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Little Nikita

- He went to bed an all-American kid and woke up the son of Russian spies.

Roy Parmenter is an FBI agent in San Diego; 20 years ago his partner was killed by a Soviet spy, nicknamed Scuba, still at large. Scuba is now trying to extort the Soviets; to prove he's serious, he's killing their agents one by one, including "sleepers," agents under deep cover awaiting orders. Roy interviews a high school lad, Jeff Grant, an applicant to the Air Force Academy. In a routine background check, Roy discovers that Jeff's parents are sleepers. He must see if Jeff is also a spy, confront the parents yet protect them, and catch his nemesis. Meanwhile, the Soviets have sent their own spy-catcher, the loner Karpov, to reel in Scuba. Alliances shift; it's cat and mouse.

Release Date : 1988-03-17

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Columbia Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Sidney Poitier

Character Name : Roy Parmenter

Original Name : Sidney Poitier

Gender : Male

River Phoenix

Character Name : Jeff Grant

Original Name : River Phoenix

Gender : Male

Richard Jenkins

Character Name : Richard Grant

Original Name : Richard Jenkins

Gender : Male

Caroline Kava

Character Name : Elizabeth Grant

Original Name : Caroline Kava

Gender : Female

Lucy Deakins

Character Name : Barbara Kerry

Original Name : Lucy Deakins

Gender : Female

Richard Bradford

Character Name : Konstantin Karpov

Original Name : Richard Bradford

Gender : Male

Richard Lynch

Character Name : Scuba

Original Name : Richard Lynch

Gender : Male

Jerry Hardin

Character Name : Brewer

Original Name : Jerry Hardin

Gender : Male

Loretta Devine

Character Name : Verna McLaughlin

Original Name : Loretta Devine

Gender : Female

Albert Fortell

Character Name : Bunin

Original Name : Albert Fortell

Gender : Male

Ronald Guttman

Character Name : Spessky

Original Name : Ronald Guttman

Gender : Male

Jacob Vargas

Character Name : Miguel

Original Name : Jacob Vargas

Gender : Male

Roberto Jiménez

Character Name : Joaquin

Original Name : Roberto Jiménez

Gender : Male

Robert Madrid

Character Name : Sergeant Leathers

Original Name : Robert Madrid

Gender : Male

Chez Lister

Character Name : Tom

Original Name : Chez Lister

Gender : Male

Bill Stevenson

Character Name : Tony

Original Name : Bill Stevenson

Gender : Male

Thomas R. Zak

Character Name : Brett

Original Name : Thomas R. Zak

Gender : Male

Newell Alexander

Character Name : Drill Sergeant

Original Name : Newell Alexander

Gender : Male

Ingrid M. Rhoads

Character Name : Corporal Hogan

Original Name : Ingrid M. Rhoads

Gender : Male

Lisa McCullough

Character Name : Water Skier

Original Name : Lisa McCullough

Gender : Female

Richard Holden

Character Name : Young Russian Diplomat

Original Name : Richard Holden

Gender : Male

Vojislav Govedarica

Character Name : Joe

Original Name : Vojislav Govedarica

Gender : Male

Kim Strange

Character Name : DMV Clerk

Original Name : Kim Strange

Gender : Male

Lou Hancock

Character Name : Nursery Customer

Original Name : Lou Hancock

Gender : Female

David M. Paynter

Character Name : Spike

Original Name : David M. Paynter

Gender : Male

Biff Wiff

Character Name : Bucky

Original Name : Biff Wiff

Gender : Male

Tasha Stewart

Character Name : Dolphin Trainer

Original Name : Tasha Stewart

Gender : Male

John Spafford

Character Name : Trainer #2

Original Name : John Spafford

Gender : Male

Brooke Theiss

Character Name : Dilys

Original Name : Brooke Theiss

Gender : Female

Jonathan McMurtry

Character Name : Tour Boat Guide

Original Name : Jonathan McMurtry

Gender : Male

Charles T. Salter Jr.

Character Name : Trolley Conductor

Original Name : Charles T. Salter Jr.

Gender : Male

Rick L. Nahera

Character Name : Trolley Passenger

Original Name : Rick L. Nahera

Gender : Male

Jim Parrott

Character Name : U.S. Border Patrolman

Original Name : Jim Parrott

Gender : Male

Arlin Miller

Character Name : TV Announcer

Original Name : Arlin Miller

Gender : Male

Julio Medina

Character Name : Soccer Announcer

Original Name : Julio Medina

Gender : Male

Reviews

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kevin2019

@kevin2019

2024-03-27

"Little Nikita" is a highly addictive film and it makes for compelling viewing from beginning to end. Richard Benjamin appears to have forsaken his own acting career in favour of pursuing directing instead and he has certainly selected a very wise choice of material this time around. Benjamin's career as an actor has often reflected that of someone like Clint Eastwood in a lot of ways. They only specialised in playing a particular type of character for the most part and this undoubtedly restricted their choices principally because they may not have coincided with audience expectations concerning what they might have wanted to see them appearing in, but they have now successfully managed to extend their range into other genres as a director and apparently with great acclaim. Hopefully this is a trend which will continue well into the future.