Sleepers
Brief Synopsis
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Church of the Holy Angels and its grammar school were the center of Hell's Kitchen in the 1960s--a place of refuge for many neighborhood kids from troubled homes. Father Bobby had his favorites--among them were Lorenzo and his pals, Michael, John, and Tommy. Because their blue-collar, hardworking parents were more often fighting than not, the four boys formed a kind of family of their own. Then, one boring summer day, a street prank gone dangerously awry resulted in the quartet being sent to the Wilkinson Home for Boys in upstate New York where they were tortured, abused and raped under the leadership of a sadistic guard named Sean Nokes. A decade and a half later, nothing can erase their painful memories, but the lessons of Hell's Kitchen allow them to even the score of the terrible hand that Fate had dealt them. In their shocking retaliation, they are daringly aided by Father Bobby and an aging, shadowy mob figure, both of whom have known the four boys since their childhoods.
Cast & Crew
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Barry Levinson
Director
Kevin Bacon
Robert De Niro
Dustin Hoffman
Jason Patric
Brad Pitt
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Crime
Drama
Release Date
1996
Distribution Company
WARNER BROS. PICTURES DISTRIBUTION (WBPD)
Location
Newtown, Connecticut, USA; New York City, New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 20m
Synopsis
Church of the Holy Angels and its grammar school were the center of Hell's Kitchen in the 1960s--a place of refuge for many neighborhood kids from troubled homes. Father Bobby had his favorites--among them were Lorenzo and his pals, Michael, John, and Tommy. Because their blue-collar, hardworking parents were more often fighting than not, the four boys formed a kind of family of their own. Then, one boring summer day, a street prank gone dangerously awry resulted in the quartet being sent to the Wilkinson Home for Boys in upstate New York where they were tortured, abused and raped under the leadership of a sadistic guard named Sean Nokes. A decade and a half later, nothing can erase their painful memories, but the lessons of Hell's Kitchen allow them to even the score of the terrible hand that Fate had dealt them. In their shocking retaliation, they are daringly aided by Father Bobby and an aging, shadowy mob figure, both of whom have known the four boys since their childhoods.
Director
Barry Levinson
Director
Cast
Kevin Bacon
Robert De Niro
Dustin Hoffman
Jason Patric
Brad Pitt
Billy Crudup
Minnie Driver
Mary B Mccann
Monica Polito
Terry Kinney
Casandra Brooks
George Georgiadis
Frank Medrano
Pat Mcnamara
Gina Menza
Ben Hammer
Lennie Loftin
Larry Romano
Mick O'rourke
Patrick Tull
Peter Mahoney
Joe Urla
Ron Eldard
Eugene Byrd
Daniel Mastrogiorgio
Rose Ciola
Don Hewitt
Michael P Moran
Peter Rinni
Wendell Pierce
Marco Greco
Gayle Scott
Drew Eliot
John Slattery
James Pickens Jr.
