Sleep Is for Sissies
Genres
Overview
A broke Brit tries to pick-up girls, earn some money and navigate Los Angeles.
Details
Budget
$8000
Revenue
$0
Runtime
36 min
Release Date
1980-09-03
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
0
Vote Average
0
Bob Rosen
Smack Hasty
Christine Burton
Krsna
Bill Wood
Ozzie Mamba
Alex Cox
Roy Rawlings (as I. Nukem)
Apache Rodrigues
Murphy
R.J. Benjamin
Alvarado
Shaun Madigian
Brown
Greg Alarcon
Albacete
Robert Wipeout
"Beer"
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