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Sneakers
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Sneakers is a 1992 crime, heist, black comedy and drama film directed by Phil Alden Robinson, who co-wrote the screenplay with Walter F. Parkes and Lawrence Lasker, both of whom also produced it. It stars Robert Redford, Dan Aykroyd, Ben Kingsley and Mary McDonnell, and concerns computing. John Lindley served as director of photography, Tom Rolf edited the film, James Horner composed the score, and Patrizia von Brandenstein was production designer.
Set and filmed in San Francisco, the film was produced by Universal Pictures. It runs 125 minutes, is rated PG-13, had a budget of $23,000,000, and earned revenue of $105,232,691. It was distributed by Universal Pictures and Netflix.
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6.9When 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.
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
Themes
- hacker
- mathematician
- assignment
- calm
- relaxed
- sympathetic
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Ratings
IMDb
7.1/10
67,631 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
80%
Metacritic
65/100
- Year
- 1992
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 2 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Phil Alden Robinson
- Written by
- Phil Alden Robinson Lawrence Lasker Walter Parkes
- Produced by
- Lawrence Lasker Walter Parkes
- Starring
- Robert Redford Dan Aykroyd Ben Kingsley Mary McDonnell River Phoenix Sidney Poitier David Strathairn
- Cinematography
- John Lindley
- Edited by
- Tom Rolf
- Music by
- James Horner
- Production company
- Universal Pictures
- Distributed by
- Universal Pictures
- Release date
- September 11, 1992 ( 1992-09-11 )
- Running time
- 126 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $23 million
- Box office
- $105.2 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- mystery film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- computing
- Director
- Phil Alden Robinson
- Screenwriter
- Lawrence Lasker
- Cast member
- Bodhi Elfman
- Composer
- James Horner
- Producer
- Walter F. Parkes
- Production company
- Universal Pictures
- Cinematographer
- John Lindley
- Narrative location
- San Francisco
- Filming location
- San Francisco
- Duration
- 126
- FilmAffinity ID
- 233071
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1993-01-28
- film editor
- Tom Rolf
- title
- Sneakers
- distributed by
- Netflix
- production designer
- Patrizia von Brandenstein
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 65/100
- capital cost
- 23000000
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Encyclopedic overview
Sneakers is a 1992 American caper comedy film directed by Phil Alden Robinson from a screenplay co-written with Walter Parkes and Lawrence Lasker. It stars Robert Redford, Dan Aykroyd, Ben Kingsley, Mary McDonnell, River Phoenix, Sidney Poitier and David Strathairn. In the film, Martin (Redford) and his group of security specialists are hired to steal a black box but soon realize the job has nefarious and far-reaching consequences.
Lasker and Parkes first conceived Sneakers in 1981 during pre-production on WarGames (1983). Redford was the first actor attached to the project, and he helped recruit the remaining cast members, as well as Robinson. Several of the characters were inspired by members of the hacking and national defense communities, and the actors improvised several scenes during filming. Principal photography took place on location across California, with filming taking place in San Francisco, Oakland, Simi Valley, and the Courthouse Square backlot at Universal Studios Hollywood.
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