Sneakers Facts, Trivia, Actors, Actresses, and Composers

Sneakers is a 1992 caper film directed by Phil Alden Robinson, written by Robinson, Walter F. Parkes, and Lawrence Lasker and starring Robert Redford, Dan Aykroyd, Ben Kingsley, Mary McDonnell, River Phoenix, Sidney Poitier and David Strathairn. It was filmed in late 1991 and released in 1992. In 1969, Martin Brice and his friend Cosmo have broken into a university's computer and are now hacking into other computer networks. Martin leaves to get a pizza and witnesses the police enter the building and arrest Cosmo. Martin then goes on the run. Twenty years later, Martin, now using the alias...
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Release date:	September 9, 1992
Directed by:	Phil Alden Robinson
Rated:
Runtime:	126 Minutes
Producer:	Lawrence Lasker, Walter F. Parkes
Editor:	Tom Rolf
Music by:	James Horner
Cinematography:	John Lindley, John Lindley
Screenplay by:	Phil Alden Robinson, Lawrence Lasker, Walter F. Parkes
Genre:	Thriller, Comedy, Action

Cast of Sneakers

James Earl Jones

Born:January 17, 1931

Age:81

Ben Kingsley

Cosmo

Born:December 31, 1943

Age:68

Dan Aykroyd

Darren 'Mother' Roskow

Born:July 1, 1952

Age:59

David Strathairn

Born:January 26, 1949

Age:63

Stephen Tobolowsky

Born:May 30, 1951

Age:60

Sidney Poitier

Donald Crease

Born:February 20, 1927

Age:85

Film director of Sneakers

Phil Alden Robinson

Born: March 1, 1950

Age: 62

Education: Union College

Phil Alden Robinson is an American film director and screenwriter whose films include Field of Dreams, Sneakers and The Sum of All Fears. Robinson was born in Long Beach, New York, the son of Jessie Frances and S. Jesse Robinson, who was a drama critic for the New York Journal American and a media...
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Title	Released	Genre
The Sum of All Fears	2002	Action
Band of Brothers	2001
Freedom Song	2000
Sneakers	1992	Thriller
Field of Dreams	1989	Fantasy
In the Mood	1987	Comedy

Music contributors for Sneakers

James Horner

James Roy Horner is an American composer, orchestrator, and conductor of orchestral and film music. He is noted for the integration of choral and...
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Filming locations for Sneakers

Oakland

Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724. Incorporated in 1852, Oakland is the county seat of Alameda County and is a central hub city for a region of the San Francisco...
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Frequently Asked Questions

Q:
The motion picture, "Sneakers" is of which genre?
A:
The film is classified as... Thriller, Crime and Heist.
Q:
Which director created the motion picture "Sneakers"?
A:
Phil Alden Robinson was the director of the motion picture.
Q:
Which celebrities were the stars of the film, "Sneakers"?
A:
Robert Redford, Dan Aykroyd, Ben Kingsley, Mary McDonnell, River Phoenix and Sidney Poitier played leading roles in the movie.
Q:
When did the motion picture "Sneakers" premier?
A:
The film premiered in September, 1992.
Q:
Who is credited for writing the movie Sneakers?
A:
Phil Alden Robinson and Lawrence Lasker wrote the script for the film.
Q:
Who wrote the music for the movie Sneakers?
A:
James Horner composed the music for the soundtrack.
Q:
What was the slogan for the film, Sneakers?
A:
The film's slogan was, "To trust can be murder."
Q:
What is the approximate runtime of the film "Sneakers"?
A:
The total runtime is 126 minutes.
Q:
Who distributed the motion picture, "Sneakers"?
A:
Universal Studios distributed the movie.
Q:
Who produced the movie, "Sneakers"?
A:
Lawrence Lasker and Walter F. Parkes were the movie's producers.

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