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In 1981, John and Tommy, now career criminals working with the Irish Mob, unexpectedly encounter Sean Nokes in a Hell's Kitchen pub. When John and Tommy confront him, he dismisses the abuse he put them through, and they fatally shoot him in front of witnesses.
Oct 22, 1996 · Sleepers, number one film at box office its first weekend, begins with narrator's saying it is true story, but questions still hover over Lorenzo Carcaterra's account of four New York City...
Apr 9, 2021 · According to the author, it is a true story based on his childhood. But there is much debate about how much is fictitious due to lack of hard evidence. The film is about four men who take the law into their own hands after they are subjected to horrendous things, and portrays a system gone awry.
Oct 18, 1996 · But after seeing the film the words I remembered were, “This is a true story.” I doubt it is anything of the kind, and Lorenzo Carcaterra's novel, which inspired the movie, has been convincingly attacked on its claim to be based on fact.
Nov 22, 2022 · Is Sleepers a true story? The film is based on the autobiographical novel by Lorenzo Carcaterra, i.e. Shakes, the boy who will become a reporter as an adult. Sleepers is presented at the beginning as a true story, complete with confirmation of what happened to the four boys afterward.
Oct 23, 1996 · “Sleepers,” the No. 1 film at the box office over the weekend, begins with a narrator’s saying, “This is a true story about friendship that runs deeper than blood.”
Oct 18, 1996 · Author Lorenzo Carcaterra has claimed that his book, on which the movie is based, is a true story of his childhood. When the New York legal community went on record stating that no cases resembling the events of his book could be found in any court records, Carcaterra refused to discuss it.
