Sneakers (film)

Sneakers is a 1992 film directed by Phil Alden Robinson (Field of Dreams) and starring Robert Redford, Dan Aykroyd, Ben Kingsley, Mary McDonnell, River Phoenix, Sidney Poitier, and David Strathairn.

Overview

The movie is about a team of security sneakers who are tricked into finding a mysterious box that can break into any encrypted computer system in the United States.

Related Topics:
Security sneaker - Encrypted

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Leonard Adleman, a computer scientist noted for his contributions to public-key cryptography (see RSA), was credited as a consultant on the film; he wrote and designed the visual aids for a lecture given by one of the characters.

Related Topics:
Leonard Adleman - Public-key cryptography - RSA

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The team is a diverse group of renegades, consisting of Martin Bishop, the leader and an expert hacker; Donald Crease, a former CIA employee; Mother, a paranoid expert with gadgets; Carl Arbogast, a young genius; and Erwin 'Whistler' Emory, a blind man with superb hearing. They also enlist the help of Bishop's old girlfriend, Liz, who teaches gifted children and wants no more to do with the team's "little club".

Related Topics:
CIA - Blind

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Several internal conflicts exist, such as between Mother and Crease about the truth of conspiracy theories concerning the CIA, and the jousting between Bishop and Liz. However, they work together seamlessly, and the team dynamic in addition to its technological aspect is a part of the appeal of this movie.

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