The Experts (1989)
Overview
Travis and Wendell are two down-on-their-luck New Yorkers who think they're relocating to a small town in Nebraska to open a nightclub. What they don't know is they've actually been abducted by a KGB operative and flown to the Soviet Union, where they'll unwittingly serve as "experts" on all things cool in America. The town, created expressly for KGB spies-in-training, is meant to serve as a training ground for Soviet agents. What can these two hapless Americans possibly teach the Soviet spies, and will they ever learn they are not actually in Nebraska?
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Additional Info
| Budget | $13,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $169,203.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.605 |
Directed By
Dave Thomas
Crew
Dave Thomas
Eric Alter
Nick Thiel
Marvin Hamlisch
Wendy Mclean
Steven Greene
Steven Greene
Bud Molin
Eric Alter
David Fischer
Ronnie Taylor
Marci Liroff
Kim MacKenzie
Rosanna Norton
Takashi Seida
Rick Avery
Alison Reid
Tom Morga
Malcolm Tanner
Jonathan D. Krane
Jack Grossberg
Jayne Dancose
Diana Greenwood
James Keach
Marilyn Black
Drew Struzan
TOP CAST
John Travolta
Travis
Arye Gross
Wendell
Kelly Preston
Bonnie
Deborah Foreman
Jill
James Keach
Yuri
Jan Rubeš
Illyich
Brian Doyle-Murray
Mr. Jones
Charles Martin Smith
Mr. Smith
Mimi Maynard
Mrs. Smith
Eve Brent
Aunt Thelma
Rick Ducommun
Sparks
Steve Levitt
Gil
Tony Edwards
Nathan
Jack Ammon
Doc Benson
Marc Reid
Billy Smith
Robyn Simons
Kathy Smith
Joseph Golland
Old Timer
Imbert Orchard
Old Timer
John Boylan
Old Timer
Ron Chabidon
Lawyer
Adrien Dorval
Elmo
Alex Bruhanski
Taxi Driver
Sandy Tucker
Operator
Frank C. Turner
Sheriff
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