Sleepers (DVD)

The Storyline ----------------- Four teenage friends, who have no direction in life, enjoy having fun and causing mischief in an area of New York called Hell's Kitchen. The boys have a friend in the local priest, who is more suited to the street than the pulpit. He tries to give them guidance and is concerned as they strike up a friendship with the Boss of Hell's Kitchen. One day, an attempt to get free food goes terribly wrong and the four boys end up being sent to a reform school for a minimum of one year. Whilst here, the guards subject the boys to ciolence, humiliation and sexual abuse ... more

Hells Kitchen, New York has always been a difficult place to live let alone grow up in, with drug dealers, murderers and rapists at every corner, but that’s just the surroundings that four young boys grow up in, in 1967. The mischievous boys play a prank on a hot dog vender however what at first was a juvenile prank turned into something much more serious when the prank goes horribly wrong. The four boys end up in a juvenile prison for at least a year of their lives. At 14 years old the boys are introduced to daily beatings and sexual assaults. Needless to say the scars run deep and 13 years ... more

Sleepers (DVD) ~~~The Cast~~~ The main characters: Group of four boys - John Riley (Geoffory Wigdor), Thomas (Jonathan Tucker), Michael Sullivan (Brad Renfro) and Shakes (Joe Perrino) and their adult counterparts Ron Eldard, Billy Crudup, Brad Pitt and Jason Patric. The boys' uncompromising friends Carol Martinez (Mini Driver) and Father Bobby (Robert De Niro). The leader of the prison guards Nokes (Kevin Bacon), lawyer Danny Snyder (Dustin Hoffman) and Hell's Kitchen King Benny (Vittorio Gassman) ~~~The Plot~~~ The film opens in Hell's Kitchen in the summer of 1966, populated by a ... more

Most of the time Hollywood manages to take a really good piece of fiction and convert it into a disappointing film. Thankfully this is not the case with Sleepers. The original best-selling book by Lorenzo Carcaterra was successfully transported to the big screen by Barry Levinson along with co-producer Steve Golin and under the direction of Michael Ballhaus. This is a rare film that actually manages to stay true to the sentiments of the book and does not mess with the main characters or storyline. It’s success is also supported by the mega star cast which includes Brad Pitt, Robert De Niro ... more

Last week I was flicking through the channels and a film had just started called 'Sleepers' I had no idea what it was so decided to watch, once I started I was hooked. As I watched this on TV I am unable to tell you if the DVD has and special features. 1996, Sleepers Writer/Director/Producer: Barry Levinson is a great director; he has been responsible for films such as 'Rain Man' for which he received the 1988 Best Director Oscar, in 1987 he directed 'Good Morning Vietnams' starring Robin Williams. The Story Set in the 1960's this film follows the life of four young boys who are great friends ... more