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Sleepers - katuvarpuset

Original title: Sleepers
  • 19961996
  • K-16K-16
  • 2h 27m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
222K
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POPULARITY
752
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Brad Pitt, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, and Jason Patric in Sleepers - katuvarpuset (1996)
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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 allAfter 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.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.

IMDb RATING
7.5/10
222K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
752
245
  • Director
    • Barry Levinson
  • Writers
    • Lorenzo Carcaterra(book)
    • Barry Levinson(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Robert De Niro
    • Kevin Bacon
    • Brad Pitt
Top credits
  • Director
    • Barry Levinson
  • Writers
    • Lorenzo Carcaterra(book)
    • Barry Levinson(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Robert De Niro
    • Kevin Bacon
    • Brad Pitt
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 362User reviews
    • 74Critic reviews
    • 49Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 win & 5 nominations total

    Videos2

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    Photos203

    Brad Renfro, Jonathan Tucker, Joe Perrino, and Geoffrey Wigdor in Sleepers - katuvarpuset (1996)
    Brad Pitt, Minnie Driver, Jason Patric, Billy Crudup, and Ron Eldard in Sleepers - katuvarpuset (1996)
    Robert De Niro in Sleepers - katuvarpuset (1996)
    Dustin Hoffman, Billy Crudup, and Ron Eldard in Sleepers - katuvarpuset (1996)
    Brad Pitt, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, and Jason Patric in Sleepers - katuvarpuset (1996)
    Brad Pitt, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, and Jason Patric in Sleepers - katuvarpuset (1996)
    Brad Pitt, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, and Jason Patric in Sleepers - katuvarpuset (1996)
    Brad Pitt, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, and Jason Patric in Sleepers - katuvarpuset (1996)
    Brad Pitt, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, and Jason Patric in Sleepers - katuvarpuset (1996)
    Brad Pitt, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, and Jason Patric in Sleepers - katuvarpuset (1996)
    Brad Pitt, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, and Jason Patric in Sleepers - katuvarpuset (1996)
    Brad Pitt, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, and Jason Patric in Sleepers - katuvarpuset (1996)

    Top cast

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    Robert De Niro
    Robert De Niro
    • Father Bobby
    Kevin Bacon
    Kevin Bacon
    • Nokes
    Brad Pitt
    Brad Pitt
    • Michael
    Jason Patric
    Jason Patric
    • Shakes
    Billy Crudup
    Billy Crudup
    • Tommy
    Ron Eldard
    Ron Eldard
    • John
    Minnie Driver
    Minnie Driver
    • Carol
    Vittorio Gassman
    Vittorio Gassman
    • King Benny
    Dustin Hoffman
    Dustin Hoffman
    • Danny Snyder
    Terry Kinney
    Terry Kinney
    • Ferguson
    Bruno Kirby
    Bruno Kirby
    • Shakes' Father
    Frank Medrano
    Frank Medrano
    • Fat Mancho
    Joe Perrino
    Joe Perrino
    • Young Shakes
    Brad Renfro
    Brad Renfro
    • Young Michael
    Geoffrey Wigdor
    Geoffrey Wigdor
    • Young John
    Jonathan Tucker
    Jonathan Tucker
    • Young Tommy
    Peter Appel
    Peter Appel
    • Boyfriend
    Joseph Attanasio
    • Male Juror
    • (as Joe Attanasio)
    • Director
      • Barry Levinson
    • Writers
      • Lorenzo Carcaterra(book)
      • Barry Levinson(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Author Lorenzo Carcaterra has claimed that his book, on which the movie is based, is a true story of his childhood. When the New York legal community went on record stating that no cases resembling the events of his book could be found in any court records, Carcaterra refused to discuss it. Carcaterra's school attendance records show he couldn't have been in prison for as long as he said, and he couldn't have been in prison at the dates given for certain events in the book. David Stout, a New York Times reporter who did a story on the controversy, said in an interview that he could find nothing in the newspaper's extensive library, or anywhere else, that resembled the case. Carcaterra claims that names and locations were changed to avoid legal issues and stands behind his story. Many people from his youth came forward to say nothing like this happened to him.
    • Goofs
      The narrator reports the summer of 1968 as "the Summer of Love." This was actually a hippie-reference nickname given to the summer of 1967.
    • Quotes

      Nokes: What do you want?

      John: What I've always wanted. To watch you die.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The Chamber/The Ghost and the Darkness/The Long Kiss Goodnight/Looking for Richard/Freeway (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Walk Like A Man
      Performed by Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons

      Written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio (as Robert Gaudio)

      Courtesy of The Four Seasons Partnership

      By arrangement with Warner Special Products

    User reviews362

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    10/10
    Hell's Kitchen's legacy
    A classic. The story is complex and very sophisticated. The cast is sheer brilliant and hardly to surpass. Here we get first-class entertainment in combination with suspense and a variety of themes that are fairly well known to anyone, just as revenge, justice, murder, abuse, atonement etc. The kids do a fine job, really. They add tremendous depth to the deeds and to the behave of the grown ups. Their genuine and sure-handed performances grant the movie a considerable amount of emotional recognition and chain anyone who soaks up and identifies with the storyline and the characters. The very end closes the circle and makes us aware of how quickly our lives can fall apart. Thrilling and suspense is guaranteed. Very recommendable.
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    • Andreas_N
    • Nov 4, 2005

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 7, 1997 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Levinson.com
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sleepers -katuvarpuset
    • Filming locations
      • Fairfield Hills Hospital - Mile Hill Rd., Newtown, Connecticut, USA
    • Production companies
      • Astoria Films
      • Baltimore Pictures
      • Polygram Filmed Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $44,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $53,315,285
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $12,305,745
      • Oct 20, 1996
    • Gross worldwide
      • $165,615,285
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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