Julio Medina

Little Nikita -- An FBI agent (Sidney Poitier) must protect the American son (River Phoenix) of two undercover Soviet spies.

Part fascinating fact, part dazzling fiction, Zoot Suit is the blistering film adaptation of playwright Luis Valdez' critically acclaimed stage drama based on the "zoot suit riots" that rocked 1940s Los Angeles. When barrio leader Henry Reyna (Daniel Valdez) and a group of his friends are unjustly convicted on circumstantial evidence and sent to San Quentin, activist lawyers Alice Bloomfield (Tyne Daly) and George Shearer (Charles Aidman) fight the blatant racially motivated miscarriage of justice to win Henry and his friends their freedom. Featuring Edward James Olmos (as the mythical "Pachuco") in the role that catapulted him to stardom, Zoot Suit is a scorchingly searing and seductively provocative work that skillfully blends action, drama, romance and music!

A timely espionage thriller which stars River Phoenix as a seemingly average teenager, except in one respect--his real name is Nikita. River Phoenix has been living a dangerous lie and Sidney Poitier is the secret agent who forces him to face the hard truth about his parents' true identity in this riveting spy thriller.

A teenager's life is on the line when he discovers his all-American parents are Soviet spies in this taut espionage thriller. River Phoenix stars as Jeff Grant, a typical California teen who's recently applied to the Air Force Academy. During a routine investigation, veteran FBI agent Roy Parmenter (Sidney Poitier) discovers that Jeff's parents are deep-cover Russian spies planted in the U.S. for eventual call to duty. After 20 years, the day of reckoning has arrived for the Grants, who have been enlisted by master KGB agent Karpov (Richard Bradford) to deal with a renegade Soviet spy. Caught in a lethal crossfire between the FBI and KGB, Jeff is forced to choose between love for his parents, his country and his own survival. With excellent performances from a top-notch cast, LITTLE NIKITA is a fast-paced suspense thriller in the tradition of classic Hitchcock.