Sleepwalking
Nick Stahl (Sin City, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines), AnnaSophia Robb (Bridge to Terabithia, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) and Academy Award® winner Charlize Theron (Monster, North Country) star in Sleepwalking, a moving drama about the deep familial bond that develops between a 30-year-old man and his young niece after the girl's mother suddenly leaves town. Directed by William Maher from a screenplay by Zac Stanford (The Chumscrubber), Sleepwalking also stars Academy Award nominees Dennis Hopper (Hoosiers, Blue Velvet) and Woody Harrelson (The People Vs. Larry Flynt, Natural Born Killers).
Forced out of her home after her boyfriend is arrested, Joleen Reedy (Charlize Theron) needs a place to stay with her 11-year-old daughter, Tara (AnnaSophia Robb). She turns for help to her younger brother, James (Nick Stahl)— a simple and overly trusting man who doesn’t hesitate to welcome them into his modest rental apartment.
Almost as soon as she moves in, however, Joleen hits the road with another man. Utterly ill-equipped to be the sole guardian of an adolescent girl, James does his best to make his distraught niece happy. But before long, things spin out of control: he loses his road crew job and Tara is put into foster care. Additionally, old wounds from his emotionally abusive and sometimes violent father (Dennis Hopper) begin to reopen as James is forced to re-examine his life.
That’s when James makes a fateful decision that will bring his life full circle and force him to face his demons. He takes off with Tara and the pair assumes new identities as father and daughter. What starts out as a ploy to evade authorities takes on a deeper significance as James strives to become the dad Tara never had, and for the first time finds a true purpose in life.
Directed by
Bill Maher
Cast
Charlize Theron - Joleen Reedy
Nick Stahl - James Reedy
AnnaSophia Robb - Tara
Woody Harrelson - Randall
Dennis Hopper - Mr. Reedy
Deborra-Lee Furness - Danni
Callum Keith Rennie - Will
Amy Matysio - Sharon
Simon Chin - Randall’s Friend
Mike Ennis - Cop #2
Emily Wees - Tara’s Friend
Troy Skog - Warren
Mathew St Patrick - Detective #1
Ken Mitchell - Mr. Bergen
Jean Freeman - Mrs. Bergen
Production Co.
Denver & Delilah Films
FilmEngine
Infinity Media, Inc.
Produced by
Stephen Onda
Charlie Mason
Charlize Theron
A.J. Dix
Justin Moore-Lewy
J.J. Harris
Studio
Overture Films
Writer
Zac Stanford
Music
Christopher Young
