Sneakers (1992 film)

Sneakers
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Phil Alden Robinson
Written by	Phil Alden Robinson Lawrence Lasker Walter Parkes
Produced by	Lawrence Lasker Walter Parkes
Starring	Robert Redford Dan Aykroyd Ben Kingsley Mary McDonnell River Phoenix Sidney Poitier David Strathairn
Cinematography	John Lindley
Edited by	Tom Rolf
Music by	James Horner
Production company	Universal Pictures[1]
Distributed by	Universal Pictures[1]
Release date	September 11, 1992 (1992-09-11) (US)
Running time	126 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$23 million[1]
Box office	$105.2 million[2]

Sneakers is a 1992 American crime comedy drama film directed by Phil Alden Robinson, written by Robinson, Walter Parkes, and Lawrence Lasker, and starring Robert Redford, Dan Aykroyd, Ben Kingsley, Mary McDonnell, River Phoenix, Sidney Poitier, and David Strathairn; the film was released by Universal Pictures.

Sneakers is a heist film in which five criminals lend out their skills for honest jobs. Now they are asked to steal a code breaker device, and since the men who hire them seem shady, they investigate the situation and learn that the job has nefarious and far-reaching motives behind it.