Directed by:
Paul MazurskyCinematography:
Donald McAlpineComposer:
Maurice JarreCast:
Richard Dreyfuss, Raul Julia, Sônia Braga, Jonathan Winters, Fernando Rey, Sammy Davis Jr., Polly Holliday, Milton Gonçalves, Marianne Sägebrecht (more)VOD (1)
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While working on a film in the small Caribbean country of Parador, New York actor Jack Noah (Richard Dreyfuss) is offered a role that he cannot refuse, impersonating the nation's deceased dictator. Jack bears a striking resemblance to the corrupt leader (played by Dreyfuss's own brother, Lorin Dreyfuss), and upon his untimely death, Jack is forcibly sought out by police chief Roberto Straussman (Raul Julia), who wants to keep the despot's death a secret until he can maneuver his own takeover of the country. However, Madonna (Sonia Braga), the dictator's hot-blooded mistress, has other plans and encourages Jack to take advantage of the deception and start making some democratic changes of his own. Soon Jack has offended the country's political cronies while leading the country into revolt and winning the heart of the downtrodden masses. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Michael Greene
USA
Best movies:
Play It Again, Sam (1972)
Spencer's Mountain (1963)
An Enemy of the People (1978)
Flávio R. Tambellini
Brazil
Best movies:
Moon Over Parador (1988)
Rod McCary
USA
Best movies:
Columbo (1971) (series)
War and Remembrance (1988) (series)
Stir Crazy (1980)
Jill Mazursky
USA
Best movies:
Harry and Tonto (1974)
Moon Over Parador (1988)
The Pickle (1993)
Neville de Almeida
Brazil
Best movies:
Anjo Nasceu, O (1969)
Moon Over Parador (1988)
Charo
Spain
Best movies:
Thumbelina (1994)
Moon Over Parador (1988)
The Concorde... Airport '79 (1979)
David Cale
Best movies:
Radio Days (1987)
Pollock (2000)
Illuminata (1998)
Lorin Dreyfuss
USA
Best movies:
Moon Over Parador (1988)
Let It Ride (1989)
My Life in Ruins (2009)
Dick Cavett
USA
Best movies:
Forrest Gump (1994)
Annie Hall (1977)
Duane Hopwood (2005)
Helvio Soto
Chile
Best movies:
Moon Over Parador (1988)