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Little Nikita (1988) [PG]

Release Date:
March 17, 1988

Original Title:
Little Nikita

Alternate Titles:
Espiões Sem Rosto
Espías sin identidad

Genres:
Action | Drama | Thriller

Production Companies:
Columbia Pictures

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
BR: 12  DE: 12  JP: PG12  NL: 12  US: PG 

Runtime: 98

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

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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.

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Production

ADR Editor:
Jay Engel

ADR Voice Casting:
Barbara Harris

Art Direction:
Hub Braden

Associate Producer:
Gail Mutrux

Best Boy Electric:
Paul Caven

Boom Operator:
Dennis Jones

Camera Operator:
Ray De La Motte

Casting:
David Rubin

Casting Assistant:
Lisa Beach

Chief Lighting Technician:
Richmond L. Aguilar

Co-Producer:
Julio Medina

Color Timer:
Phil Hetos

Construction Coordinator:
Marvin Salsberg

Construction Foreman:
David Gabrielli

Costume Design:
Patricia Norris

Costumer:
Dan Bronson

Director:
Richard Benjamin

Director of Photography:
László Kovács

Dolly Grip:
Donald L. Hartley

Editor:
Jacqueline Cambas

First Assistant Camera:
Joseph E. Thibo

First Assistant Director:
Dennis Maguire

Hairstylist:
Dorothy Byrne

Key Grip:
Gene Kearney

Leadman:
Mark Hite

Location Manager:
Greg Lazzaro

Makeup Artist:
Bob Mills

Music Editor:
Tom Carlin

Negative Cutter:
Gary Burritt

Orchestrator:
Jack Hayes

Original Music Composer:
Marvin Hamlisch

Producer:
Harry Gittes

Production Design:
Gene Callahan

Production Illustrator:
Sherman Labby

Property Master:
Emily Ferry

Screenplay:
Bo Goldman
John Hill

Script Supervisor:
Ray Quiroz

Second Assistant Camera:
Brian W. Armstrong

Second Assistant Director:
Robin R. Oliver

Second Unit Director:
Conrad E. Palmisano

Second Unit First Assistant Director:
Josh McLaglen

Set Decoration:
Lee Poll

Set Designer:
Ann Harris

Sound Editor:
Larry Carow
Colin C. Mouat
Chuck Neely
Leonard T. Geschke

Sound Mixer:
Jerry Jost

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Robert J. Litt
Elliot Tyson
B. Tennyson Sebastian II

Standby Painter:
Donald R. Abblett

Still Photographer:
Len Hekel

Story:
Tom Musca
Terry Schwartz

Stunt Coordinator:
Conrad E. Palmisano

Supervising Sound Editor:
Louis L. Edemann

Transportation Captain:
Jerry F. Johnson

Transportation Coordinator:
Gene R. Johnson

Unit Production Manager:
Art Levinson

Unit Publicist:
Vic Heutschy

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