The Cure for Insomnia
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| The Cure for Insomnia | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | John Henry Timmis IV |
| Produced by | Joseph Emm Matune |
| Written by | Nickoli Schirripa |
| Starring | Lee Groban |
| Cinematography | John Henry Timmis IV |
| Editing by | Sean Jay Manning |
| Release date(s) | January 31, 1987 |
| Running time | 5220 minutes (87 hours) |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
The Cure for Insomnia, directed by John Henry Timmis IV, is officially the world's longest movie, according to Guinness World Records, as of its release in 1987. Running 5220 minutes (87 hours) in length, the movie has no plot, instead consisting of artist L. D. Groban reading his lengthy poem "A Cure for Insomnia" over the course of three and a half days, spliced with occasional clips from heavy metal and pornographic videos.[1]
The movie is shot entirely on video, and its intended purpose actually was to be so unbelievably boring that it would put people to sleep thus curing insomnia. It is therefore disputed as to whether or not The Cure for Insomnia should even be considered as a candidate for the world's longest film in the strictest sense.[citation needed]
It was first played in its entirety at The School of the Art Institute in Chicago, Illinois from January 31 to February 3, 1987 in one continuous showing. It is not clear whether or not the movie has been shown since then.
At 2.0 MBit/s—a very low encoding rate—a poor quality digital transfer of The Cure for Insomnia would be about 76.5GB. Considering that a dual-layer DVD can only hold 7.92GB, this transfer would occupy 10 discs. A dual layer Blu-ray Disc can store 50GB, thus this transfer would occupy 2 discs.[citation needed]
