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Cast

Robert Redford
as Martin Bishop

Sidney Poitier
as Donald Crease

River Phoenix
as Carl Arbogast

Dan Aykroyd
as Mother

Ben Kingsley
as Cosmo

David Strathairn
as Whistler

Mary McDonnell
as Liz

Timothy Busfield
as Dick Gordon

George Hearn
as Gregor

Stephen Tobolowsky
as Dr. Werner Brandes

James Earl Jones
as Bernard Abbott

Gary Hershberger
as College-Aged Bishop

Jojo Marr
as College-Aged Cosmo

Bodhi Elfman
as Centurion Night Guard

Denise Dowse
as Bank Teller

Eddie Jones
as Buddy Wallace

Juel Bestrop

Donal Logue
as Dr. Gunter Janek

Lee Garlington
as Dr. Elena Rhyzkov

Hanyee
as Bank Secretary

Tim Winters
as Homeless Man

Jun Asai
as Piano Prodigy

John Shepard
as Collidge Institute Guard

Ellaraino
as Mrs. Crease

Shayna Hollinquist
as Melissa Crease

Dayna Hollinquist
as Melissa Crease

Jacqueline Brand
as Kiev String Quartet Member

Julie Gigante
as Kiev String Quartet Member

Victoria Miskolczy
as Kiev String Quartet Member

David Speltz
as Kiev String Quartet Member

Leslie Hardy
as Gregor's Date

John Moio
as Gregor's Chauffeur

James Craven
as FBI Agent

R.C. Everbeck
as 2nd FBI Agent

Ernie Tetrault
as TV Anchorman

Lori Hall
as NSA Phone Operator

George Cheung
as Chinese Restuarant Singer

Hayward Soo Hoo
as Chinese Restaurant Waiter

Michael Kinney
as Playtronics Desk Day Guard

Rudy Francis Nementz
as Playtronics Desk Day Guard

Ralph Monaco
as Playtronics Lobby Day Guard

Paul Jenkins
as Playtronics Lobby Night Guard

Al Foster
as Playtronics Desk Night Guard

George Hartmann
as Playtronics Stairwell Guard

Jeff Phillips
as Playtronics Perimeter Guard

Michael Boston
as Playtronics Perimeter Guard

Anthony Winters
as Male NSA Agent

Jeff Joy
as Male NSA Agent

Amy Benedict
as Female NSA Agent

Roger Callard
as NSA agent (uncredited)

Michael Milhoan
as Russian Driver

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Audience Reviews for Sneakers

• Oct 22, 2013

  It is extraordinarily corny, and the screenwriting is quite mediocre, yet the film does engage with an interesting, complex plot and thrilling sequences.
  

  Matthew Samuel M Super Reviewer
• Oct 23, 2012

  Superb spy action comedy with director Robinson getting all parts clicking like a key turning tumblers in a lock. Robert Redford in top form as reformed hacker leading a top flight cast including Sidney Poitier and Ben Kingsley. Great moments of unraveling mysteries and filled with quality gags that don't undermine the suspense. Most action comedies tilt too heavily one way or the other but <i>Sneakers</i> finds the perfect balance from start to finish.
  Doctor S Super Reviewer
• Jul 19, 2011

  A team of hackers must steal a mysterious black box. At the time, before the Internet became as ubiquitous as it is, this must have seemed cutting edge and revolutionary. Today, it doesn't play as well and must rely on the strength of its cast, which, on first glance, promises to be quite good. But midway through the film, I got the feeling that these were just actors having fun being actors. What results is a fairly basic thriller/comedy, and while it's entertaining, in the words of one critic, "There's precious little that will stay with you." Overall, <i>Sneakers</i> is a decent way to waste two hours, but don't go looking for anything more than light-hearted entertainment.
  Jim H Super Reviewer
• Apr 20, 2011

  What a cast - Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier, Dan Aykroyd, River Phoenix, David Strathairn, Mary McDonnell and Ben Kingsley!! This tale of intrigue and high-tech suspense is fun to watch as a team of Hackers are hired to hack into systems to see how tight their security is and if they are as safe as they think. It really gets exciting as they go after this "black box" that can decrypt computer codes whereby they can have access to the FBI, CIA, airports, etc but when the past of one of the hackers catches up with them this puts all of their lives in danger. Dan Akroyd did a great job playing the role as "Mother" who believes every conspiracy theory ever devised and Redford as the guy who gets all the dangerous tasks or as Poitier puts it "all the fun stuff." Ben Kingsley plays the maniacal Cosmo with his two cold-blooded operatives, Timothy Busfield and Eddie Jones.
  Deb S Super Reviewer

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