Sneakers

Robert Redford Director: Phil Alden Robinson Phil Alden Robinson

Overview

In this tech-thriller from director Phil Alden Robinson, a group of five renegade computer hackers, led by Martin Bishop (Robert Redford), are hired by the government to steal a black box, containing a code-breaking machine, from the mathematician who invented the device. The government is able to persuade Martin to take the job by convincing him that they will drop a decades-old federal warrant for his involvement in computer fraud. Martin agrees and he takes his team on the mission, eventually taking the box. Shortly after the hackers have stolen the device, the mathematician turns up dead. Before long, the quintet realize that they've gotten themselves into more than they'd originally bargained for, as Bishop's old rival Cosmo (Ben Kingsley) enters into the fold. The eclectic ensemble also includes River Phoenix, Sidney Poitier, Dan Aykroyd, David Strathairn, Mary McDonnell, and James Earl Jones.

Product Details

Release Date:	07/14/2015
UPC:	0025192231568
Original Release:	1992
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Universal Studios
Time:	2:06:00

Special Features

The Making of Sneakers; Feature Commentary with Writer/Director Phil Alden Robinson; Theatrical Trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Robert Redford	Martin Bishop
Sidney Poitier	Donald Crease
Ben Kingsley	Cosmo
Dan Aykroyd	Mother
Mary McDonnell	Liz
River Phoenix	Carl Arbogast
David Strathairn	Erwin "Whistler" Emory
Timothy Busfield	Dick Gordon
George Hearn	Gregor
Eddie Jones	Buddy Wallace
Donal Logue	Dr. Gunter Janek
Lee Garlington	Dr. Elena Rhyzkov
Stephen Tobolowsky	Dr. Werner Brandes
James Earl Jones	Mr. Bernard Abbott
Jo Jo Marr	College-Aged Cosmo
Gary Hershberger	College-Aged Martin Bishop
Juel Bestrop	Actor
Risa Bramon Garcia	Actor
John Moio	Gregor's Chauffeur
Rudy Francis Nementz	Playtronics Desk Guard-Day
Hayward Soo-Hoo	Chinese Restaurant Waiter
Bodhi Elfman	Centurion S&L Night Guard
Denise Dowse	Bank Teller
Hanyee	Bank Secretary
Tim Winters	Homeless Man
Jun Asai	Piano Prodigy
John Shepard	Collidge Institute Guard
Ellaraino	Mrs. Crease
Dayna Hollinquist	Melissa Crease
Jacqueline Brand	Kiev String Quartet Member
Julie Gigante	Kiev String Quartet Member
Victoria Miskolczy	Kiev String Quartet Member
David Speltz	Kiev String Quartet Member
Leslie Hardy	Gregor's Date
James Craven	FBI Agent
R.C. Everbeck	2nd FBI Agent
Ernie Tetrault	TV Anchorman
Lori Hall	NSA Phone Operator
Michael Kinney	Playtronics Desk Guard-Day
Ralph Monaco	Playtronics Lobby Guard-Day
Paul Jenkins	Playtronics Lobby Guard-Night
Foster	Playtronics Desk Guard-Night
George Hartmann	Playtronics Stairwell Guard
Jeffrey Daniel Phillips	Playtronics Perimeter Guard
Michael Boston	Playtronics Perimeter Guard
Anthony Winters	Male NSA Agent
Jeff Joy	Male NSA Agent
Amy Benedict	Female NSA Agent
Roger Callard	NSA agent (uncredited)
Michael Milhoan	Russian Driver
George Cheung	Chinese Restaurant Singer

Technical Credits

Phil Alden Robinson

Lawrence Lasker

Walter Parkes

Phil Alden Robinson	Director,Screenwriter
Juel Bestrop	Casting
Patrizia Von Brandenstein	Production Designer
Keith Brian Burns	Set Decoration/Design
William M. Elvin	Associate Producer
Risa Bramon Garcia	Casting
James Horner	Score Composer
Lawrence Lasker	Producer,Screenwriter
John Lindley	Cinematographer
Branford Marsalis	Score Composer
James Murakami	Set Decoration/Design
Walter Parkes	Producer,Screenwriter
Lindsley Parsons	Producer
Bernie Pollack	Costumes/Costume Designer
Tom Rolf	Editor
Samara Schaffer	Set Decoration/Design
James Tocci	Set Decoration/Design
Dianne I. Wager	Art Director

Editorial Reviews

Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier, Dan Ackroyd, and Ben Kingsley headline a star-studded cast for this clever, suspenseful thriller that plays upon the dawn of the information age. Redford, taut and intelligent, delivers one of his more definitive modern-day performances. Set in the San Francisco Bay Area, in the shadow of Silicon Valley, the film explores the infinite possibilities of computer advancements -- both positive and negative -- in a very sleek manner. With a careful hand, Phil Alden Robinson achieves a commensurate level of tightly wound thrills in direct proportion to the sharply detailed script. The one drawback is the rather uneven pace: at times lightning quick, sacrificing clarity, at other points slow and lackadaisical. River Phoenix and James Earl Jones lend support to the already capable and eclectic cast. The appropriately technocratic tone of the film rivals or surpasses later attempts at the same subject matter (The Net, Hackers).

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