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Sleepers   1996             R, 149 min. Genre: Drama / Thriller Director: Barry Levinson   Cast: Kevin Bacon, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Jason Patric, Brad Pitt, Minnie Driver, Vittorio Gassman, Billy Crudup, Ron Eldard, Terry Kinney, Jonathan Tucker, Geoffrey Wigdor, Brad Renfro, Joseph Perrino   Four boys—Tommy (Jonathan Tucker), John (Geoffrey Wigdor), Michael (Brad Renfro), and Shakes (Joseph Perrino)—from New York's Hell's Kitchen spend time in reform school where they are sexually assaulted by prison guard Nokes (Kevin Bacon). The boys grow up, and Tommy (now played by Billy Crudup) and John (now played by Ron Eldard) kill Nokes in an act of revenge. The other two, newspaperman Shakes (now played by Jason Patric) and Assistant District Attorney Michael (now played by Brad Pitt), come to their aid along with Father Bobby (Robert De Niro).    1 User Review User Review Truly a `Sleeper` rnjen63 09/14/2009    Cannot say enough about this film. Well acted, and truly could not have been cast better. Right and wrong; the age old battle,comes to age in this wonderfully plotted movie. Must see if you like layered stories. Resonated with struggles of a sense of justice achieved. Watch this!!! Cast Kevin Bacon Sean Nokes Robert De Niro Father Bobby Dustin Hoffman Danny Snyder Jason Patric Shakes Brad Pitt Michael Minnie Driver Carol Martinez Vittorio Gassman King Benny Billy Crudup Tommy Ron Eldard John Terry Kinney Ralph Ferguson Jonathan Tucker Young tommy Geoffrey Wigdor Young John Brad Renfro Young Michael Joseph Perrino Young Shakes