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Sneakers
Sign in to save1992 film directed by Phil Alden Robinson
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6.9When shadowy U.S. intelligence agents blackmail a reformed computer hacker and his eccentric team of security experts into stealing a code-breaking 'black box' from a Soviet-funded genius, they uncover a bigger conspiracy. Now, he and his 'sneakers' must save themselves and the world economy by retrieving the box from their blackmailers.
Cast
- Robert Redford as Bishop
- Sidney Poitier as Crease
- David Strathairn as Whistler
- Dan Aykroyd as Mother
- River Phoenix as Carl
- Ben Kingsley as Cosmo
Themes
- hacker
- mathematician
- assignment
- calm
- relaxed
- sympathetic
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Ratings
IMDb
7.1/10
67,631 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
80%
Metacritic
65/100
- Year
- 1992
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 2 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Phil Alden Robinson
- Written by
- Phil Alden Robinson Lawrence Lasker Walter Parkes
- Produced by
- Lawrence Lasker Walter Parkes
- Starring
- Robert Redford Dan Aykroyd Ben Kingsley Mary McDonnell River Phoenix Sidney Poitier David Strathairn
- Cinematography
- John Lindley
- Edited by
- Tom Rolf
- Music by
- James Horner
- Production company
- Universal Pictures
- Distributed by
- Universal Pictures
- Release date
- September 11, 1992 ( 1992-09-11 )
- Running time
- 126 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $23 million
- Box office
- $105.2 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 126
- FilmAffinity ID
- 233071
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- publication date
- 1993-01-28
- title
- Sneakers
- review score
- 65/100
- capital cost
- 23000000
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Sneakers is a 1992 American caper comedy film directed by Phil Alden Robinson from a screenplay co-written with Walter Parkes and Lawrence Lasker. It stars Robert Redford, Dan Aykroyd, Ben Kingsley, Mary McDonnell, River Phoenix, Sidney Poitier and David Strathairn. In the film, Martin (Redford) and his group of security specialists are hired to steal a black box but soon realize the job has nefarious and far-reaching consequences.
Lasker and Parkes first conceived Sneakers in 1981 during pre-production on WarGames (1983). Redford was the first actor attached to the project, and he helped recruit the remaining cast members, as well as Robinson. Several of the characters were inspired by members of the hacking and national defense communities, and the actors improvised several scenes during filming. Principal photography took place on location across California, with filming taking place in San Francisco, Oakland, Simi Valley, and the Courthouse Square backlot at Universal Studios Hollywood.