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Sleepers

Two 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.

Director

Barry Levinson

Year

Genre

crime, drama, thriller

Box Office

$53,315,285

Production

Propaganda Films,Baltimore Pictures,Warner Bros. Pictures,PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 5 nominations total

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Nokes

Tommy

Father Bobby

John

Carol

King Benny

Vittorio Gassman

Danny Snyder

Ferguson

Shakes' Father

Fat Mancho

Shakes

Young Shakes

Michael

Young Michael

Young John

Geoffrey Wigdor

Young Tommy

Jonathan Tucker

Boyfriend

Male Juror (as Joe Attanasio)

Joseph Attanasio

Forensics Expert

Young John's Mother

Casandra Brooks

Juanito (as William Butler)

William K. Butler

Rizzo

Juror

Superintendent

Pasquale Cajano

Priest

Robert W. Castle

Tony (as John DiBenedetto)

John Di Benedetto

Addison

Jeffrey Donovan

Business Man #1

Business Man #2 (as Reuben Larry Elliott)

Reuben Larry Elliot

Hot Dog Vendor

George Georgiadis

Waiter

Man #1

James Caldwell

Judge Weisman

Court Bailiff

Hanging Man

Frank Inzerillo

Styler

Dance Judge (as Chuck Lewis Low)

Priest #2 (as Father Peter Mahoney)

Woman at Subway Station

Davy

Nick Davenport (as Daniel Mastrogiorgio)

Danny Mastrogiorgio

Sister Carolyn (as Mary McCann)

Guard

Lawyer

Inmate #2

Conrad Meertins Jr.

Jury Forewoman

K.C.

Judge #1

Michael P. Moran

Salvatore

Rocco Musacchia

Man in Tub

King Benny's Boy

Marlboro

James Pickens Jr.

Little Caesar

Mimi

Salvatore Paul Piro

Young Carol

Shakes' Mother

Young King Benny

Sean Patrick Reilly

Frank Magcicco

Man #2

Confessional Woman

Confessional Man

Carlson

Prison Doctor

Warden

Nun

Davy's Sister

Jerry the Bartender

Mrs. Salinas

Carson (as Joseph Urla)

Burly Man

Court Officer

Michael J. Burg

Marine Widow

Market Diner Westie

Juvenile Lawyer

Customer

Kid in Cafeteria

Justin Halliwell

Fat Mancho's Buddy #1

Michael Harkins

Neighborhood Boy

Matthew Hoffman

Wiseguy

Neighborhood Man

Lawyer

Receiving Communion

Anthony Sinopoli

Juror

Barry Squitieri

Boy in Cafeteria

Kevin Richard Sullivan

Pallbearer

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This is a true story about friendship that runs deeper than blood. - Sleepers

This is a true story about friendship that runs deeper than...

FarangSiam thanks you. - Sleepers

FarangSiam thanks you.

We lived in railroad apartments inside red brick tenements. - Sleepers

We lived in railroad apartments inside red brick tenements.

I buried one fucking wife I could bury another one - Sleepers

I buried one fucking wife I could bury another one

Domestic violence was a cottage industry in Hell's Kitchen. - Sleepers

Domestic violence was a cottage industry in Hell's...

Hell's Kitchen was a place of innocence ruled by corruption - Sleepers

Hell's Kitchen was a place of innocence ruled by...

You will be defenders of the faith. - Sleepers

You will be defenders of the faith.

It's gonna be a great day and your......parents will be proud of you. - Sleepers

It's gonna be a great day and your......parents will be...

Nuns are such easy targets - Sleepers

Nuns are such easy targets

Seconds later, our booth comes to life. - Sleepers

Seconds later, our booth comes to life.

The father? - Sleepers

Look, I gotta go. - Sleepers

Look, I gotta go.

She knew. - Sleepers

Michael was the most sexually experienced of our groupwhich meant that he kissed a girl on more than one occasion - Sleepers

Michael was the most sexually experienced of our groupwhich...

She's so beautiful My God I could die now and I wouldn't be sad - Sleepers

She's so beautiful My God I could die now and I...

Then he says to the guy: "Now, when you take a bath, you see mine." No one ever fucked with King Benny after that. - Sleepers

Then he says to the guy: "Now, when you take a bath,...

Can I talk to you for a minute? - Sleepers

Can I talk to you for a minute?

Sorry I wasted your time. - Sleepers

Sorry I wasted your time.

