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Sneakers -- Complex but lighthearted thriller about computers and cryptography, government and espionage, secrets and deception and betrayal.
Sneakers -- Complex but lighthearted thriller about computers and cryptography, government and espionage, secrets and deception and betrayal.
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Writers (WGA):
Phil Alden Robinson (written by) and
Lawrence Lasker (written by) &
Walter F. Parkes (written by)
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Release Date:
9 September 1992 (USA) See more »
Tagline:
We could tell you what it's about. But then, of course, we'd have to kill you. See more »
Plot:
Complex but lighthearted thriller about computers and cryptography, government and espionage, secrets and deception and betrayal. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
Awards:
1 nomination See more »
User Reviews:
Excellent actors, awesome score, stunning visually See more (100 total) »

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Jo Marr ... College-Aged Cosmo (as Jojo Marr)

Gary Hershberger ... College-Aged Bishop

Robert Redford ... Martin 'Marty' Bishop

Sidney Poitier ... Donald Crease

David Strathairn ... Irwin 'Whistler' Emery

Dan Aykroyd ... Darren 'Mother' Roskow

River Phoenix ... Carl Arbogast

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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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for brief sexual references.
Runtime:
126 min | Canada:118 min (Ontario)
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Trivia:
The term commonly used to describe "information phishing" (e.g., trying to get a person to divulge her password) as applied by hackers, is Social Engineering.See more »
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): The "180 IQ" guy has listed in on his computer profile as being blonde and having blue eyed. In the bar, he is brown haired and has brown eyes.See more »
Quotes:
Mother:Okay, boss, this LTX-71 concealable mike is part of the same system that NASA used when they faked the Apollo Moon landings. They had the astronauts broadcast around the world from a sound stage at Norton Air Force Base in San Bernadino, California. So it worked for them, shouldn't give us too many problems.See more »
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Soundtrack:
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22 out of 31 people found the following review useful.
Excellent actors, awesome score, stunning visually, 11 March 2000
Author: JBoze313 from Evansville, Indiana

Sneakers is, and has been, one of my favorite movies for years. I saw it on Showtime, and I had to buy it on VHS. Soon after the release of DVD, I bought the DVD version and I watch it ALL the time. This movie is awesome in all aspects. I love the cast, and I love the music. I have the soundtrack on CD, and Branford Marsalis on sax adds so much to the movie and its entire mood. As for the story...funny, exciting, thought- provoking. I made a comment about the visuals, I think they were exciting as well. The camera shots and all, hard to explain, but I love it. I especially love the shots at the start of the movie in the snow, that scene as a whole, camera angles, music, lighting---awesome. What I don't get about the movie is this---how come Redford has to ask his off and on "girlfriend" what encryption is? I thought he was a hacker!? There are a few other times in the movie where he and his "crew" ask questions about computer subjects it seems they should know everything about. I never understood that. Well, that's that....I think the movie is a must see.

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