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Little Nikita

Little Nikita

  • Status: Released
  • 17-03-1988
  • Runtime: 98 min
  • Score: 6
  • Vote count: 108

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.

Sidney Poitier

Roy Parmenter

River Phoenix

Jeff Grant

Richard Jenkins

Richard Grant

Caroline Kava

Elizabeth Grant

Lucy Deakins

Barbara Kerry

Richard Bradford

Konstantin Karpov

Richard Lynch

Scuba

Jerry Hardin

Brewer

Loretta Devine

Verna McLaughlin

Albert Fortell

Bunin

Ronald Guttman

Spessky

Jacob Vargas

Miguel

Roberto Jiménez

Joaquin

Robert Madrid

Sergeant Leathers

Chez Lister

Tom

Bill Stevenson

Tony

Thomas R. Zak

Brett

Newell Alexander

Drill Sergeant

Ingrid M. Rhoads

Corporal Hogan

Lisa McCullough

Water Skier

Richard Holden

Young Russian Diplomat

Vojislav Govedarica

Joe

Kim Strange

DMV Clerk

Lou Hancock

Nursery Customer

David M. Paynter

Spike

Biff Wiff

Bucky

Tasha Stewart

Dolphin Trainer

John Spafford

Trainer #2

Brooke Theiss

Dilys

Jonathan McMurtry

Tour Boat Guide

Charles T. Salter Jr.

Trolley Conductor

Rick L. Nahera

Trolley Passenger

Jim Parrott

U.S. Border Patrolman

Arlin Miller

TV Announcer

Julio Medina

Soccer Announcer

kevin2019

"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 concerning what they might have wanted to see them appearing in, but they have now successfully managed to extend their range into other genres as a director and apparently with great acclaim. Hopefully this is a trend which will continue well into the future.