Sleepers
1996’s Sleepers may be a star-studded film that isn’t as remembered as much as it should be. From acclaimed filmmaker Barry Levinson, the tale of a group of friends facing an unspeakable amount of abuse in a juvenile correctional facility is getting a new 4K treatment from Warner Bros. Blu-ray.com has reported that Sleepers will have a 4K steelbook Blu-ray released this spring for its 30th anniversary. The cast includes Kevin Bacon, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Jason Patric and Brad Pitt.
4K Blu-ray
The description reads,
“Four ordinary boys. A harmless prank gone awry. Their childhood innocence forever shattered, they vow to avenge its loss in the haunting drama Sleepers. Sentenced to spend time at a reform school for their reckless behavior, four basically good boys from a bad neighborhood suffer a horrible fate while there. Forced to perform unspeakable acts by the very adults entrusted to watch over them, the young quartet barely survives the ordeal. A decade and a half later, nothing can erase the painful memories. But neighborhood justice, with a little support from a loyal priest, helps even the score.
Academy Award-winners Robert De Niro and Dustin Hoffman team up with international superstars Kevin Bacon, Brad Pitt and Jason Patric, along with Academy Award-winning director Barry Levinson (Rain Man), in this compelling drama of shocking retribution. Based on the novel by Lorenzo Carcaterra.”
Update: Blu-ray.com has just unveiled some of the special features on this release along with another look at the artwork.
Special Features:
- 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM
- DOLBY VISION /HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
- The Making of Sleepers: A Conversation with Barry Levinson
- Sleepers: The Art of Casting with Barry Levinson
- Original trailer
- Optional English SDH, Spanish, and French subtitles for the main feature
The technical specs read:
- Video
Codec: HEVC / H.265
Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)
HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1 - Audio
English: Dolby Atmos
English: Dolby TrueHD 7.1 - Subtitles
English SDH - Discs
4K Ultra HD
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD) - Digital
Digital 4K
Movies Anywhere - Packaging
SteelBook, Inner print - Playback
4K Blu-ray: Region free
Barry Levinson’s next
Levinson recently reunited with De Niro for The Alto Knights, which had De Niro in dual roles. It was reported a while ago that Levinson would tackle the story of the JFK assassination with Al Pacino starring and the cast including Viggo Mortensen, John Travolta, Shia LaBeouf, Rebecca Pidgeon and Courtney Love. Not much word has been revealed on the project since its announcement. Assassination “tells the story of how infamous Chicago mobster Sam Giancana arranged the assassination of President John F. Kennedy as payback for trying to bring down organized crime after the mob helped put JFK in the White House.”
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