Little Nikita

• 5.922 Drama
• 1988-03-17
• 98 minutes mins

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.

Starring:

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)

Director:

Richard Benjamin

Writer:

Bo Goldman John Hill