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Sneakers
When 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.
1992 · Directed by Phil Alden Robinson · 125 min · Comedy · Crime · Drama · 18 frames
Tagline
We could tell you what it's about. But then, of course, we'd have to kill you.
Crew
- Screenplay: Walter F. Parkes, Phil Alden Robinson, Lawrence Lasker
- Cinematography: John Lindley
- Edited by: Tom Rolf
- Music: James Horner
- Production design: Patrizia von Brandenstein
- Produced by: Lawrence Lasker, Walter F. Parkes
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
- Denise Dowse as Bank Teller
- Timothy Busfield as Dick Gordon
- Mary McDonnell as Liz
- Donal Logue as Dr. Gunter Janek
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English, Italian, Mandarin, Russian, French
- Studios: Universal Pictures
- Budget: $23,000,000
- Box office: $105,232,691
- Themes: hacker, san francisco, california, mathematician, assignment, heist, caper, cybersecurity, calm, 1990s, relaxed
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