Sneakers
Brief Synopsis
Story about a team of security experts who naively enter into a covert government operation after their leader is blackmailed.
Cast & Crew
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Phil Alden Robinson
Director
Robert Redford
Sidney Poitier
Dan Aykroyd
River Phoenix
Ben Kingsley
Film Details
Also Known As
experts
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Crime
Thriller
Release Date
1992
Distribution Company
Universal Pictures
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA; San Francisco, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 5m
Synopsis
Story about a team of security experts who naively enter into a covert government operation after their leader is blackmailed.
Cast
Robert Redford
Sidney Poitier
Dan Aykroyd
River Phoenix
Ben Kingsley
Mary Mcdonnell
Jo Jo Marr
Timothy Busfield
Ellaraino
R C Everbeck
Jeffrey Daniel Phillips
James Craven
Julie Gigante
Performer
Leslie Hardy
David C. Potter
Lead Person
Al Foster
Lori Hall
Paul Jenkins
Eddie Jones
George W Hartmann
Anthony Winters
Michael Kinney
Tommy Samona
Lead Person
John Shepherd
Bodhi Elfman
George Hearn
Ernie Tetrault
Time Winters
Michael Boston
Donal Logue
John Moio
Stephen Tobolowsky
Hanyee
David Strathairn
James Earl Jones
George Kee Cheung
Hayward Soo Hoo
Rudy Francis Nementz
Shayna Hollinquist
Dayna Hollinquist
Ralph Monaco
Amy Benedict
David Speltz
Performer
Jun Asai
Performer
Lee Garlington
Jeff Joy
Denise Dowse
Jacqueline Brand
Performer
Victoria Miskolozy
Performer
Gary Hershberger
Crew
Michael Adams
Stunts
Leonard Adelman
Consultant
Peter Albiez
Other
Tom Allen
Apprentice
Larz Anderson
Other
Nancy C Aprile
Production Auditor
Fabiana Arrastia
Assistant Production Coordinator
Billy G Arter
Driver
Ed Arter
Transportation Coordinator
Tina M Arter
Transportation
George Ashton
Swing Gang
Dustin Ault
Grip
Herb Ault
Key Grip
Johann Sebastian Bach
Music
Chris Baird
Assistant Editor
Bill Baldwin
Adr Editor
John Bankson
Assistant Property Master
Steve Beeson
Production Auditor
Frank Bennett
Music Arranger
Brett Bentley
Graphic Artist
Juel Bestrop
Casting
Fred Blau Jr.
Makeup
Mike Bloomfield
Song Performer
Mike Bloomfield
Song
Nat Bocking
Props Assistant
Jonathan Borofsky
Special Thanks To
Nandi Bowe
Assistant Director
Risa Bramon Garcia
Casting
Eddie Braun
Stunts
Bernie R Brothers
Other
Sally Brundage
Negative Cutting
Milton C Burrow
Sound Editor
Neil Burrow
Sound Editor
Scott Burrow
Sound Editor
Willie Burton
Sound Mixer
Charlie Byrd
Song Performer
Camilla Calamandrei
Camera Assistant
Keith Campbell
Stunts
Kelly Cantley
Dga Trainee
Tom Cantrell
Electrician
Richard L Carden
Dolly Grip
Jamale Case
Other
Jeff Charbonneau
Music
George Kee Cheung
Song Performer
George Kee Cheung
Interpreter
Frederic Chopin
Music Composer
Carl Ciarfalio
Stunts
R Cinder
Other
Robin Citrin
Location Manager
Robert L Clark
Other
Robbie Conal
Special Thanks To
Blake Cornett
Assistant Sound Editor
Don Covay
Song
Jim Croce
Song
Gordon Davidson
Sound Editor
Miles Davis
Song
Miles Davis
Song Performer
Sandy De Crescent
Music Contractor
Brad Dechter
Music Arranger
Sonia Delaunay
Special Thanks To
Albert Delgado
Special Effects Foreman
Vinicius Demoraes
Song
Dennis Dewaay
Construction Coordinator
Stephen Dewey
Sound Effects
Ronald B. Dinson
Transportation Captain
Cynthia Drennon
Special Thanks To
David Dunbar
Electrician
Bob Dylan
Song
Bob Dylan
Song Performer
Alan Edmistein
Assistant Director
William M Elvin
Associate Producer
William M Elvin
Assistant Director
Susan Fanara
Assistant
Steven E Fegley
Foreman
Andrea Mae Fenton
Other
Jim Fine
Electrician
Glory Fioramonti
Stunts
Michael G Fisher
Music
Jim Flamberg
Music Editor
Will Fowler
Other
Andrew Francis
Production Assistant
Helen Frankenthaler
Special Thanks To
Aretha Franklin
Song Performer
Leigh French
Adr
Melinda Sue Gordon
Photography
Paul Gray
Special Thanks To
Ralph Grierson
Music
Kurt Grossi
Grip
Steve Grumette
Digital Effects Supervisor
Tamara Guthrie-muro
Hair
Shawn Hanley
Production Assistant
Robert Wayne Harris
Sound
George W Hartmann
Driver
Orwin C Harvey
Stunts
Jim Henrikson
Music Editor
Michael Herbick
