Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 147 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Violence
- Moderate
Why tonight?
- Reviewed better than most films in the catalogue.
The story
Two gangsters seek revenge on the state jail worker who during their stay at a youth prison sexually abused them. A sensational court hearing takes place to charge him for the crimes.
- child abuse
- sexual abuse
- based on novel or book
- court case
- court
- gangster
- repayment
- sadistic
- narration
- pastor
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Jason Patric — Shakes
- Brad Pitt — Michael
- Minnie Driver — Carol
- Brad Renfro — Young Michael
- Ron Eldard — John
- Billy Crudup — Tommy
- Vittorio Gassman — King Benny
- Terry Kinney — Ralph
- Frank Medrano — Fat Mancho
- Jonathan Tucker — Young Tommy
- Geoffrey Wigdor — Young John
- Directed
- Barry Levinson
- Written
- Barry Levinson
Production
- Rating
- 7.6 / 10 · 4,022 ratings
- Studio
- Propaganda Films, Baltimore Pictures
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
