What was the movie Sneakers about?

Answer 1

Sneakers is a 1992 caper film directed by Phil Alden Robinson (Field of Dreams), and written by Robinson, Walter F. Parkes and Lawrence Lasker. It stars * Robert Redford as Martin Bishop/Martin Brice * Ben Kingsley as Cosmo * Sidney Poitier as Donald Crease * David Strathairn as Erwin 'Whistler' Emory * Dan Aykroyd as Darryl 'Mother' Roskow * River Phoenix as Carl Arbogast * Stephen Tobolowsky as Werner Brandes[1] * Bodhi Elfman as Centurion S&L Night Guard * Timothy Busfield as Dick Gordon * Eddie Jones as Buddy Wallace * Mary McDonnell as Liz * Donal Logue as Dr. Gunter Janek * James Earl Jones as Bernard Abbott In addition to being a cerebral thriller with many action sequences, the film explores numerous themes, often in a humorous and light-hearted manner. Themes include: political ideology, the role of technology in society, privacy, security, computer security, espionage, trust issues, friendship, humanitarianism, the failure of Communism, the risks and rewards of capitalism, finding both good and evil in unexpected places, positive and negative influences at work in the United States, and the government's role in domestic surveillance.