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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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(From Atomic Popcorn. 1 November 2009, 4:57 AM, PST)
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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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Runtime:
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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The warehouse set that the characters are in having a party after getting the device is modeled on the set of the warehouse party in The Conversation (1974).
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Continuity: During the manhunt for Martin in the PlayTronics building, some of the security monitor shots are of the same hallway Martin wandered through getting to Janek's lab.
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[Bishop and his team are spying on Dr. Gunter Janek]
Dr. Elena Rhyzkov: [panting and moaning] Oh! Gunter! Oh, Gunter! Let's do what we did in Mexico City! Oh, Gunter...
Martin Bishop: Huh. I didn't know you could do *that* in Mexico City.
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Dr. Elena Rhyzkov: [panting and moaning] Oh! Gunter! Oh, Gunter! Let's do what we did in Mexico City! Oh, Gunter...
Martin Bishop: Huh. I didn't know you could do *that* in Mexico City.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in The Making of 'Sneakers' (2003) (V)
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Soundtrack:
String Quartet #1 In E Minor 'From My Life'
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I resent another IMDB user's assumption that anyone who likes this movie has got to have an IQ of 2. What exactly does that mean? I am an intelligent moviegoer and I loved Sneakers. And I know others who are much more intelligent than me and some who I would even guess are certifiable geniuses who also loved this movie.
This movie is captivating. As other people have written, Sneakers can be watched over and over again. Its a suspense thriller that doesn't try to blind you with so many special effects that you lose sight of the fact that less than five minutes was used to create and edit the script (ie. Mission Impossible 2).
This is a fun movie for anybody who is a team player. Its very entertaining to see how each member of Redford's team brings an essential element to the task at hand. There are a couple of scenes where some things are far fetched, but nothing outside the rhelm of possibility. There is nothing that makes you groan in disgust, as if say you were watching any scene in a John Woo film. For a movie like this to work it has to be believable, and this is believable.
Sneakers is original in its ideas and the characters are very likable. Even the villian possesses qualities that make you like him. Each character is developed enough so that by the end of the movie you want to be a part of the team. Its just that much fun to watch. 10/10