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Little Nikita( 1988)

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

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Sidney Poitier

      Roy Parmenter

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      River Phoenix

      Jeff Grant

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      Richard Jenkins

      Richard Grant

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      Caroline Kava

      Elizabeth Grant

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      Lucy Deakins

      Barbara Kerry

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      Richard Bradford

      Konstantin Karpov

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      Richard Lynch

      Scuba

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      Jerry Hardin

      Brewer

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      Loretta Devine

      Verna McLaughlin

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      Albert Fortell

      Bunin

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      Ronald Guttman

      Spessky

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      Jacob Vargas

      Miguel

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      Roberto Jiménez

      Joaquin

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      Robert Madrid

      Sergeant Leathers

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      Chez Lister

      Tom

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      Bill Stevenson

      Tony

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      Thomas R. Zak

      Brett

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      Newell Alexander

      Drill Sergeant

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      Ingrid M. Rhoads

      Corporal Hogan

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      Lisa McCullough

      Water Skier

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      Richard Holden

      Young Russian Diplomat

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      Vojislav Govedarica

      Joe

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      Kim Strange

      DMV Clerk

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      Lou Hancock

      Nursery Customer

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      David M. Paynter

      Spike

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      Biff Wiff

      Bucky

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      Tasha Stewart

      Dolphin Trainer

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      John Spafford

      Trainer #2

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      Brooke Theiss

      Dilys

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      Jonathan McMurtry

      Tour Boat Guide

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      Charles T. Salter Jr.

      Trolley Conductor

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      Rick L. Nahera

      Trolley Passenger

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      Jim Parrott

      U.S. Border Patrolman

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      Arlin Miller

      TV Announcer

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      Julio Medina

      Soccer Announcer

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    A review by kevin2019

    10
    Written by kevin2019 on Mon Feb 26 2024
    "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 concernin...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • spy
    • fbi
    • teenage boy
    • pursuit in traffic