sleepers a movie that comes out today at 20.59 on Iris. Director Barry Levinson film – backed by an exceptional cast that includes Robert De Niro and Vittorio De Sica. actually based on the novel of the same name Lorenzo Carcaterra, which is being marketed as an autobiographical novel. The label, the last one to open controversy. Although the story of sleepers presented to the public as a true story, there is no evidence to support this theory.
Sleepers, plot
It’s the summer of 1967, and in Hell’s Kitchen, a poor neighborhood in New York City, four boys struggle to get through their families’ problems, the crises they face, the screams they’re tired of listening to. Lorenzo (Joseph Perrineau), Michael (Brad Renfro), John (Geoffrey Wigdor) and Tommy (Jonathan Tucker) – four inseparable friends who one day, more out of boredom than real necessity, decide to steal a cart that sells hot dogs. The theft, however, soon turns into a more heinous crime, and the four are sent to a reformatory on suspicion of murder. Here, teenagers are trusted by officer Sean Noakes (Kevin Bacon), who, along with his colleagues, will become the nightmare of the main characters. Beatings and sexual harassment become commonplace for boys who can’t wait to get out of the penitentiary and forget about everything. Many years later JohnRon Eldard) and Tommy (Billy Crudup), who have become real criminals, meet Sean Noakes in a restaurant and decide to avenge what they went through as children. However, their violent actions land them first in jail and then in court, where they must defend themselves against murder charges committed by their friend Michael (Brad Pitt). Lorenzo (Jason Patrick), who meanwhile became a journalist, will try to do everything to save all his old best friends, including thanks to the help of his father Bobby Carillo (Robert DeNiro).
Why did Brad Pitt “hate working” on Sleepers?
Today Brad Pitt considered one of the best actors in Hollywood: although his beauty continues to make him a sex symbol, at the risk of overshadowing his talent, the actor has shown that he is able to work with great directors and embody roles on the screen that do not end with a movie, but are able to remain in the mind of the viewer . The most recent case, for example, is the acute role he played in Babylon and that should have earned him at least one Oscar nomination last season. But in 1996 when it came out sleepers, Brad Pitt was still building his career, still figuring out who he was and who he wanted to be in the golden world of Hollywood. Confusion which, according to the websiteInternet Movie Database, this made him have a bad life on set. Pitt himself speaks of this when he states: “Suddenly my career took off and so many people were whispering in my ear what I should and shouldn’t do.” That confusion, that scream of talking crickets moving around him, made Brad Pitt feel like he wasn’t doing too hard for his character, that he wasn’t doing him justice. This made the role of Michael one he does not fondly remember.
Other interpretations that did not satisfy Brad Pitt
Shadow of the devil
Released 1997 Shadow of the devil is a film that Brad Pitt made mainly because he wanted to star with an actor of the caliber Harrison Ford, who has been one of the most famous and beloved faces in Hollywood for many years, thanks to interpretations in the sagas of star Wars d Indiana Jones. However, the work turned out to be far from being as idyllic as the actor imagined, agreeing to the role. How to read more fandomwire, in reality, Brad Pitt found himself embroiled in a project he didn’t like. The actor said: “Originally we had a great script, but it was canceled for various reasons. So we had to come up with something to keep working. God, what pressure. It was, so to speak, the most irresponsible thing that I have ever done “. never saw.”
The river flows between
Released 1992, directed by Robert Redford The river flows between feature film based on the novel of the same name norman McLean, takes place between 1910 and the early 1920s and focuses on the relationship between two brothers: Norman (Craig Sheffer) and Paul (Brad Pitt). They are raised by a strict father who believes in little, including God and fishing. However, the camera insists above all on the difference between the two brothers, on their opposite way of life. Although the film was acclaimed by critics, Brad Pitt, judging by what we read in Far Out Magazine, was unhappy with his performance: “It was a weak performance. It was bad, that’s all.”
Interview with a Vampire.
Perhaps one of the most famous instances of Brad Pitt’s hatred of roles played throughout his career has to do with Interview with a Vampire. Based on the novel of the same name by Anne Rice. Interview with a Vampire. sees Brad Pitt play Louie, a man who agrees to be turned into a vampire by Lestat (Tom Cruise) and will spend his immortal life searching for a balance between good and evil, between conscience and bloodlust, overcoming the changing weather around him. Brad Pitt hated the role because of the necessary aesthetic preparation: make-up, contact lenses, and because the film was shot in the dark, the kind of darkness that made him miserable. Here’s how the actor talked about it in an interview Entertainment Weekly: “I was miserable. Six months in the dark! (…) We went to London and London was dark as hell. London was a dead winter. We shot in Pinewood, which was an old place and there were no windows. It wasn’t restored for decades. You go to work and it’s dark, then you go into this cauldron, into this mausoleum, then you go out, and it’s still dark there. One fine day, all this destroyed me. Life is too short for such a lifestyle.” So I called David Geffen, who was a good friend of mine. He was a producer and had just come to visit. I said, “David, I can’t do this anymore. I can’t.” Go on. How much will it cost me to get out of here? And he answered me very calmly: “Forty million dollars.” And I told him, “Okay, thanks.” Actually this answer took a lot of anxiety off me. I thought, “I have to be a man and face everything.” this And this is exactly what I’m going to do.”