Sleep Is for Sissies

"Edge City", a.k.a. "Sleep Is for Sissies", is director Alex Cox's first movie. Made for $8,000 while Cox was a student at UCLA, the 36-minute picture already includes a number of the distinguishing features of his works. That means a Repo Man, a Chevy Malibu, and Ed Pansullo; references to Nicaragua and Sid Vicious; class exploitation, absurd violence, and creative sound editing. As usual, characters work at cross-purposes and don't listen to each other. Jokes are reminiscent of Harvey Kurtzman-era MAD comics.