Swoon

Swoon

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Gay | Homophobia

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  • Genre(s): Drama
  • Language(s): English
  • Director(s): Tom Kalin
  • Cast(s): Craig Chester, Ron Vawter, Adina Porter, Todd Haynes, Pamela Koffler See all Cast & Crew
  • Duration: 1h 22min
  • Music: James Bennett
  • Award(s): Caligari Film 1992 (Won)
    Grand Jury Prize 1992 (Nominated) Awards List
  • Similar To: Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War, Song Sung Blue
  • Story:
    In a film based on actual events, teenagers Nathan Leopold Jr. (Craig Chester) and Richard Loeb (Daniel Schlachet) share a dangerous sexual bond and an amoral outlook on life. They spend afternoons breaking into storefronts and engaging in petty crimes, until the calculating Nathan ups the ante by kidnapping, and murdering, a young boy. When the body is found, all evidence leads to Nathan and Richard, whose strange relationship makes the case one of the most talked-about trials of the 1920s.
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STORY

Story
In a film based on actual events, teenagers Nathan Leopold Jr. (Craig Chester) and Richard Loeb (Daniel Schlachet) share a dangerous sexual bond and an amoral outlook on life. They spend afternoons breaking into storefronts and engaging in petty crimes, until the calculating Nathan ups the ante by kidnapping, and murdering, a young boy. When the body is found, all evidence leads to Nathan and Richard, whose strange relationship makes the case one of the most talked-about trials of the 1920s.

AWARDS

Won
Open Palm Award

1992 | Tom

FIPRESCI Prize Award

Competition | 1992 | Tom

Cinematography Award

Dramatic | 1992 | Ellen

Teddy Award

Best Feature Film | 1992 | Tom

Nominations
Grand Jury Prize Award

Dramatic | 1992 | Tom

Independent Spirit Award

Best First Feature | 1993 | Christine

Best Director | 1993 | Tom

Best Male Lead | 1993 | Craig

Best Cinematography | 1993 | Ellen

Critics Award

1992 | Tom

BOX OFFICE

Budget 250,000 USD

Box Office Collection 340,147 USD

TRIVIA AND POPULAR DIALOGUES

Trivia

Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, the real killers, appear in archival footage sampled in the film. These shots, and most of the other footage in the film, were provided by the Chicago Historical Society.

In one night scene lit by car headlights, the "headlights" are actually just two halogen work lamps mounted on a C-stand.

The film was shot in two different blocks of time: first in October-November or 1990, then in August 1991. Craig Chester had to grow his hair back out after shaving it for the prison scenes, and then had his head shaved again when more prison scenes had to be filmed. The very first scenes shot was the kidnapping and the call from the phone booth.

Daniel Schlachet's mother in the film is played by Barbara Bleier, who is his mother in real life.

The barber shaving Craig Chester in one scene is played by Jim Crawford, who did hair and makeup for the film. He is also the prison barber shaving the boys' heads later in the film.

Popular Dialogues

"Nathan Leopold Jr.: If I do what you want... Richard Loeb: I'll do what you want."