The Cure for Insomnia

1987 film by John Henry Timmis IV

The Cure for Insomnia

Directed by| John Henry Timmis IV
Written by| Nickoli Schirripa
Produced by| Joseph Emm Matune
Starring| Lee Groban
Cinematography| John Henry Timmis IV
Edited by| Sean Jay Manning

Release date

* January 31, 1987 (1987-01-31)

Running time

| 5,220 minutes (87 hours)
Country| US
Language| English

The Cure for Insomnia is a 1987 experimental film directed by John Henry Timmis IV, which was, according to Guinness World Records, the longest running film.[1] At 5,220 minutes long (87 hours, or 3 days and 15 hours) in length, the film has no plot, instead consisting of artist L. D. Groban reading his 4,080-page poem A Cure for Insomnia[2] over the course of three and a half days, spliced with occasional clips from heavy metal and pornographic videos.[3]

It was first played in its entirety at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, (Illinois), from January 31 to February 3, 1987, in one continuous showing. It has not been released on DVD or other home video formats and all known copies are considered to be lost.[4]

## See also

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* List of longest films by running time

## References

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1. ^ "The Longest Movies Ever Made". Orange Coast Magazine. May 1989. p. 176.
2. ^ Felton, Bruce (2003). What Were They Thinking?: Really Bad Ideas Throughout History. The Lyons Press. p. 96.
3. ^ Belardes, Nick (2014). A People's History of the Peculiar: A Freak Show of Facts, Random Obsessions and Astounding Truths. Viva Editions. p. 154.
4. ^ Flockhart, Joe (2023-02-27). "Has The Cure For Insomnia finally been found?". Little White Lies. Retrieved 2023-08-27.

## External links

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* The Cure for Insomnia at IMDb

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