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert Herron
Stunts
Phil Hetos
Color Timer
Shelley Rae Hinton
Adr Editor
Mike Hodges
Grip
Larry Holt
Stunts
James Horner
Music
David L Horton
Foley Editor
Mentor Huebner
Production
James E Hurd
Swing Gang
Terrance James
Stunts
Robert E Jason
Lighting Technician
Ricky Jay
Consultant
Antonio Carlos Jobim
Song
Melvin Jones
Stunts
Marie A Kaderbeck
Wardrobe
Steve Kallas
Foreman
Uncle J Kamen
Adr Editor
Doc Kane
Adr Mixer
Lawrence Karman
Camera Operator
Andi Kasen
Apprentice
Aaron Katz
Video Assist/Playback
Cary Kelly
Transportation Co-Captain
Vicki Shaki Khan
Associate Editor
Kenny King
Best Boy
Henry Kline
Camera Assistant
Al Kooper
Song
Al Kooper
Song Performer
Lawrence Lasker
Screenplay
Lawrence Lasker
Producer
Robert Laux
Production
Thomas W Lay
Production
Julius Leflore
Stunts
Harry Lessing
Video Playback
Marvin E. Lewis
Boom Operator
Gary Liddiard
Makeup Artist
John Lindley
Director Of Photography
Janet Londsdale
Accounting Assistant
Robert Mapplethorpe
Special Thanks To
Branford Marsalis
Music
Larry Mccarron
Grip
Dan Mccleary
Special Thanks To
Sean Mccormack
Foley Recordist
Dennis Mccurdy
Apprentice
Janine Mceuen
Assistant Set Dresser
Bill Mcintosh
Stunts
David Menapace
Driver
Dexter Miller
Accountant
Don Miloyevich
Property Master
Donald O Mitchell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Frank Montano
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert Bruce Moore
Craft Service
Dave Morrison
Grip
J Michael Muro
Steadicam Operator
Shawn Murphy
Music
Davia Nelson
Location Casting
Bunny Parker-adamson
Hair
Walter F. Parkes
Producer
Walter F. Parkes
Screenplay
Lindsley Parsons Jr.
Executive Producer
Lindsley Parsons Jr.
Production Manager
Gregory B Pena
Wardrobe
Hugo Pena
Costume Supervisor
Kenneth Pepiot
Special Effects Coordinator
Joel Peskin
Music
Jeffrey W Petersen
Lighting
Denney Pierce
Stunts
Brian T Pitts
Camera Assistant
Stefanie Lee Pleet
Liaison
Bernie Pock
Stunts
Bernie Pollack
Costume Designer
Pat Ralston
Electrician
Joe E. Rand
Music
Glenn H Randall
Stunt Coordinator
Spiro Razatos
Stunts
Rod Robertson
Rigging Gaffer
Phil Alden Robinson
Screenplay
Tom Rolf
Editor
Karin Roulo
Foley Mixer
Samara Schaffer
Set Decorator
Eva Schroeder
Assistant Location Manager
Peter Schwartz
Special Thanks To
Rick Seaman
Stunts
Lisa K Sessions
Assistant Set Dresser
Chester L Slomka
Sound Editor
Bedrich Smetana
Music
Gordon Smith
Driver
Jeff Smolek
Stunts
Margaret Solow
Assistant
Steve Spiker
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Dave St Onge
Electrician
Robert Stephan
Other
Stephen Stills
Song
Mark Stock
Special Thanks To
John Strauchs
Consultant
Wesley Strick
Screenplay
Donald Sultan
Special Thanks To
Mike Sweeny
Swing Gang
Audrey Trent
Foley Artist
Jerry Trent
Foley Artist
Ian Underwood
Music
Cynthia Upstill
Script Supervisor
Mary Vernieu
Casting Associate
Patrizia Von Brandenstein
Production Designer
Dianne Wager
Art Director
Film Details
Also Known As
experts
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Crime
Thriller
Release Date
1992
Distribution Company
Universal Pictures
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA; San Francisco, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 5m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Limited Release in United States September 9, 1992
Released in United States Fall September 9, 1992
Released in United States on Video February 24, 1993
Wide Release in United States September 11, 1992
Formerly released by MCA Home Video.
Began shooting October 28, 1991.
Completed shooting March 12, 1992.
To promote the release of this film, Universal Pictures linked up with CompuServe, an online PC "bulletin board," which allowed subscribers to converse with filmmaker Phil Alden Robinson and writer-producers Walter Parkes and Lawrence Lasker. In addition, the studio developed a computerized press kit, featuring animated computer graphics and a game involving simple anagrams.
Released in United States on Video February 24, 1993
Limited Release in United States September 9, 1992
Released in United States Fall September 9, 1992
Wide Release in United States September 11, 1992
