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 bigger conspiracy. Now, he and his 'sneakers' must save themselves and the world economy by retrieving the box from their blackmailers.
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Ben Kingsley | Cosmo |
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Dan Aykroyd | Mother |
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James Earl Jones | Mr. Bernard Abbott |
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David Strathairn | Whistler |
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Stephen Tobolowsky | Dr. Werner Brandes |
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Donal Logue | Dr. Gunter Janek |
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Robert Redford | Bishop |
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George Cheung | Chinese Restaurant Singer |
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Mary McDonnell | Liz |
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Lee Garlington | Dr. Elena Rhyzkov |
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Denise Dowse | Bank Teller |
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Michael Milhoan | Russian Driver |
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Bodhi Elfman | Centurion S&L Night Guard |
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River Phoenix | Carl |
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Eddie Jones | Buddy Wallace |
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Timothy Busfield | Dick Gordon |
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Sidney Poitier | Crease |
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Time Winters | Homeless Man |
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Jeff Daniel Phillips | Playtronics Perimeter Guard |
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George Hearn | Gregor |
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Al Foster | Playtronics Desk Guard - Night |
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Gary Hershberger | College-Aged Bishop |
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Roger Callard | NSA Agent |
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Tony Winters | Male NSA Agent |
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Ellaraino | Mrs. Crease |
Director | Phil Alden Robinson |
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Writer | Phil Alden Robinson, Lawrence Lasker, Walter F. Parkes | |
Producer | William M. Elvin, Lawrence Lasker, Walter F. Parkes, Lindsley Parsons Jr. | |
Musician | James Horner | |
Photography | John Lindley |