EPISODE · Apr 27, 2026 · 1H 15M
33.3 Light Sleeper | Paul Scharder's Night Worker Trilogy
from Tripod
The night is always darkest before the dawn folks! And it was a dark day in the Tripod booth because it was the end of another TRILOGY! On this episode of Tripod, the boys discuss one of Paul Schrader's less heralded films: Light Sleeper, starring Willem Dafoe and Susan Sarandon. A film that explores paranoia, ennui and aimlessness in the concrete jungle of NYC. Is this film all one big metaphor for a mid-life crisis? And how does this film fit amongst Taxi Driver and American Gigolo, the previous instalments of the Night Worker Trilogy? Tune in to this very focused, very well researched, EXTREMELY locked in episode of Tripod to find out.Follow us at @tripod_showGet in touch at [email protected] by Jack Mierswww.jackmiers.com@jackmiers@jackandjosh Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The night is always darkest before the dawn folks! And it was a dark day in the Tripod booth because it was the end of another TRILOGY! On this episode of Tripod, the boys discuss one of Paul Schrader's less heralded films: Light Sleeper, starring Willem Dafoe and Susan Sarandon. A film that explores paranoia, ennui and aimlessness in the concrete jungle of NYC. Is this film all one big metaphor for a mid-life crisis? And how does this film fit amongst Taxi Driver and American Gigolo, the previous instalments of the Night Worker Trilogy? Tune in to this very focused, very well researched, EXTREMELY locked in episode of Tripod to find out.Follow us at @tripod_showGet in touch at [email protected] by Jack Mierswww.jackmiers.com@jackmiers@jackandjosh Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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33.3 Light Sleeper | Paul Scharder's Night Worker Trilogy
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