Sneakers
A reformed computer hacker leads his eclectic team of security experts on a high‑stakes heist to retrieve a mysterious code‑breaking “black box,” only to discover they’re being double‑crossed by shadowy intelligence agents and must outwit them before the device triggers a global economic collapse.
“We could tell you what it's about. But then, of course, we'd have to kill you.”
Synopsis
When 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 larger conspiracy. Now, he and his "sneakers" must save themselves and the world economy by retrieving the box from their blackmailers.
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A crew of 64+ credited
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Edited by Tom RolfShot by John LindleyScored by James HornerDesigned by Patrizia Von Brandenstein
Box Office
1992 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 4.6× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$105.2M
US & Canada: $51.4M — 49% of worldwide · International: $53.8M (51%)
Opening weekend: $10.0M — 20% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $13.3M — 26% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 1,731 theaters
Also known as
- Sneakers - Die Lautlosende
- Los fisgoneses
- Les Expertsfr
- I signori della truffait
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Cast & Crew
64 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Robert Redford
as Bishop
Dan Aykroyd
as Mother
Sidney Poitier
as Crease
David Strathairn
as Whistler
Jo Marr
as College-Aged Cosmo
Gary Hershberger
as College-Aged Bishop
River Phoenix
as Carl
Ben Kingsley
as Cosmo
Denise Dowse
as Bank Teller
Bodhi Elfman
as Centurion S&L Night Guard
Timothy Busfield
as Dick Gordon
Mary Mcdonnell
as Liz
Supporting cast
43Hanyee
as Bank Secretary
Donal Logue
as Dr. Gunter Janek
Eddie Jones
as Buddy Wallace
James Earl Jones
as Mr. Bernard Abbott
Time Winters
as Homeless Man
Jun Asai
as Piano Prodigy
George Hearn
as Gregor
Lee Garlington
as Dr. Elena Rhyzkov
John Shepard
as Coolidge Institute Guard
Ellaraino
as Mrs. Crease
Shayna Hollinquist
as Melissa Crease
Dayna Hollinquist
as Melissa Crease
Jacqueline Brand
as Kiev String Quartet
Julie Gigante
as Kiev String Quartet
Victoria Miskolczy
as Kiev String Quartet
David Speltz
as Kiev String Quartet
Leslie Hardy
as Gregor’s Date
John Moio
as Gregor’s Chauffeur
James Craven
as FBI Agent
Rc Everbeck
as 2nd FBI Agent
Ernie Tetrault
as TV Anchorman
Lori Hall
as NSA Phone Operator
Stephen Tobolowsky
as Dr. Werner Brandes
George Cheung
as Chinese Restaurant Singer
Hayward Soo Hoo
as Chinese Restaurant Waiter
Michael Kinney
as Playtronics Desk Guard - Day
Rudy Francis Nemetz
as Playtronics Desk Guard - Day
Ralph Monaco
as Playtronic Lobby Guard - Day
Paul Jenkins
as Playtronics Lobby Guard - Night
Alex Foster
as Playtronics Desk Guard - Night
George Hartmann
as Playtronics Stairwell Guard
Jeff Daniel Phillips
as Playtronics Perimeter Guard
Michael Boston
as Playtronics Perimeter Guard
Tony Winters
as Male NSA Agent
Jeff Joy
as Male NSA Agent
Amy Benedict
as Female NSA Agent
Roger Callard
as NSA Agent (uncredited)
Cheryl Chambers
as College Geek (uncredited)
Shawn Flanagan
as Driver Outside Post Office (uncredited)
Ryal Haakenson
as Man Walking Across the Lobby (uncredited)
Richard Lawrence
as Russian Waiter (uncredited)
Sky Siewerski
as Security Guard (uncredited)
Michael Milhoan
as Russian Driver (uncredited)
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