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Release Date:
9 September 1992 (USA)
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Tagline:
We could tell you what it's about. But then, of course, we'd have to kill you. more
Plot:
Complex but lighthearted thriller about computers and cryptography, government and espionage, secrets and deception and betrayal. full summary | add synopsis
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1 nomination
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(11 articles)
Film School 101: Protagonists
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Trailer Park: Shane Acker
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Light-Hearted Caper Film
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Jo Marr | ... | College-Aged Cosmo (as Jojo Marr) |
 | Robert Redford | ... | Bishop |
 | Gary Hershberger | ... | College-Aged Bishop |
 | Sidney Poitier | ... | Donald Crease |
 | David Strathairn | ... | Erwin 'Whistler' Emory |
 | Dan Aykroyd | ... | Mother |
 | River Phoenix | ... | Carl |
 | Bodhi Elfman | ... | Centurion S&L Night Guard |
 | Denise Dowse | ... | Bank Teller |
| Hanyee | ... | Bank Secretary |
| Timothy Busfield | ... | Dick Gordon |
| Eddie Jones | ... | Buddy Wallace |
 | Time Winters | ... | Homeless Man |
 | Mary McDonnell | ... | Liz |
| Jun Asai | ... | Piano Prodigy |
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Rated PG-13 for brief sexual references.
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126 min | Canada:118 min (Ontario)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
UK:12 (original rating) |
Australia:PG (TV rating) |
Netherlands:12 |
Canada:PG (Ontario) |
Iceland:L |
USA:PG-13 (certificate #31961) |
South Korea:15 |
Peru:14 |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-12 |
Germany:12 |
Spain:7 |
UK:15 |
Singapore:PG
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Mother wears a t-shirt from the Kingston, Ontario-based band The Tragically Hip, whom Dan Aykroyd loves and promotes. He had them as his musical guests on an episode of "Saturday Night Live" (1975) that he hosted.
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Factual errors: Dr. Elena Rhyzkov should be actually named Dr. Elena Rhyzkova. In Russian, an a is always added to the end of the surname if it is a woman.
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Featured in The Making of 'Sneakers' (2003) (V)
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Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
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I was drawn to Sneakers because I heard the story was of my favorite genre, a spy thriller. However, I found this movie to be more along the lines of a caper film.
Robert Redford is the leader of a team of experts who break into security systems so that institutions (such as banks) can see how good their system is. The team is made up of a diverse group: an ex-Cia agent (Portier) and three computer whizzes (Ackroyd, Phoenix, and the blind Stratharn). The group has great chemistry and often this leads to some fun humor.
Redford and his team are hired by the government (so they believe) to retrieve a black box that can decode encrypted computer firewalls. After retrieving the black box, the team finds themselves in dire trouble.
I was hoping the film would be more intense, yet Sneakers incorporates a lot of humor. It is a fun film and is enjoyable to watch, but if you are looking for a true spy film, then you may want to pass.
This film more closely resembles recent movies like Ocean's 11 or The Italian Job, popcorn films that have some laughs, some danger, and some suspense.
Redford is really great in this movie as is Straitarn; Mary McDonnell is also very good. Phoenix holds his own. Although far from their best roles, Poitier, James Earl Jones, Ackroyd, and Ben Kingsley are decent.
Overall an enjoyable film which incorporates computer hacking before it was mainstream. Rating 7 of 10 stars.