The Cure for Insomnia
Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Infobox film 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.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> 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<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> over the course of three and a half days, spliced with occasional clips from heavy metal and pornographic videos.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
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, with only 85 seconds of the film being available.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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- 1987 films
- 1987 independent films
- 1980s American films
- 1980s avant-garde and experimental films
- 1980s English-language films
- 1980s lost films
- 1980s pornographic films
- American anthology films
- American avant-garde and experimental films
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- Art Institute of Chicago
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- Films based on poems
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