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Little Nikita (1988)
- PG
- 03/17/1988 (US)
- Drama, Action, Thriller
- 1h 38m
He went to bed an all-American kid and woke up the son of Russian spies.
Overview
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.
Richard Benjamin
DirectorJohn Hill
ScreenplayBo Goldman
ScreenplayTom Musca
StoryTerry Schwartz
StoryCast
![Sidney Poitier's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/fhMiCe3ScxBGKEX6Y6flEJm7iHd.jpg)
Sidney Poitier
Roy Parmenter![River Phoenix's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/2kAB7jDmPfEa6BTmXlGcidCzMSz.jpg)
River Phoenix
Jeff Grant![Richard Jenkins's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/muT3RZG9hiKaKojD751RcQ5tGEy.jpg)
Richard Jenkins
Richard Grant![Caroline Kava's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/eORoASDF7YvmmKUQ883gYjyzmPU.jpg)
Caroline Kava
Elizabeth Grant![Lucy Deakins's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/bgcnhSO11zMShUxjhnx8G3uIJno.jpg)
Lucy Deakins
Barbara Kerry![Richard Bradford's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/kGCq5DdgmhK5tL9P87SwmsJigPz.jpg)
Richard Bradford
Konstantin Karpov![Richard Lynch's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/f8DLv1pSSG85xEwqxOHIPQDa6t4.jpg)
Richard Lynch
Scuba![Jerry Hardin's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/5VXeqsnepyAEuTT7vaiqfVyK7vZ.jpg)