Moon Over Parador (1988)

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Directed by

Paul Mazursky

Starring (View all)

Richard Dreyfuss
Jack Noah / President Alphonse Simms

Raul Julia
Roberto Strausmann

Sonia Braga
Madonna Mendez

Jonathan Winters
Ralph

Fernando Rey
Alejandro

Sammy Davis Jr.
Himself

Michael Greene
Clint

Polly Holliday
Midge

Written by

Leon Capetanos
(screenplay)

Paul Mazursky
(screenplay)

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Little known actor, Jack Noah, is working on location in the country of Parador at the time the dictator dies. The dictator's right hand man, Roberto, makes Jack an offer he cannot refuse.. to play the dictator. Jack's acting skills fool the masses but not close friends and employees of the dictator.

Release date: 9 September 1988
UPC: 025192556524

Tags: Comedy (2), 1980s (2), 1988 (2), Romance (1), Adventure (1), 80's (1), Imposter (1), Box Office Flop (1), Switching Roles (1), 1980s. 1988 (1)

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Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 80’s (1473 movies items)

" Moon over Parador is a 1988 American romantic comedy film directed and produced by Paul Mazursky, who co-wrote the screenplay with Leon Capetanos. The film is based on the short story "Caviar for His Excellency" by Charles G. Booth and is a loose remake of the 1939 film The Magnificent Fraud. It stars Richard Dreyfuss as a little-known actor hired to impersonate a deceased Latin American dictator, with Raul Julia and Sônia Braga in supporting roles. The film had its world premiere at the"