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starring: Paul Butler, DeVaughn Nixon, Mary Alice, Reina King, Cory Curtisdirected by: Charles Burnett
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302024098
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6302024099
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Release Date: January 07, 1997
Running Time: 102 minutes
Sales Rank: 5815
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: October 12, 1990
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Danny Glover plays the mysterious Harry Mention, a charming trickster who invades the life of a family and who claims to have (and may very well have) a connection to dark powers. In any case, his presence sows dissent among a patriarch (Paul Butler) and his offspring, the latter more interested in the legacy of mystical wisdom Harry may represent. Based on stories of superstition he heard in youth, writer-director Charles Burnett's film is a fine and funny accomplishment that intersects dream time and linear time, and it has the heart of a folk tale. Glover and Butler are very good, their characters locked in knowing rivalry. --Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - SLEPT ON
To Sleep With Anger was slept on. Outstanding performances by Danny Glover, Paul Butler and Mary Alice. A grown folks film for intelligent grown folk. Recommended by the Doc.
Rating: - A captivating movie
This is a fascinating, in some instances even strange, movie, filled with nuance and dark overtones. A menacing man (Danny Glover) "with a past" shows up one day to the home of a solidly middle-class black family. They'd known each other thirty years before in the deep South - country folks. We're never sure what Glover is up to, but he begins to "lead astray" the younger son of the family: he begins to give the boy an identity he's never had - he has always felt emasculated in his parent's ... Read More
Rating:  - Old School Movie
To Sleep with Anger was a 'sleeper' that went by un-noticed and did not receive much recognition. It is one of my favorite movies because it is so subtle without getting too deep.
This movie has many understated nuances that could have been explored a little bit more,and this is what makes the movie special.
It leaves the viewer to draw their own conclusions about the character of Harry (Danny Glover). On the surface he is smooth & charming,and seems innocent enough. One wonders ... Read More
Rating: - "To Sleep With Anger"
This is the best movie that Danny Glover made, it shows that when things are going well, something or someone that you open your home or life to will bring evil into your home. Never go to sleep in or on anger.
Rating: - Stellar performance
This was overall great performance by some really fantastic veterans of the stage. A good wholesome down home treat with emphasis on family with a little spice from Danny Glover.
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