The Experts (1989)
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?
Director:
Dave Thomas
Writers:
Nick Thiel, Eric Alter, Steven Greene.
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John Travolta as Travis |
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Arye Gross as Wendell |
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Kelly Preston as Bonnie |
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Deborah Foreman as Jill |
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James Keach as Yuri |
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Jan Rubeš as Illyich |
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Brian Doyle-Murray as Mr. Jones |
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Charles Martin Smith as Mr. Smith |
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Mimi Maynard as Mrs. Smith |
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Eve Brent as Aunt Thelma |
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Rick Ducommun as Sparks |
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Steve Levitt as Gil |
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Tony Edwards as Nathan |
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Jack Ammon as Doc Benson |
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Marc Reid as Billy Smith |
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Robyn Simons as Kathy Smith |
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Joseph Golland as Old Timer |
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Imbert Orchard as Old Timer |
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John Boylan as Old Timer |
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Ron Chabidon as Lawyer |
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Adrien Dorval as Elmo |
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Alex Bruhanski as Taxi Driver |
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Sandy Tucker as Operator |
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Frank C. Turner as Sheriff |
| Directing | Dave Thomas | Director |
| Writing | Nick Thiel | Screenplay |
| Writing | Eric Alter | Screenplay |
| Writing | Eric Alter | Story |
| Writing | Steven Greene | Story |
| Writing | Steven Greene | Screenplay |
| Sound | Marvin Hamlisch | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Ronnie Taylor | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Bud Molin | Editor |
| Production | Marci Liroff | Casting |
| Art | David Fischer | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rosanna Norton | Costume Design |
| Art | Kim MacKenzie | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Wendy Mclean | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Takashi Seida | Still Photographer |
| Crew | Rick Avery | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Alison Reid | Stunts |
| Crew | Tom Morga | Stunt Double |
| Production | James Keach | Producer |
| Production | Jack Grossberg | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jonathan D. Krane | Executive Producer |
| Production | Marilyn Black | Associate Producer |
| Production | Diana Greenwood | Associate Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jayne Dancose | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Malcolm Tanner | Hairstylist |
| Art | Drew Struzan | Art Designer |
