FILM 1629: SLEEPERS
TRIVIA: Author Lorenzo Carcaterra
has claimed that his book on which the film is based was 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 the discrepancy. It is generally believed that
his book was almost 100% fiction. Carcaterra's school attendance records show
he could not have been in prison for as long as he said, and that he could not
have been in prison at the dates given for certain events in the book.
The code name "Edmund"
that is used in the paper to notify Michael that he needed to contact Shakes is
the name of the main character, Edmund Dantes, from "The Count of Monte
Cristo".
During filming both Brad Renfro and Joe Perrino wore
colored contact lenses so they would have the same colored eyes as Brad Pitt and Jason Patric who
played the characters as adults.
The film cast includes three Oscar
winners: Dustin Hoffman,
Robert De Niro
and Brad Pitt;
and one Oscar nominee: Minnie Driver.
Billy Crudup and John Slattery were
reunited in Spotlight (2015), which also revolves on similar themes of
abuse.
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