Little Nikita

Little Nikita

Released on
Drama, Action, Thriller
Runtime
98 mins
(104 votes)

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.

Cast

  • Sidney Poitier
  • River Phoenix
  • Richard Jenkins
  • Caroline Kava
  • Lucy Deakins
  • Richard Bradford
  • Richard Lynch
  • Jerry Hardin
  • Loretta Devine
  • Albert Fortell
  • Ronald Guttman
  • Jacob Vargas
  • Roberto Jiménez
  • Robert Madrid
  • Chez Lister
  • Bill Stevenson
  • Thomas R. Zak
  • Newell Alexander
  • Ingrid M. Rhoads
  • Lisa McCullough
  • Richard Holden
  • Vojislav Govedarica
  • Kim Strange
  • Lou Hancock
  • David M. Paynter
  • Biff Wiff
  • Tasha Stewart
  • John Spafford
  • Brooke Theiss
  • Jonathan McMurtry
  • Charles T. Salter Jr.
  • Rick L. Nahera
  • Jim Parrott
  • Arlin Miller
  • Julio Medina

Director

  • Richard Benjamin

Producers

  • Harry Gittes

Screenwriter

  • Bo Goldman
  • John Hill

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