Little Nikita (Ws Sub)

Little Nikita (Ws Sub)


Starring:Sidney Poitier, River Phoenix, Richard Jenkins, Caroline Kava, Richard Bradford, Richard Lynch, Loretta Devine, Lucy Deakins, Jerry Hardin, Robert Madrid, Albert Fortell, Ronald Guttman, Jacob Vargas, Roberto Jiménez, Chez Lister, Bill Stevenson, Thomas R. Zak, Newell Alexander, Ingrid M. Rhoads, Lisa McCullough
Director: Richard Benjamin
Studio: Sony Pictures
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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The same year that River Phoenix made Running on Empty, in which he played the son of '60s radicals on the run from the law and hiding in plain sight, he also made this film, which is even less interesting than the vastly overrated Running. And, in this one, he plays a kid whose parents are, in fact, deep-cover Soviet moles (oops, the Berlin Wall is coming down--bad timing there) who are about to be brought to the surface. But Sonny Boy is being indoctrinated by a kindly FBI agent (Sidney Poitier)--and is torn between battling those dirty Commies and helping them because those dirty Commies are Mom and Dad. As silly as it sounds, building to an ersatz action finale. --Marshall Fine
Little Nikita (Ws Sub)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Nice Cold War Story
  • Great Movie!
  • I love River person
  • Eternal River Fan
  • 2 LEGENDARY STARS IN A SO-SO FILM
 Little Nikita (Ws Sub)
Starring: Sidney Poitier , River Phoenix , Richard Jenkins , Caroline Kava , and Richard Bradford
Director: Richard Benjamin
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Bradford, RichardBradford, Richard | ( B ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Deakins, LucyDeakins, Lucy | ( D ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Devine, LorettaDevine, Loretta | ( D ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Guttman, RonaldGuttman, Ronald | ( G ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Hardin, JerryHardin, Jerry | ( H ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Jenkins, RichardJenkins, Richard | ( J ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Kava, CarolineKava, Caroline | ( K ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Lynch, RichardLynch, Richard | ( L ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Phoenix, RiverPhoenix, River | ( P ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Poitier, SidneyPoitier, Sidney | ( P ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Vargas, JacobVargas, Jacob | ( V ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Benjamin, RichardBenjamin, Richard | ( B ) | Directors | Stores | DVD | Video
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ASIN: B00006CXGH
Release Date: 2002-09-17

Amazon.com

The same year that River Phoenix made Running on Empty, in which he played the son of '60s radicals on the run from the law and hiding in plain sight, he also made this film, which is even less interesting than the vastly overrated Running. And, in this one, he plays a kid whose parents are, in fact, deep-cover Soviet moles (oops, the Berlin Wall is coming down--bad timing there) who are about to be brought to the surface. But Sonny Boy is being indoctrinated by a kindly FBI agent (Sidney Poitier)--and is torn between battling those dirty Commies and helping them because those dirty Commies are Mom and Dad. As silly as it sounds, building to an ersatz action finale. --Marshall Fine

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Nice Cold War Story.......2006-03-14

Good story of a San Diego FBI agent in pursuit of a Soviet agent who is killing off Soviet "sleeper cells". There's good interaction between Agent Roy Parmenter and high schooler Jeff Grant whose parents are "sleepers". Great suspense as Roy and Jeff and parents play a cat and mouse game with the Soviet assassin. This is one of the last "true era" cold war movies to be made.

5 out of 5 stars Great Movie!.......2005-08-27

I personally love any movie with the late and great, River Phoenix, but "Little Nikita" was pretty good. It really wasn't his best movie, but every actor has his/or her not-so-best movie. I would only suggest this movie if you're really into spy action movies from the 80s or if you're like me, watch it for River Phoenix being totally hot and talent.

5 out of 5 stars I love River person.......2003-08-10

I love this movie, because River is in it, and I love him *Crys* I wish he would come back, I will always love him....*crys* God Bless River. I alsmot beat my tv, because we didn't get the channel with stand by me

5 out of 5 stars Eternal River Fan.......2003-02-26

This movie is great, in my opinion any River Phoenix movie is great. And if you are a tru fan of River Phoenix than any movie with him is worth seeing and as for wasting his talents... he wasted his talent just being in this world with us no one could ever completely understand how deep his talents were. River will alwayz be loved and missed. Now if you are truly a River fan then I defintly recommend this movie to you.

4 out of 5 stars 2 LEGENDARY STARS IN A SO-SO FILM.......2001-11-25

December 28 1989 I first saw this film and became an instant fan of RIVER PHOENIX. Teamed with great Sidney Poitier it is a cold-war thriller and at times - a good one. But in the end it goes over the top and it quickly lost its importance when the cold war vanished... soon after the films completion...
However, it is a treat for the fans of these stars and the supporting cast are great especially Caroline Kava.

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