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( Catalog Number 14482 )
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Sleepers
1996 - 148 min. - Color
Genre: Drama
Rated R
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
Tommy, John, Michael, and Shakes are four young teenage punks growing up in the streets of Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen in the mid-1960s. When these four friends pull a prank that that goes awry, they find themselves serving time at the Wilkinson School for Boys, where they are repeatedly and sadistically violated and tortured by four guards--the most menacing being Noles, portrayed by Kevin Bacon. Fifteen years later, the foursome is still dealing with the emotional repercussions of their abuse. Tommy (Billy Crudup) and John (Ron Eldard) have become common criminals, and when they spot Noles in a local watering hole they can't pass up the chance for revenge. It's up to Shakes (Jason Patric), a low-profile newspaper employee, and Michael (Brad Pitt), a lawyer with the district attorney's office, to save their friends while keeping the details of their tortured childhoods secret. Dustin Hoffman appears as Danny Snyder, and Robert De Niro stars as Father Bobby, the local neighborhood priest who is as comfortable on the streets or in a bar as he is behind the pulpit. Based on the allegedly true story by Lorenzo Carcaterra, the film is directed by Barry Levinson (DINER, RAIN MAN).

LaserDisc Movie Review:
Barry Levinson directed this crime drama based on a controversial bestseller. Jason Patrick stars as Lorenzo, a New York reporter more commonly called "Shakes," a nickname courtesy of his three childhood pals from Hell's Kitchen --- Michael (Brad Pitt), John (Ron Eldard), and Tommy (Billy Crudup). As kids, all four were sent to reform school after accidentally killing someone during a cruel prank. There, the boys were raped and beaten by several guards, including Sean Nokes (Kevin Bacon), a fact that they've kept secret into adulthood. Michael is now a rising star in the district attorney's office, while John and Tommy are founders of the Irish gang the Westies. When Nokes walks into John and Tommy's hangout, they kill him in cold blood and go on trial, defended by a drug-addicted lawyer (Dustin Hoffman). Michael and Shakes conspire with childhood friend Carol (Minnie Driver) and local priest Father Bobby (Robert DeNiro) to free their friends and get even with the surviving guards. Based on a true story chronicled by Lorenzo Carcaterra in his novel of the same name, Sleepers stirred controversy when the veracity of the book was challenged by reporters who could find no documentation of the events described. --- Karl Williams

Barry Levinson's Sleepers courted controversy for a number of reasons. Not only was there uncertainty as to whether the purportedly true story really happened, but the Catholic Church also frowned upon one of its major plot points: a priest's struggle over whether or not to lie under oath to protect a pair of vigilantes who have clearly committed murder. If these issues prompted more people to see the film, that's just as well, because it contains some interesting elements beyond those listed above. One is that it convincingly details the struggle of a prosecutor (Brad Pitt) to intentionally botch his case, but subtly enough that it doesn't draw suspicion. Never mind that Levinson doesn't explain why no one makes the connection between Pitt and the two defendants (Ron Eldard and Billy Crudup), who were his childhood friends --- the courtroom scenes are deft enough to excuse the plot hole. Levinson returns to familiar territory in the film's earlier scenes, giving an assured portrait of life in big city ethnic neighborhoods in the 1960s. New York stands in for his native Baltimore, where many Levinson films are set, but the same issues of coming of age in an insular working-class community are explored. There are no outstanding performances, outside of Robert De Niro as the conflicted priest, but the all-star ensemble makes for a solid piece of entertainment with serious issues, some of them more familiar than others, at its core. --- Derek Armstrong

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Cast for Sleepers

Kevin Bacon - Sean Nokes
Robert De Niro - Father Bobby
Billy Crudup - Tommy Marcano
Dustin Hoffman - Danny Snyder
Jason Patric - Lorenzo, a.k.a. Shakes
Bruce "Bruno" Kirby, Jr. - Shakes' Father
Vittorio Gassman - King Benny
Brad Pitt - Michael
Minnie Driver - Carol
Ron Eldard - John
Brad Renfro - Young Michael Sullivan
Wendell Pierce - Little Caesar
Aida Turturro - Mrs Salinas
Terry Kinney - Ferguson
Jonathan Tucker - Young Tommy
Joe Urla - Carson
Tom Signorelli - Confession Man
Larry Romano - 1st Man
Henry Stram - Prison Doctor
John Slattery - Fred Carlson
Geoffrey Widgor - Young John Riley
Eugene Byrd - Rizzo
Jeffrey Donovan - Addison
William Butler - Juanito
Peter Appel - Boyfriend
James Pickens, Jr. - Marlboro
Frank Medrano - Fat Mancho
Michael P. Moran - Juvenile Judge
Peter Gerety - Juvenile Lawyer
Ben Hammer - Judge Weisman
Saverio Guerra - 2nd Man

Crew for Sleepers

Barry Levinson - Director / Producer / Screenwriter
Steve Golin - Producer
Michael Ballhaus - Cinematographer
John Williams - Composer (Music Score)
Stu Linder - Editor
Kristi Zea - Production Designer
Peter Giuliano - Executive Producer
Gloria Gresham - Costume Designer
Louis Di Giaimo - Casting

Feature Details

Title: Sleepers
Feature Release Date: 1996
Genre: Drama
Rating: R
Color: Color
Runtime: 148 Minutes
Chapters: 43
Picture: Letterboxed
Ratio: 2.35:1
Playback Format: CLV

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Technical Details

LD Release Date: 1 Apr 1997
Catalog Number: 14482
UPC: 085391448266
ISBN: 0790729210
Manufacturer: Pioneer USA
Publisher: Warner Home Video

Diameter: 12"
Sides: 3
Cover: Jacket
Sound Analog Right: Dolby Digital 5.1
Closed Caption: English
Spoken Language: English
Country: USA
Video Format: NTSC

Model: 14482
Shipping Weight: 2 lbs
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Kevin Bacon, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman and Brad Pitt in...

