The many faces of Sean Penn

“The Falcon and the Snowman” (1985)

Penn the Accidental Spy: Two childhood friends (Penn and Hutton) sell U.S. security secrets to the Soviet Union. Their actions are naïve, shortsighted and unwittingly traitorous, but Penn wraps his druggie character in the insecurity of an amateur spy who demands respect—even though he has no idea what he’s getting himself into.