Sneakers (1992)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.0/10   

Director:

Phil Alden Robinson

Escritores (WGA):

Phil Alden Robinson (written by) and
Lawrence Lasker (written by) ...

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

9 septiembre 1992 (USA)

Género:

Acción | Aventura | Comedia | Crimen | Misterio | Romance | Suspenso

Frase comercial:

We could tell you what it's about. But then, of course, we'd have to kill you.

Plot:

Complex but lighthearted thriller about computers and cryptography, government and espionage, secrets and deception and betrayal.

Plot Keywords:

Computer | Cryptography | Encryption | License Plate | Blindness

Premios:

1 nomination

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Wonderfully scored, thinking ahead of its time . . .

Reparto

Jo Marr	...	College-Aged Cosmo (as Jojo Marr)
Gary Hershberger	...	College-Aged Bishop
Robert Redford	...	Bishop
Sidney Poitier	...	Donald Crease
David Strathairn	...	Erwin 'Whistler' Emory
Dan Aykroyd	...	Mother
River Phoenix	...	Carl
Bodhi Elfman	...	Centurion S&L Night Guard
Denise Dowse	...	Bank Teller
Hanyee	...	Bank Secretary
Timothy Busfield	...	Dick Gordon
Eddie Jones	...	Buddy Wallace
Time Winters	...	Homeless Man
Mary McDonnell	...	Liz
Jun Asai	...	Piano Prodigy

También conocida como:

Héroes por azar (Argentina) (Peru) (Venezuela) [es]
Los fisgones (Spain) [es]
Sneakers, los fisgones (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for brief sexual references.

Duración:

126 min | Canada:118 min (Ontario)

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby

Clasificación:

UK:12 (original rating) | Australia:PG | Netherlands:12 | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Iceland:L | USA:PG-13 (certificate #31961) | South Korea:15 | Peru:14 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | Germany:12 | Spain:7 | UK:15 | Singapore:PG

Locaciones de Filmación:

2nd Street Tunnel, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Compañía:

Universal Pictures

Trivialidades:

Mother wears a t-shirt from the Kingston, Ontario-based band The Tragically Hip, whom Dan Aykroyd loves and promotes. He had them as his musical guests on an episode of "Saturday Night Live" (1975) that he hosted.

Errores:

Boquete en la Historia: If Carl Abegast can get to Cosmo's offices from the ceiling ducts to (help) save Bishop and Liz at the end, why did the Sneakers need to get the voice security password information from Werner Brandes? They could have just sneaked into the offices from the lobby bathroom as does Abegast.

Citas:

[Mother (the conspiracy theorist) is reading a tabloid]
Mother: Cattle mutilations are up.
Donald Crease: Don't.
Mother: Sorry.

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in Takedown (2000)

Banda de Sonido:

Violin Concerto in E

Wonderfully scored, thinking ahead of its time . . .

Despite its relative obscurity, Sneakers is quickly becoming a cult favorite of the internet generation. It's a perfect blend of romance, tech and adventure that highlights the increasing importance of information. The always beautiful Mary McDonnell as Liz doesn't hurt, either. The soundtrack is arguably the best of James Horner's film scores pre-dating Braveheart, with an ethereal jazzy feel that sets the mood from the opening credits.

For an early nineties movie, Sneakers was remarkably forward thinking in its script and plot. Many of its themes have only become more relevant with the flowering of the data network. All in all a great film for those of you who enjoy flicks like Hudson Hawk or Mission Impossible.