Sleepers 1996

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Two gangsters seek revenge on the state jail worker who during their stay at a youth prison sexually abused them. A sensational court hearing takes place to charge him for the crimes. Joseph P. Reidy Sam Hoffman. Lorenzo Carcaterra. Pictures PolyGram Filmed Entertainment. Crime Thriller Drama.

Sleepers 1996

With its colorful characters, richly evoked settings, epic story of friendship, and a strong dose of good old-fashioned star power, Barry Levinson's "Sleepers" should be a potent fall performer. The film, based on Lorenzo Carcaterra's controversial semi-autobiography, is shrewdly packaged to appeal to a mass audience, though its revenge theme carries a questionable message. By David Stratton. Basically an ensemble piece, pic is notable for being the first to co-star two of the top actors of their generation, Robert De Niro and Dustin Hoffman, who give solid performances as a fatherly priest and washed-up attorney, respectively. The other father figure who fascinates the quartet is King Benny Vittorio Gassman , an elderly restaurant proprietor and gang boss rumored to have been the killer of Mad Dog Coll. Shakes gets part-time summer work from the King, paying bribe money to crooked cops. These early scenes evoke carefree summer days in which the four friends fool around, play stupid pranks and generally enjoy life. The boys are arrested and sentenced to nine to 18 months at the Wilkinson Home for Boys, a Dickensian hellhole where chief guard Nokes Kevin Bacon proves to be a sadistic pedophile. Almost exactly one hour into the 2hour film, the action abruptly shifts forward from June to the fall of Revenge theme kicks in when John and Tommy happen across Nokes, now a run-down security guard, eating in a bar; they deliberately, and quite sadistically, gun him down in front of several witnesses and are soon arrested. At this point, Michael and Shakes conspire to save their friends: Michael applies for, and is given, the task of prosecuting the duo, determined to handle the case so badly his former friends will be found not guilty.

Guard Marlboro James Pickens Jr. Pitt makes the adult Michael a satisfyingly complex character.

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Sleepers 1996

After a prank goes disastrously wrong, a group of boys are sent to a detention center where they are brutalized. Thirteen years later, an unexpected random encounter with a former guard give Read all After a prank goes disastrously wrong, a group of boys are sent to a detention center where they are brutalized. Thirteen years later, an unexpected random encounter with a former guard gives them a chance for revenge. Lorenzo : Mike, are you sure you wanna go this way? I mean we buried this a long time ago. Michael : You still sleep with the light on? Sign In Sign In. New Customer?

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In Venice Film Festival opening night. Jonathan Tucker Young Tommy. The other father figure who fascinates the quartet is King Benny Vittorio Gassman , an elderly restaurant proprietor and gang boss rumored to have been the killer of Mad Dog Coll. Two of the boys, now about 28 and gangsters themselves, walk into a restaurant, see Nokes, and shoot him to death. Set in Hell's Kitchen, Sleepers follows four young boys whose lives are forever changed when a prank goes disastrously wrong and they are sent to Wilkinson Home for Boys, a place for reform. But to me, Sleepers is a film about responsibility. Retrieved 29 July Los Angeles Times. Netherlands Read all After a prank goes disastrously wrong, a group of boys are sent to a detention center where they are brutalized. They are brought to trial. Thirteen years later, an unexpected random encounter with a former guard gives them a chance for revenge. Beth A. The one adult who they admired was Father Bobby Carelli, who understood them as kids more than most adults and more than he himself would like to admit.

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Carlson John Slattery is the English teacher at the facility and appreciates the interest that Shakes shows in the subject. The boys are arrested and sentenced to nine to 18 months at the Wilkinson Home for Boys, a Dickensian hellhole where chief guard Nokes Kevin Bacon proves to be a sadistic pedophile. On a summer day in , their lives take a sharp turn when they almost kill a man after pulling a prank on a hot dog vendor. Here, Levinson achieves much more than composing a correct setting. Sleepers Production: A Warner Bros. Associated Press News. Runtime 2 hours 27 minutes. Barry Levinson Steve Golin. The one adult who they admired was Father Bobby Carelli, who understood them as kids more than most adults and more than he himself would like to admit. After a prank goes disastrously wrong, a group of boys are sent to a detention center where they are brutalized. Running time: MIN. Staff Picks: What to Watch in March. The magic of the first act with the children was really lost during the second act with the adults. To help keep your account secure, please log-in again. Co-producer, Lorenzo Carcaterra.