Mister Anderson,
I don't wish to burst your bubble. But I have seen the remake of Don't be Afraid of the dark and it was rubbish. But saying that, I'll let you decide if you wish to see it and I won't give too much away.
To be honest with you, I wasn't that impressed with the original movie.

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Now that they've remade Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (another old school horror TV movie), if it does well, maybe a remake for Don't Go to Sleep would become a possibility.
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Hi Ned,
I remember reading a long time ago that you were planning to do a remake of DGTS.
But you didn't have the script or the movie itself from which to do this. What has been the latest with regards to the remake. Because I have to admit, the original film was brilliant so well done with that, but sometimes as your aware there have been classic movies which have been ruined by remakes. I hope this movie won't be one of them.
I don't know if this will be of any help to you. But a little while ago while I was on the US version of EBAY. I came across the script of DGTS and you could buy it now.
http://cgi.ebay.com/DONT-GO-SLEEP-7-1-82-DENNIS-WEAVER-HARPER-SCRIPT-/ 180652312199?_trksid=p3286.m7&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26o tn%3D3%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D617031736155156691
Anyway please let us know what the latest with regards to the remake.
Rockerdave

I just watched this on youtube after reading about it on kindertrauma and I loved it! Obviously a remake hasn't happened..
"DM and GdelT*, who want to produce the remake, have picked LMcK to direct it."
I know it's random but does anyone have any guesses for who DM was? The other two were fairly obvious to me but I just can't think of who it might be..

I wasn't a child when I saw this movie, I was around 15 years old, and it scared me more than any movie on the big screne durring my high school years. It was so well done! Oh, how I hope this will be redone by you!!!
Don't Go To Sleep (and Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark, both made for tv movies, almost a decade apart), were the two movies that actually shaped my fears. Such a great movie!!

There's a copy of the DVD for sale on Ebay right now, if anyone still is looking. *** Edit *** Ebay took it down, but anyone who is interested can send me a message.

i always thought i was the ONLY person who remembered this movie! yes, this is the reason i checked under my bed every single night.even through college! so scary!

So, I guess the remake project wasn't a "GO" after all =(

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Hi, Ned. Any more news on the remake?
Just saw you and your clan on TV last night ABSENT MINDED PROF.
Hadn't heard of DGTS until today; sounds great. Also want to find CALIFORNIA DREAMING. The IMDb discussion of it sounds very good.
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So glad this was on youtube! Then again, basically every made-for-TV movie from that era exists on youtube in some form. Cool to see a filmmaker talking on IMDB forums, rather than a bunch of whiners and trolls! Way to go keylime!
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Dear Ned Wynn, I can't wait until this movie gets a proper DVD release, so i can relive my child hood memories with this film. I woke up last night at 3:41 AM, with some of the music from DGTS playing in my head. (The part that plays just before Valarie Harper hears Jennifer knocking and appearing before her) It was creepy considering it was dark, everyone in my house weas sleeping, and it was time to take my meds. Luckily I got back to sleep and go a few zzzzzzzz's.
This is one of the ultimate cult horror classics ever!
Also recommended: Sleepaway Camp, Dont Be Afraid Of The Dark, Burial Ground, Mother's Day, and The Deadly Spawn.
Happy Nightmares, Kids!

This sounds repetitive of the other posts here, but there has never been a movie that has scared or haunted me like Don't Go to Sleep. My grandmother had it on video when I was a kid, and I used to watch it over and over. There is one scene that, unless I was feeling really brave, I would always close my eyes. It's the one where Mary goes to hide under the bed and sees her dead sister for the first time. It was the way the sister was smiling. Creepiest. Scene. Ever. In any movie. For years, YEARS! I couldn't look under a bed. Even today as a full grown, sort of adult I can't forget that creepy smile. Actually I found this board today because I went to get a box from under the bed, and that scene just popped into my head. So I decided to search for this movie. I'm now really excited to hear about a potential remake. I'm also excited to see the youtube link. (Thanks!) I hope the 'smile' scene is one of the clips. I'd love to see it again, to see if it's as scary now as I remember it to be.

yaaaay for the youtube linkstotally made my night.
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Learn english.
You can take my body and dry it in the sun. Seeing the vultures circle up ahead. -Phil

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Get a job.
You can take my body and dry it in the sun. Seeing the vultures circle up ahead. -Phil

If I don't have a screename on here I need to get one, LOL..
Anyway, Im 26 and never saw this movie but was haunted by the commercial alone as a child!! I don't know how old I was, my guess is about five, I have a great memory for TV images, and I even remember that I saw it during an intermission while watching the Return of King Kong. Now im looking through old VHS tapes hoping I can find it just to watch the commercial but the tape is probably lost.
What I most remember from the commercial is an image of a women crying outside a door while leaning on it, and also the image of the kid falling off the roof and a voice saying "DON"T GO TO SLEEP!". When I was little always got the movie confused with BAD DREAMS because the add for that scared me too, but i have seen that movie.
I find it fasicinating how all of us in the same age group have had the same experience. WHERE CAN I FIND THIS ON EIHTER VHS OR DVD??? I HAVE TO SEE IT NOW!!
Anything both creepy and nostalgic is great, those gritty films of the 70's and early 80s were captivating. I also heard there was another version of the same movie made in the early 80s. IS THIS TRUE??? Where can I find this film??

Anyone who wants to see some cleaned up clips of the movie may now do so at
. I'd appreciate some 5-star ratings if anyone of you are in the mood to rate the different clips (yes, the pizza cutter scene is there).
Ned

CAN I GET A COPY OF THIS ON DVD?

Your movie scared the hell outta me as a kid and I still think about it from time to time even now! I literally woke up from a scary dream I had that somehow incorporated the ghost ("jennifer") in that last scene in that final scene, ascending from the foot of the bed.
The pizza cutter was genius by the way. I think that's one of the reasons this movie stood out and apparently still gives me some chills to this very day.
Can't wait for this movie to come out!

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This is my all-time favorite ghost movie, an excellent psychological thriller. I'm looking forward to a remake.
My cast choices:
Jennifer - Jennette McCurdy or Emily Hirst
They can both do "sinister and creepy" very well.
Mary - Juliette Goglia
I'm a loyal fan (and therefore biased). I think she's perfect for just about any role.
edit: I just read on another thread that actual filming may not get started anytime soon. Juliette, Jennette, and Emily will probably be too old to be in it.