Peter Appel
Brad Renfro
Angela Rago
Jonathan Tucker
Vittorio Gassman
Pasquale Cajano
William Butler
Peter Mcrobbie
Carmine Parisi
David Weinman
Lead Person
Mary Testa
Tom Signorelli
Ruth Maleczech
Bruno Kirby
Chuck Lewis Low
Henry Stram
Sean Patrick Reilly
Dash Mihok
Janet Ferguson
Performer
Jeffrey Donovan
Salvatore Piro
Juan Maria
Jenique Torres
Saverio Guerra
Rocco Musacchia
Frank Inzerillo
Aida Turturro
Ralph Tabakin
Joe Perrino
Robert Castle
Reuben Larry Elliott
Paul Herman
Geoffrey Wigdor
John Dibenedetto
Conrad Meertins
Joe Attanasio
Gerry Becker
Crew
Daniel J Adkins
Set Costumer
Lori Arnold
Other
Henry Avelin
Transportation Co-Captain
Joseph Badalucco
On-Set Dresser
Joseph Badalucco
Stunts
Toni Baffo
Assistant
Scott Balcerek
Editor
Florian Ballhaus
Camera Operator
Michael Ballhaus
Director Of Photography
James Bartolomeo
Camera Trainee
Richard Beggs
Sound Design
Irving Berlin
Song
Mark Bero
Special Effects Assistant
Jill Bianchini
Assistant
Jean Black
Makeup
John Bonnin
Other
Leslie T Bono
Other
David Boulton
Adr Mixer
Henry Boyle
Driver
Noel Brevick
Visual Effects
Nicholas Brodszky
Song
Brian Brown
Craft Service
Lindakay Brown
Assistant Sound Editor
Lashan A Browning
Assistant
Cristina Buckley
Production Assistant
Nicole Bugna-doyle
Sound Design
Wilfred Caban
Special Effects Foreman
Sammy Cahn
Song
Lorraine Calvert
Costumes
Carmen Campolo
Special Effects Assistant
John Canterella
On-Set Dresser
Lorenzo Carcaterra
Book As Source Material
Lorenzo Carcaterra
Coproducer
Cynthia Doyle Carriere
Production Assistant
Verne Caruso
Hair Stylist
Robin Chambers
Assistant
Claudette Charles
Production Assistant
Eric Chauvin
Visual Effects
Barbara Clark
Construction Coordinator
Ed Cobb
Song
Alex Cohn
Other
Bob Colletti
Stunts
Edward Coonan
Driver
Vicky Cosentino
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Bob Crewe
Song
Cristin Cricco
Production Assistant
Blair Daily
Associate Editor
Blair Daily
Post-Production Supervisor
Mark Daily
Assistant Editor
Kathy Dalton
Song Performer
Spencer Davis
Song
Doris Day
Song Performer
Sandy De Crescent
Music Contractor
Jerry Deblau
Gaffer
Richard Dehr
Song
Greg Dempsey
Song
Lou Digiaimo
Casting Associate
Deirdre Cook Donohue
Assistant Production Coordinator
Timothy Donohue
Production Assistant
Danny Downey
Stunts
Tomm Doyle
Carpenter
Lamont Dozier
Song
Dean Drabin
Adr Mixer
Ronald Dennis Drogan
Driver
Lisa Drostova
Rotoscope Animator
William Durnin
On-Set Dresser
Tony Eckert
Foley Mixer
Scott Farley
Hair
William Farley
Hair
John Featherstone
Driver
James C. Feng
Assistant Art Director
Ralph Ferrara
Stunts
Dan Finn
Key Grip
Michael Finnerty
Grip
Michael Finnerty
Stunts
Ken Fischer
Sound Effects Editor
Mike Fish
Assistant Art Director
Maurice Fitzgerald
Driver
Brian Fitzsimons
Best Boy Grip
Kevin Flynn
Transportation Co-Captain
John R Ford
Props Assistant
Suzanne Fox
Adr Editor
Dennis Freeborn
On-Set Dresser
Kate O Fujimoto
Production Assistant
Carl Fullerton
Makeup
Tim Gallin
Stunts
Timothy Galvin
Art Director
Dennis Gamiello
Key Grip
George Garrett
Song
William K. Gaskins
Driver
Robert Gaudio
Song
Terry Gilkyson
Song
Peter Girolami
Other
Peter Giuliano
Executive Producer
Ben Gold
Assistant Sound Editor
Brett Goldstein
Casting Associate
Steve Golin
Producer
Joseph A Gorrin
Camera Assistant
Susan Goulder
Assistant Set Decorator
Electra Gray
Other
Marco Greco
Casting Associate
Dennis Green
Video
Gloria Gresham
Costume Designer
Robert Griffon
Property Master
Gary Grill
Other
J R Grubbs
Assistant Sound Editor
Mara Hade
Production Accountant
Brian Hamill
