The Vergecast Presents: Sneakers

Monday, April 27, 2026

SHOWTIMES AT IFC CENTER

Monday, April 27 at 7:00: Q&A with David Pierce and Nilay Patel of The Verge after the film!

The following is a transcript of the Slack conversation where David Pierce pitched his fellow Vergecast host Nilay Patel on a movie night for fans of The Verge:

Nilay Patel [1:25 PM]
Omg sneakers

Nilay Patel [1:25 PM]
We gotta do sneakers

David Pierce [1:26 PM]
sneakers is #1 on the list!

Why SNEAKERS? Because The Verge is a website about technology and how it makes us feel, and SNEAKERS hits us in all those feels. It’s got 1980s computer hacking, geopolitics, and Robert Redford. What else do you need?

Join David and Nilay as we enjoy SNEAKERS together and follow it up with a discussion about the movie’s cultural relevance, how much we love Robert Redford, and the legacy of the Panasonic KX-T1450 Easa-Phone Auto Logic Answering Machine.

  • Country USA
  • Year 1992
  • Running Time 126 minutes
  • Format DCP
  • Distributor Universal
  • Director Phil Alden Robinson
  • Cast Robert Redford, Dan Aykroyd, Ben Kingsley, Mary McDonnell, River Phoenix, Sidney Poitier
  • Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil

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