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( Catalog Number 14482 )
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Sleepers
1996 - 148 min. - Color
Genre: Drama
Rated R
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
Tommy, John, Michael, and Shakes are four young teenage punks growing up in the streets of Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen in the mid-1960s. When these four friends pull a prank that that goes awry, they find themselves serving time at the Wilkinson School for Boys, where they are repeatedly and sadistically violated and tortured by four guards--the most menacing being Noles, portrayed by Kevin Bacon. Fifteen years later, the foursome is still dealing with the emotional repercussions of their abuse. Tommy (Billy Crudup) and John (Ron Eldard) have become common criminals, and when they spot Noles in a local watering hole they can't pass up the chance for revenge. It's up to Shakes (Jason Patric), a low-profile newspaper employee, and Michael (Brad Pitt), a lawyer with the district attorney's office, to save their friends while keeping the details of their tortured childhoods secret. Dustin Hoffman appears as Danny Snyder, and Robert De Niro stars as Father Bobby, the local neighborhood priest who is as comfortable on the streets or in a bar as he is behind the pulpit. Based on the allegedly true story by Lorenzo Carcaterra, the film is directed by Barry Levinson (DINER, RAIN MAN).

LaserDisc Movie Review:
Barry Levinson directed this crime drama based on a controversial bestseller. Jason Patrick stars as Lorenzo, a New York reporter more commonly called "Shakes," a nickname courtesy of his three childhood pals from Hell's Kitchen --- Michael (Brad Pitt), John (Ron Eldard), and Tommy (Billy Crudup). As kids, all four were sent to reform school after accidentally killing someone during a cruel prank. There, the boys were raped and beaten by several guards, including Sean Nokes (Kevin Bacon), a fact that they've kept secret into adulthood. Michael is now a rising star in the district attorney's office, while John and Tommy are founders of the Irish gang the Westies. When Nokes walks into John and Tommy's hangout, they kill him in cold blood and go on trial, defended by a drug-addicted lawyer (Dustin Hoffman). Michael and Shakes conspire with childhood friend Carol (Minnie Driver) and local priest Father Bobby (Robert DeNiro) to free their friends and get even with the surviving guards. Based on a true story chronicled by Lorenzo Carcaterra in his novel of the same name, Sleepers stirred controversy when the veracity of the book was challenged by reporters who could find no documentation of the events described. --- Karl Williams

Barry Levinson's Sleepers courted controversy for a number of reasons. Not only was there uncertainty as to whether the purportedly true story really happened, but the Catholic Church also frowned upon one of its major plot points: a priest's struggle over whether or not to lie under oath to protect a pair of vigilantes who have clearly committed murder. If these issues prompted more people to see the film, that's just as well, because it contains some interesting elements beyond those listed above. One is that it convincingly details the struggle of a prosecutor (Brad Pitt) to intentionally botch his case, but subtly enough that it doesn't draw suspicion. Never mind that Levinson doesn't explain why no one makes the connection between Pitt and the two defendants (Ron Eldard and Billy Crudup), who were his childhood friends --- the courtroom scenes are deft enough to excuse the plot hole. Levinson returns to familiar territory in the film's earlier scenes, giving an assured portrait of life in big city ethnic neighborhoods in the 1960s. New York stands in for his native Baltimore, where many Levinson films are set, but the same issues of coming of age in an insular working-class community are explored. There are no outstanding performances, outside of Robert De Niro as the conflicted priest, but the all-star ensemble makes for a solid piece of entertainment with serious issues, some of them more familiar than others, at its core. --- Derek Armstrong

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Cast for Sleepers

Kevin Bacon - Sean Nokes
Robert De Niro - Father Bobby
Billy Crudup - Tommy Marcano
Dustin Hoffman - Danny Snyder
Jason Patric - Lorenzo, a.k.a. Shakes
Bruce "Bruno" Kirby, Jr. - Shakes' Father
Vittorio Gassman - King Benny
Brad Pitt - Michael
Minnie Driver - Carol
Ron Eldard - John
Brad Renfro - Young Michael Sullivan
Wendell Pierce - Little Caesar
Aida Turturro - Mrs Salinas
Terry Kinney - Ferguson
Jonathan Tucker - Young Tommy
Joe Urla - Carson
Tom Signorelli - Confession Man
Larry Romano - 1st Man
Henry Stram - Prison Doctor
John Slattery - Fred Carlson
Geoffrey Widgor - Young John Riley
Eugene Byrd - Rizzo
Jeffrey Donovan - Addison
William Butler - Juanito
Peter Appel - Boyfriend
James Pickens, Jr. - Marlboro
Frank Medrano - Fat Mancho
Michael P. Moran - Juvenile Judge
Peter Gerety - Juvenile Lawyer
Ben Hammer - Judge Weisman
Saverio Guerra - 2nd Man

Crew for Sleepers

Barry Levinson - Director / Producer / Screenwriter
Steve Golin - Producer
Michael Ballhaus - Cinematographer
John Williams - Composer (Music Score)
Stu Linder - Editor
Kristi Zea - Production Designer
Peter Giuliano - Executive Producer
Gloria Gresham - Costume Designer
Louis Di Giaimo - Casting

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