My first job for King Benny paid $25 a week and......ate up only 40 minutes of my time. - Sleepers

My first job for King Benny paid $25 a week and......ate up...

Most priests liked to preach from the pulpitFather Bobby liked to talk during the bump and shove of a pick up game - Sleepers

Most priests liked to preach from the pulpitFather Bobby...

Listen I got a story I want to tell youIt ain't the one about the lepers is it Cause that one gave me nightmares - Sleepers

Listen I got a story I want to tell youIt ain't the one...

How long did it take him painting the ceiling and allIt took him about 9 years9 yearsThat's a big ceilingI had a Puerto Rican do my whole apartment in two daysAnd he had a bum leg - Sleepers

How long did it take him painting the ceiling and allIt took...

You know what it was The Sistine ChapelSixteenth ChapelWho painted the other fifteen - Sleepers

You know what it was The Sistine ChapelSixteenth ChapelWho...

Young protesters spoke about how they were going to change our livesand fix the world But while they shouted their slogansmy friends and I went to funeral servicesfor the young men of Hell's Kitchenwho came back from Vietnam in body bags - Sleepers

Young protesters spoke about how they were going to change...

A growing army of feminists marched across the country......demanding equality. - Sleepers

A growing army of feminists marched across the...

Father Bobby didn't let that situation rest. - Sleepers

Father Bobby didn't let that situation rest.

John ReillyThe little punkHe got out of line so I put him back in line No big dealYou put him in the hospitalHe's alive ain't he Look if he's smart he learned himself a lessonWhat are you About 220 230You're a big guy How much you think John Reilly - Sleepers

John ReillyThe little punkHe got out of line so I put him...

And you won't need a doctor when I'm done - Sleepers

And you won't need a doctor when I'm done

Father Bobby would've made a good hit manIt's a shame we lost him to the other side - Sleepers

Father Bobby would've made a good hit manIt's a...

That street is the dish of life and you boys are appetizersSomebody gonna come along eat you up and forget about you by dessert - Sleepers

That street is the dish of life and you boys are...

In truth we were all surprised by Michael's actionsBut in his mind losing that game meanthanding a feeling of victory to a girl in a wheelchairwas more than the right thing to do - Sleepers

In truth we were all surprised by Michael's actionsBut...

Come on, let's go swimming. - Sleepers

Come on, let's go swimming.

The temperature topped out at 98 degreeson the day our lives were forever altered - Sleepers

The temperature topped out at 98 degreeson the day our lives...

We can eat hot dogs - Sleepers

We can eat hot dogs

Mustard and onions. - Sleepers

Mustard and onions.

I'm gonna need two napkins? - Sleepers

I'm gonna need two napkins?

Wow! Ketchup! I took it from him and ran! I scooted past Tommy Mug's Dry Cleaners and Armond's Shoe - Sleepers

Wow! Ketchup! I took it from him and ran! I scooted past...

You know, these things are heavier than they look. - Sleepers

You know, these things are heavier than they look.

The vendor tired at 47th and 9th. - Sleepers

The vendor tired at 47th and 9th.

The plan was as simple and as dumb as anything we had ever done - Sleepers

The plan was as simple and as dumb as anything we had ever...

Sweet Jesus! - Sleepers

While James Caldwell was slowly recovering at St. - Sleepers

While James Caldwell was slowly recovering at St.

He's just a kid He shouldn't have to do timeNobody in this family should have to do time I done enough time for everybody - Sleepers

He's just a kid He shouldn't have to do timeNobody...

You still remember what to do? - Sleepers

You still remember what to do?

I'm gonna miss all of this. - Sleepers

I'm gonna miss all of this.

I could run we all could runDisappear for a whileNobody's gonna come lookingNobody's gonna care about us about where we go - Sleepers

I could run we all could runDisappear for a...

Disappear for a while. - Sleepers

Disappear for a while.

You run now, you're gonna run till you die. - Sleepers

You run now, you're gonna run till you die.

I can't, Father. - Sleepers

I can't, Father.

You're gonna be okay. - Sleepers

You're gonna be okay.

I counted three rummies and four widows on my way in. - Sleepers

I counted three rummies and four widows on my way in.

This is one of my favorites. - Sleepers

This is one of my favorites.

We never saw the vendor as a man......not the way we saw other men of the neighborhood. - Sleepers

We never saw the vendor as a man......not the way we saw...