Photography
Ronald Haney
Production Assistant
Rusty Hanson
Stunts
Marlus C Harding
Production Assistant
Daniel J Harvey
Consultant
Joel Hatch
Production Supervisor
Stephen Hauser
Assistant
Brent Haywood
Foreman
Amy Herman
Unit Manager Assistant
Ilona Herman
Hair
Don J Hewitt
Stunts
Jery Hewitt
Stunt Coordinator
Lora Hirschberg
Rerecording
Sam Hoffman
Assistant Director
Ellen Hofstadter-shapiro
Accountant
Brian Holland
Song
Edward Holland
Song
Joel Holland
Other
Tim Holland
Sound Mixer
Larrry Huston
Steadicam Operator
Richard Hymns
Adr Editor
Kalina Ivanov
Storyboard Artist
Richard C Johnson
Other
John R Johnston
Foreman
Mark Kamine
Other
Danielle Katz
Production Assistant
Joan Kauffman
Costume Department
Buddy Kaye
Song
Kevin Keefe
Transportation Captain
Kristopher Keefe
Driver
Paul Kingham
Other
Steve Kirshoff
Special Effects Coordinator
Glenn Kiser
Post-Production
Nancy Kolomitz
Production Assistant
Fred Kraemer
Production Assistant
Mary Ann Lamb
Other
Wallace G Lane
Costumes
Adam Leichtman
Production Assistant
Donovan Leitch
Song
Donovan Leitch
Song Performer
Christine Leiter
Makeup
Anthony S Lenzo
Camera Operator
Henry P Leto
Hair Stylist
Barry Levinson
Screenplay
Barry Levinson
Producer
Stu Linder
Editor
Joseph Lombardi
Accountant
Love
Song Performer
Michael Love
Song
Edward W Lowry
Dolly Grip
John B Lowry
Key Rigging Grip
Martin Lowry
Dolly Grip
Nicholas Lundy
Assistant Art Director
John F Lyons
Assistant Editor
Bryan Maclean
Song
Alan Mader
Other
Kevin V Madigan
Other
Tod A Maitland
Sound Mixer
Bobby Mancuso
Camera Assistant
David Brian Martin
Stunts
Dean Martin
Song Performer
Allan Mason
Song
Charles E Mccarry
Assistant Art Director
Larry Mcconkey
Steadicam Operator
James Mccullagh
Other
Mary Mccusker
Advisor
Charles Mcdonald
Titles
John B Mcdonnell
Props Assistant
Lucas Mcdonough
Production Assistant
Kevin Mckenna
Video Assist/Playback
Susan Mclean
Assistant Engineer
Mark Melendez
Other
Frank 'pepe' Merel
Foley Recordist
Susan Mieras
Assistant
Frank Miller
Song
Jamie Miller
Production Assistant
Kiersten Pilar Miller
Production Assistant
Louis Miller
Other
Tim Monich
Dialect Coach
Amanda K Montgomery
Visual Effects
John Murchison
Production Secretary
Shawn Murphy
Music
Rocco Musacchia
Other
Kenneth D Nelson
Construction Coordinator
John Neufeld
Original Music
Kenny Nolan
Song
Peter Norman
Camera Operator
Tim Norman
Camera Assistant
Christine Norton
Assistant
Heather Norton
Camera Assistant
D'arcy O'connor
Production Assistant
T. J. O'mara
Boom Operator
David Orr
Color Timer
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Crime
Drama
Release Date
1996
Distribution Company
WARNER BROS. PICTURES DISTRIBUTION (WBPD)
Location
Newtown, Connecticut, USA; New York City, New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 20m
Award Nominations
Best Score (Dramatic Picture)
1996
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States August 28, 1996
Released in United States Fall October 18, 1996
Released in United States on Video April 1, 1997
Shown at Venice Film Festival (Opening Night) August 28, 1996 (out of competition).
Author Lorenzo Carcaterra's book is autobiographical; he is one of the four young men depicted in the story.
Began shooting August 29, 1995.
Completed shooting November 30, 1995.
"Sleepers" was published by Ballantine Books July 6, 1995.
Released in United States on Video April 1, 1997
Released in United States August 28, 1996 (Shown at Venice Film Festival (Opening Night) August 28, 1996 (out of competition).)
Released in United States Fall October 18, 1996
