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Sneakers
1992
A computer expert (Robert Redford) heads a team of renegade hackers who test security systems. His past comes back to haunt him when government agents blackmail the "Sneakers" into carrying out a covert operation: track down an elusive black box filled with national security secrets. Read more
| Starring | Robert Redford, Dan Aykroyd, Ben Kingsley, Mary McDonnell |
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| Director | Phil Alden Robinson |
| Genres | Action/Adventure |
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Sneakers
A computer expert (Robert Redford) heads a team of renegade hackers who test security systems. His past comes back to haunt him when government agents blackmail the "Sneakers" into carrying out a covert operation: track down an elusive black box filled with national security secrets.
| Starring | Robert Redford, Dan Aykroyd, Ben Kingsley, Mary McDonnell, River Phoenix, Sidney Poitier, David Strathairn, James Earl Jones |
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| Director | Phil Alden Robinson |
| Studio | 4 FRONT VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Dubbed | French, German, Italian, Spanish |
| Subtitles | DVD: Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish |
| Released | DVD: 18 Apr 2005 Production year: 1992 |
| Format | DVD |
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After the feel-good mythology of Field of Dreams, director Phil Alden Robinson changed tack completely and came up with this smart and snappy caper that is blessed with a sparkling script and an outstanding ensemble cast. Robert Redford, graciously sending himself up just a little, plays the former student radical who now makes a living heading a team that is paid to break into hi-tech buildings to show up lapses in security systems. However, his past returns to haunt him when he is blackmailed into stealing the ultimate codebreaker. Ignore the holes in plot logic and savour the relaxed and unselfish comic interplay from a cast that includes River Phoenix, Dan Aykroyd, Sidney Poitier, David Strathairn and Mary McDonnell.
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This is a bizarre hybrid, a hi-tech caper movie with lo-tech charm; an action pic with incongruously mellow Californian... read more on Time Out
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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
A brilliant charming film, a classic
This film may be one of the best I have seen in many years, and I am writing this in 2004.
This is a charming film with just the right amount of humor, and unlike many modern films it doesnt patronise the audience in any way. The all-star cast put on a superb performance, the writing is sharp and witty, and the plot is full, intelligent and engrossing.
This film is delightful, with just the right mix of tension, humor, action and most of all it is pure fun. This timeless film is a jewel that you will want to watch again and again! -
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Simple but pleasant
Okay, the plot is as complex as a straight line (and depends on all the actors telling all the other actors something they all already know), and the writers have to do some higly vigorous hand-waving as they skate over the technological holes ('Look! This line on the oscilloscope _proves_ that my theory is correct!').
But this is still quite a good movie, with lots of famous faces (even though Dan Ackroyd is shamefully under-used); ideal Sunday afternoon fodder.
I'm glad I didn't pony up ?4-odd for this at the rental shop, but worth adding to your list here.
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