Thomas Marcano, the court hereby sentences you to be remanded......for a period of no more than 18 months, no less than 1 year......to the Wilkinson Home for Boys. - Sleepers

Thomas Marcano, the court hereby sentences you to be...

Could you do me a favor? - Sleepers

Could you do me a favor?

Come on, let's go. - Sleepers

Come on, let's go.

The Wilkinson Home for Boys held 780 youthful offenders......housed in 5 separate units. - Sleepers

The Wilkinson Home for Boys held 780 youthful...

Hello, Carcaterra. - Sleepers

Hello, Carcaterra.

What's that piece of shit around your neck? - Sleepers

What's that piece of shit around your neck?

Everything. - Sleepers

Now, what? - Sleepers

There were four guards assigned to each floor......with one...in our case, Nokes... - Sleepers

There were four guards assigned to each floor......with...

Ferguson was the only son of a slain New York State trooperand was on the waiting list for both the New York Cityand Suffolk County Police DepartmentsStyler was using his job at Wilkinson's to finance his way through law schoolAddison was a graduate of a - Sleepers

Ferguson was the only son of a slain New York State...

What the fuck did you do that for? - Sleepers

What the fuck did you do that for?

You know your time here hasn't taught you shit! - Sleepers

You know your time here hasn't taught you shit!

That go for me too? - Sleepers

That go for me too?

So you Hell's Kitchen boys get any lunchI got to smell itYou got to smell itThat's goodWhere you goingYou said to get lunchYou boys don't need to get back in line to get lunch 'causethere's plenty to eat right where you're standingYou could smell itI'm - Sleepers

So you Hell's Kitchen boys get any lunchI got to smell...

That's good. - Sleepers

I'm not hungry. - Sleepers

I'm not hungry.

I'll tell you when you're hungry or not. - Sleepers

I'll tell you when you're hungry or not.

Don't fuck with me, boy. - Sleepers

Don't fuck with me, boy.

I'll get out of your way... - Sleepers

I'll get out of your way...

It's a tragedy I'll tell youI don't understand you boysI don't think you know what it means to have rulesYou gotta have rules and you gotta have disciplineI don't know what it was like in your homes and your home lives butin my house with my father there - Sleepers

It's a tragedy I'll tell youI don't...

I mean, it's a simple thing, really. - Sleepers

I mean, it's a simple thing, really.

We understand each other? - Sleepers

We understand each other?

Now, we got interrupted earlier in the lunch room, but......there's no one to interrupt us here now. - Sleepers

Now, we got interrupted earlier in the lunch room,...

What do you wantA blow jobDown on your knees - Sleepers

What do you wantA blow jobDown on your knees

There are no clear pictures of the sexual abuse we enduredI buried it as deep as it could possibly go - Sleepers

There are no clear pictures of the sexual abuse we enduredI...

There are no clear pictures of the sexual abuse we endured. - Sleepers

There are no clear pictures of the sexual abuse we endured.

Early in my stay, I'd written and asked my father not to come. - Sleepers

Early in my stay, I'd written and asked my father not...

But no one could stop Father Bobby from visiting. - Sleepers

But no one could stop Father Bobby from visiting.

Nokes warned us not to say anything to Father BobbyIf we did reprisals would be severe - Sleepers

Nokes warned us not to say anything to Father BobbyIf we did...

You lost a few pounds. - Sleepers

You lost a few pounds.

I stopped off at Attica today on my way up here to see an old friend. - Sleepers

I stopped off at Attica today on my way up here to see an...

That's right. - Sleepers

Don't let this place do that to you, Shakes. - Sleepers

Don't let this place do that to you, Shakes.

I'll see you in the Kitchen. - Sleepers

I'll see you in the Kitchen.

I didn't want to let him go. - Sleepers

I didn't want to let him go.

A number of the inmates, as tough as they acted during the day......would often cry themselves to sleep at night. - Sleepers

A number of the inmates, as tough as they acted during the...

I was expecting to read 30 book reports over the weekend. - Sleepers

I was expecting to read 30 book reports over the weekend.

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Two 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.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Barry Levinson

Writer: Lorenzo Carcaterra, Barry Levinson

Production: Propaganda Films,Baltimore Pictures,Warner Bros. Pictures,PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

Genre: crime, drama, thriller

Year: 1996

MetaScore: 49/100

ImdbRating: 7.5

BoxOffice: $53,315,285

Released: 18 Oct 1996

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 5 nominations total

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