid imaginations, it is still a difficult scene to watch, as is the squirm-inducing lobotomy scene which fans of the film Session 9 will find familiar. The performances are great, particularly by Goran Visnij as the insomniac Michael who rarely smiles and always looks slightly haunted. He nevertheless seems to be a good husband to Miranda Otto (Eowyn from LOTR) as his heavily pregnant and hormonally irritable wife Clara. Miranda's American accent is flawless and she looks great. Her performance is totally believable. Shirley Henderson (Moaning Myrtle from the Harry Potter films) as Janet and Fiona Shaw (Petunia Dursley, also from HP) as the creepy Catherine Lebourg are both almost unrecognizable, turning in stoic, tight-lipped performances which are perfect.

Despite a somewhat predictable and downer ending, this film at least tries to be original and intelligent. The special effects used during the hypnosis scenes are clever and colorful and the mood throughout is heavy with dread. This is a good little film with strong performances, but it's not for everyone. Fans of mainstream horror may be bored silly, but fans of films such as the aforementioned Session 9 and the Chinese ghost story The Eye may enjoy this one as well.