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Sleepers (1996) 7.4
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7.4/10 from 107,765 users
Metascore: 49/100
Reviews: 234 user | 59 critic | 18 from Metacritic.com After a prank goes disastrously wrong, a group of boys are sent to a detention center where they are brutalized; over 10 years later, they get their chance for revenge. Director:Barry Levinson |
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Cast
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| Kevin Bacon | ... | ||
| Billy Crudup | ... | ||
| Robert De Niro | ... | ||
| Ron Eldard | ... | ||
| Minnie Driver | ... | ||
| Vittorio Gassman | ... | ||
| Dustin Hoffman | ... | ||
| Terry Kinney | ... | ||
| Bruno Kirby | ... | ||
| Frank Medrano | ... | ||
| Jason Patric | ... | ||
| Joseph Perrino | ... |
Young Lorenzo 'Shakes' Carcaterra
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| Brad Pitt | ... | ||
| Brad Renfro | ... | ||
| Geoffrey Wigdor | ... | ||
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Four boys growing up in Hell's Kitchen play a prank that leads to an old man getting hurt. Sentenced to no less than one year in the Wilkenson Center in upstate New York, the four friends are changed by the beating, humiliation and sexual abuse by the guards sworn to protect them. Thirteen years later and a chance meeting lead to a chance for revenge against the Wilkenson Center and the guards. Written by Albert@SaveKoalas.com
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Four friends made a mistake that changed their lives forever. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for language, graphic violence and two scenes of strong sexual content | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
18 October 1996 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Los hijos de la calle See more »Box Office
Budget:
$44,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
ITL 10,597,781,000 (Italy) (15 November 1996)Gross:
$53,300,852 (USA) (24 January 1997)Company Credits
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2.35 : 1
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Lorenzo: This is a true story about friendship that runs deeper than blood. This is my story and that of the only three friends in my life that truely mattered. Two of them were killers who never made it past the age of 30. The other's a non-practicing attorney living with the pain of his past - too afraid to let it go, never confronting its horror. I'm the only one who can speak for them, and the children we were.
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Performed by Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
Written by Written byRobert Gaudio and Judy Parker
Courtesy of The Four Seasons Partnership
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
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Devon Sawa was offered the role of Young Michael Sullivan, but passed because he was in production with Wild America. See more »Goofs
In the scene where the boys are lying on the roof right before they steal the hot dog cart, the One Penn Plaza skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan is seen behind Michael. This building was not built until 1972, five years after the scene takes place. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Lorenzo: This is a true story about friendship that runs deeper than blood. This is my story and that of the only three friends in my life that truely mattered. Two of them were killers who never made it past the age of 30. The other's a non-practicing attorney living with the pain of his past - too afraid to let it go, never confronting its horror. I'm the only one who can speak for them, and the children we were.
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Soundtracks
"December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night)"Performed by Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
Written by Written byRobert Gaudio and Judy Parker
Courtesy of The Four Seasons Partnership
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
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I really liked this movie. Great acting, great direction, great plot!
As another reviewer pointed out, the movie indeed has 3 parts. before,at and after the correction center. All three parts are equaly gripping. Except that the part in the correction center is very dark and disturbing.
Brad Pitt shines in a small role he has. So does Jason Patrick. Hoffman has his ususal confused charisma. Rest of the supporting cast is excellent too. Especially the denizens of hell's kitchen. Kevin Bacon looks realy menacing. But the person who realy shows his caliber again is de niro. He has one of these rare "non-swearing" roles of his. There is a scene where Jason Patric tells the story of the abuses they faced, and the camera focusses on Robert De Niro's face. Only thing changes is his eyes, from sharp and focussed at the first, you see them widening and then you see some trace of tears. Great! This scence reminds me of Omar Shariff standing on a balcony while soldiers start mayhem on the streets, in Dr. Zhivago.
A good care has been taken in getting child stars and adult stars look pretty similar.
Only thing li'll bit out of the place is constant referance to Count of montecristo. The revenge in the book is "sweet lasting revenge" where in this movie its straight shot. But heck! this is real life!
the last night the friends spend together is also really touching.
my rating 9/10.