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Sleepers
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Sleepers is a 1996 American crime and neo-noir film directed and written by Barry Levinson. The cast includes Kevin Bacon, Robert De Niro, Vittorio Gassman, and Dustin Hoffman. Produced by Steve Golin and Barry Levinson, the film was distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment, Netflix, and Fandango at Home. It features music by John Williams, cinematography by Michael Ballhaus, and editing by Stu Linder.
The narrative is set in New York City and deals with themes of revenge, alcoholism, and child sexual abuse. Filming took place in Connecticut, New Jersey, and Greenpoint. The film has a runtime of 147 minutes and was released on October 18, 1996, and January 30, 1997. It has a box office gross of 165,615,285 and a budget of 44,000,000. Audience ratings include 7.5 on IMDb and 7.603 on TMDb.
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7.6Two 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.
Cast
- Kevin Bacon as Nokes
- Robert De Niro as Father Bobby
- Dustin Hoffman as Danny Snyder
- Bruno Kirby as Shakes' Father
- Jason Patric as Shakes
- Brad Pitt as Michael
Themes
- child abuse
- sexual abuse
- based on novel or book
- court case
- court
- gangster
- repayment
- sadistic
- narration
- pastor
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Barry Levinson
- Screenplay by
- Barry Levinson
- Based on
- Sleepers , by Lorenzo Carcaterra
- Produced by
- Barry Levinson Steve Golin
- Starring
- Kevin Bacon Robert De Niro Dustin Hoffman Bruno Kirby Jason Patric Brad Pitt Brad Renfro Minnie Driver Vittorio Gassman
- Cinematography
- Michael Ballhaus
- Edited by
- Stu Linder
- Music by
- John Williams
- Production companies
- PolyGram Filmed Entertainment Propaganda Films Baltimore Pictures Astoria Films
- Distributed by
- Warner Bros. (North America), PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (International)
- Release date
- October 18, 1996 ( 1996-10-18 )
- Running time
- 147 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $44 million
- Box office
- $165.6 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- thriller film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- revenge
- Director
- Barry Levinson
- Screenwriter
- Barry Levinson
- Cast member
- Peter McRobbie
- Composer
- John Williams
- Producer
- Barry Levinson
- Cinematographer
- Michael Ballhaus
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Filming location
- Greenpoint
- Duration
- 150
- FilmAffinity ID
- 176716
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1997-01-30
- film editor
- Stu Linder
- title
- Sleepers
- distributed by
- Fandango at Home
- box office
- 165615285
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 73%
- costume designer
- Gloria Gresham
- set in period
- 1981
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Encyclopedic overview
Sleepers is a 1996 American legal crime drama film written, produced and directed by Barry Levinson, and based on Lorenzo Carcaterra's 1995 book of the same name. The film stars an ensemble cast including Kevin Bacon, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Bruno Kirby, Jason Patric, Brad Pitt, Brad Renfro, Minnie Driver and Vittorio Gassman. The title is an American slang term for juvenile delinquents who serve sentences longer than nine months.
Sleepers was theatrically released on October 18, 1996 by Warner Bros. in the United States, with PolyGram Filmed Entertainment releasing in other territories. The film received positive reviews from critics and was a box-office hit, grossing $165.6 million against a $44 million budget.
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