The movie "Sneakers" 1992

[Gingerbread Demon]

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105435/combined

I love this movie to bits. Basically it's the story of a small group of people who do "sneaks" in that people, or companies pay them to break their security to show them where there are holes that they need to fill. The movie opens in 1969 with two of the characters hacking computer records to steal money from one place to another. One of the two characters ends up arrested in the teaser while the main character gets away.

They flash forward to the future where we see the present day of the movie where the main character shown in the teaser is leading the group of "sneakers."

They get offered a job to steal a device for what they think is the govt. but it's actually the bad guys (surprise lol) and they play with the device before they move to hand it over. Turns out it's a little black box that can open anything that is encrypted. But it only works on American codes. Hmmmm

Anyway the bad guys end up with it and the good guys led by Robert Redford steal it back for the actual "good guys" but not before sabotaging it so it can not be used...

What I find interesting about this movie is that it covered a number of themes that today seem very present in our world such as the control of information and surveillance of information and people. In the movie the NSA wanted the box to spy on Americans, and this in a movie made in 1992 that I find kind of predicted what is going on right now.

It's one of those movies I just love to bits and hope it never gets remade... Has an all star cast too.

7/10

 

[Amaris]

It has been a favorite film of mine since I first saw it back in 1992. You have Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier, David Strathairn, Dan Aykroyd, River Phoenix, Ben Kingsley, and James Earl Jones in what is essentially a spy caper. What's not to love?

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

It has been a favorite film of mine since I first saw it back in 1992. You have Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier, David Strathairn, Dan Aykroyd, River Phoenix, Ben Kingsley, and James Earl Jones in what is essentially a spy caper. What's not to love?

I know but love how they predicted NSA spying on all Americans and that's why they wanted the black box.

 

[CorporalCaptain]

Fun film. Don't think about it too much, just drink in the performances, the characters, get into the paranoid atmosphere, and it's great!

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

Fun film. Don't think about it too much, just drink in the performances, the characters, get into the paranoid atmosphere, and it's great!

I know.... I am going to watch it again tomorrow now that I am talking about it.

 

[MacLeod]

Not a bad film.

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

The scrabble scene. That was one of my personal highlights.

 

[CorporalCaptain]

The scrabble scene. That was one of my personal highlights.

Yeah, it's a great scene. When they unravel the anagram, it's pretty creepy. That's one of the things I was thinking of in terms of "paranoid atmosphere."

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

The scrabble scene. That was one of my personal highlights.

Yeah, it's a great scene. When they unravel the anagram, it's pretty creepy. That's one of the things I was thinking of in terms of "paranoid atmosphere."

They did that also in the opening credits. Ford Red Roberts becomes Robert Redford

 

[auntiehill]

This should be in TV & Media, not Misc.

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

This should be in TV & Media, not Misc.

My mistake. I hope one of the nice moderators on here can move the thread

 

[Non Sync]

My favorite scene was where Robert Redford is attempting to bypass the locked door. After privately listening to what seems to be a long set of instructions, he then just kicks the door open.

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

My favorite scene was where Robert Redford is attempting to bypass the locked door. After privately listening to what seems to be a long set of instructions, he then just kicks the door open.

I think that's what the solution was supposed to be.. That's the funny part.

 

[Amaris]

Nowadays, I love the film for the nostalgic look at technology from the early 90s, technology that was, at the time, on the cutting edge. The whole movie is a nice wave of nostalgia, though.

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

Nowadays, I love the film for the nostalgic look at technology from the early 90s, technology that was, at the time, on the cutting edge. The whole movie is a nice wave of nostalgia, though.

Don't forget the opening teaser 1969 and I was so suprised they had a computer with keyboard and screen much like the old IBM's of the 80s.. Although that machine had huge tapes on spools

 

[Starkers]

"Did I ever tell you why I had to leave the CIA?"

I love this film, quite possibly the best Mission Impossible film ever A great cast, a wonderfully quirky tone, and as has been said, quite prophetic in a lot of ways.

And I always loved Ben Kinglsey ordering Redford’s death.

“I cannot kill my friend…” turns to henchman. “Kill my friend.”

 

[Captain Dago]

All of what's been said above. Plus an outstanding soundtrack!

 

[CaptMurdock]

The end scene, when they are all bargaining with NSA agent Abbott (James Earl Jones) is so classic:

Sidney Poitier: "I've never taken my wife to Europe."

JEJ: "I'm sorry to hear that. Give me the box!"

SP: "You will buy me two first-class round-trip tickets to Athens, Madrid, Lisbon and Scotland."

Robert Redford: "Don't forget Tahiti."

SP: "...and Tahiti."

JEJ: "Tahiti's not in Europe!"

River Phoenix: "When you get the box, then you can give us geography lessons. Until then, this man goes to Tahiti!"

JEJ (tightly): "Fine. Tahiti!"

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

The end scene, when they are all bargaining with NSA agent Abbott (James Earl Jones) is so classic:

Sidney Poitier: "I've never taken my wife to Europe."

JEJ: "I'm sorry to hear that. Give me the box!"

SP: "You will buy me two first-class round-trip tickets to Athens, Madrid, Lisbon and Scotland."

Robert Redford: "Don't forget Tahiti."

SP: "...and Tahiti."

JEJ: "Tahiti's not in Europe!"

River Phoenix: "When you get the box, then you can give us geography lessons. Until then, this man goes to Tahiti!"

JEJ (tightly): "Fine. Tahiti!"

I know that was so funny, but that one guy only wanted the female agent's phone number made me go WTF? for a few seconds then I got that he didn't have any big extravagant needs...

 

[intrinsical]

Its one of my favorite movies. I especially loved the blind guy.