Little Nikita
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Little Nikita |
| Original title | Little Nikita |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1988 |
| length | 98 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Richard Benjamin |
| script |
Bo Goldman , John Hill , Tom Musca , Terry Schwartz |
| production | Harry Gittes |
| music | Marvin Hamlisch |
| camera | László Kovács |
| cut | Jacqueline Cambas |
| occupation | |
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Little Nikita is an American thriller directed by Richard Benjamin from 1988. Sidney Poitier and River Phoenix played the main roles in the agent film .
action
Jeff Grant, a teenager, is applying for a place at the United States Air Force Academy . The FBI -Agent Roy Parmenter reviewed the application. He finds out that Jeff's parents are Russian agents. They live as so-called sleepers with a camouflage identity in the USA, but can be reactivated at any time. This happens in the course of the plot: after more than 20 years, they are reluctantly contacted by KGB man Konstantin Karpov to hand over money to a renegade murderer named Scuba. Parmenter tells Jeff about his parents' past, who at first doesn't want to know about it. He also learns that his real first name is actually Nikita .
The renegade KGB agent Scuba murders some other sleepers who were hunting him. Years ago he also killed Parmenter's partner. The Soviets task Karpov with neutralizing scuba.
Karpov kidnaps Jeff so that his parents will cooperate and drives him in the direction of the nearby Mexican border. Parmenter, who captured Scuba after handing over the money, is chasing them. The two exchange their hostages. At the border, Scuba is shot dead by Parmenter trying to throw Jeff off a parapet. This also avenged his partner who was killed years ago. Jeff is reunited with his parents.
Reviews
The lexicon of international films said it was an "excitingly staged agent film", an "appealing modification of the genre", and that "in some scenes it was too brutally prepared".
Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times of March 18, 1988 that the film targeted both teenagers and adults. The concept doesn't work, the script is inconsistent.
Dietrich Kuhlbrodt wrote in epd Film 6/1988 that the film was “intelligently made”, “entertaining” and “exciting”.
background
The film was shot in San Diego . It grossed $ 1.7 million in US cinemas .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Little Nikita. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ^ Review by Roger Ebert
- ^ Critique by Dietrich Kuhlbrodt
- ↑ Filming locations for Little Nikita
- ^ Business Data for Little Nikita
Web links
- Little Nikita in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Little Nikita at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- Little Nikita on filmzentrale.com