Synopsis
An F.B.I. Agent works to uncover an All-American family as Soviet sleeper Agents, and gets caught up in friendship with their unaware son.
Scores
Overall Score
41.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
47.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
29.2%
Review Aggregate
51.4
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is largely negative, with 30% of 10 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize historical, suspenseful, thin plot. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.
historicalsuspensefulthin plotcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually striking
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Poitier | 1988 | $1,221,000 | $3,236,000 | (est) |
| River Phoenix | 1988 | $751,000 | $1,992,000 | (est) |
| Richard Bradford | 1988 | $566,000 | $1,500,000 | (est) |
| Richard Lynch | 1988 | $462,000 | $1,226,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score53.0
RT critic review count15
Rotten Tomatoes audience score44.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating5.9
IMDb votes6,288
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 1988 | $1,733,070 | $4,595,638 |
| International | 1988 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 1988 | $1,733,070 | $4,595,638 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 1988 | $866,535 | $2,297,819 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 1988 | N/A | N/A |
| Digital Purchases ? | 1988 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 1988 | $7,450,000 | $19,755,409 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 1988 | $3,897,000 | $10,333,803 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 1988 | $693,228 | $1,838,255 |
| Total Revenues | 1988 | $12,906,763 | $34,225,286 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 1988 | $15,000,000 | $39,775,991 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 1988 | $1,365,000 (est) | $3,619,615 (est) |
| Participations | 1988 | $258,000 | $684,147 |
| Residuals ? | 1988 | $864,000 | $2,291,097 |
| Interest & Overhead | 1988 | $3,000,000 | $7,955,198 |
| Total Expenses | 1988 | $20,487,000 | $54,326,049 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 1988 | $-7,580,237 | $-20,100,763 |
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