Sneakers

19921992
PG-13PG-13
2h 6min

Sneakers (1992)

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Comedy Crime Drama

A security pro finds his past coming back to haunt him, when he and his unique team are tasked with retrieving a particularly important item.A security pro finds his past coming back to haunt him, when he and his unique team are tasked with retrieving a particularly important item.A security pro finds his past coming back to haunt him, when he and his unique team are tasked with retrieving a particularly important item.

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Awards
- 2 nominations

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Sneakers (1992)

Dan Aykroyd, River Phoenix, Robert Redford, David Strathairn, Mary McDonnell, and Sidney Poitier in Sneakers (1992)

Dan Aykroyd, River Phoenix, Robert Redford, David Strathairn, Mary McDonnell, and Sidney Poitier in Sneakers (1992)

Dan Aykroyd, River Phoenix, Robert Redford, David Strathairn, Mary McDonnell, and Sidney Poitier in Sneakers (1992)

Dan Aykroyd, River Phoenix, Robert Redford, David Strathairn, Mary McDonnell, and Sidney Poitier in Sneakers (1992)

Dan Aykroyd, River Phoenix, Robert Redford, and Sidney Poitier in Sneakers (1992)

Dan Aykroyd, River Phoenix, Robert Redford, and Sidney Poitier in Sneakers (1992)

River Phoenix in Sneakers (1992)

Dan Aykroyd and Robert Redford in Sneakers (1992)

Robert Redford in Sneakers (1992)

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Martin Bishop is the head of a group of experts who specialize in testing security systems. When he is blackmailed by government agents into stealing a top secret black box, the team find themselves embroiled in a game of danger and intrigue. After they recover the box, they discover that it has the capability to decode all existing encryption systems around the world, and that the agents who hired them didn't work for the government after all. —Graeme Roy <gsr@cbmamiga.demon.co.uk>

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Taglines
- We could tell you what it's about. But then, of course, we'd have to kill you.
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG-13 for brief sexual references
Parents guide

Trivia
When Martin (Robert Redford) and Cosmo (Sir Ben Kingsley) attempt their initial prank at the beginning of the movie, the façade building seen is the famous Hill Valley clock tower from the Back to the Future (1985) trilogy.

Goofs
To circumvent the thermal security sensors, the temperature in Cosmo's office is raised to 98.6° F to match normal internal body temperature. Coming from a normal room temperature environment, Bishop's exposed skin would have been only about 91° to 94°, and his clothing even cooler, about 85° to 89°. This may have been enough of a difference to set off the alarm. The office should only have been warmed up to about 90°.

Quotes
Cosmo: There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!

Crazy credits
In the theatrical trailer, the case members' names were first presented as anagrams, then rearranged to spell correctly. They were: fort red border - Robert Redford a york dandy - Dan Aykroyd kneel by sing - Ben Kingsely carney mend moll - Mary McDonnell rionveih irnep - River Phoenix I edit spin yore - Sidney Poitier ad variant thirds - David Strathairn

Alternate versions
The line "Who's going to save the world Marty? Greenpeace?" in the dubbed Spanish version (DVD) becomes "Who's going to save the world Marty? The military?"

Connections
Edited into The Green Fog (2017)

Soundtracks
Really
Written by Mike Bloomfield & Al Kooper
Performed by Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper & Stephen Stills (as Steven Stills)
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

Top review

7/10

Guilty Pleasure

There are a bunch of movies which might not be GREAT, but really good, and you can watch them over and over again. Rainy day movies. "Sneakers" is without a doubt such a movie.

It is a lightweight caper which gets into a higher division thanks to the acting: Redford is always good, as is Strathairn, Kingsley and McDonnell. The other actors do a really good job as well, but these four stand out in my opinion.

There are twists and turns in the script, Great San Francisco locations and lots of underplayed humor in this film, all contributing to that the movie can be seen several times.

Take it for what it is, and you'll have a really good time in front of the TV.

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Release date
- September 11, 1992 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Languages
Also known as
- Héroes por azar
Filming locations
- Countrywide Home Loans Corporate Headquarters, Simi Valley, California, USA
Production companies
- Parkes/Lasker productions
- Universal Pictures
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Budget
- $23,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $51,432,691
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $10,031,145
- Sep 13, 1992
Gross worldwide
- $105,232,691

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Runtime
- 2h 6min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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