Moon Over Parador
He's not the first actor to impersonate a president... but he may be the last.
Genres
Overview
Little known actor, Jack Noah, is working on location in the dictatorship 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.
Details
Budget
$20000000
Revenue
$0
Runtime
103 min
Release Date
1988-09-09
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
81
Vote Average
5.8
Richard Dreyfuss
Jack Noah
Raúl Juliá
Roberto Strausmann
Sônia Braga
Madonna
Jonathan Winters
Ralph
Sammy Davis Jr.
Self
Michael Greene
Clint
Polly Holliday
Midge
Milton Gonçalves
Carlo
Charo
Madame Loop
Marianne Sägebrecht
Magda
Reinhard Kolldehoff
Gunther
Richard Russell Ramos
Dieter Lopez
José Lewgoy
Archbishop
Dann Florek
Toby
Roger Aaron Brown
Desmond
Dana Delany
Jenny
Dick Cavett
Self
Ike Pappas
Self
Ed Asner
Self
Paul Mazursky
Momma
Lorin Dreyfuss
1st Dictator
John C. Broderick
Director
David Cale
Edgar Low
Reuven Bar-Yotam
Menachem Fein
Rod McCary
Gordon Boyd
Lora Milligan
Alice
Jill Mazursky
Assistant Director
Nina Fineman
Casting Secretary
Regina Casé
Clara
Bianca Rossini
Tilde
Ariel Coelho
Paulo
Vera Buono
Nightclub Singer
Ursula Canto
Showgirl
Guará Rodrigues
Bearded Man
Giovanna Gold
Carnival Girl
Carlos Augusto Strazzer
Drunk on Street
Betsy Mazursky
Woman at Buffet
Rui Rezende
Man on the Beach
Flávio R. Tambellini
Danté Guzman
Antonio Negreiros
Antonio
Nelson Xavier
General Sinaldo
Mário Guimarães
Umberto Solar
Nildo Parente
Gray Man
Jorge Cherques
Family Member
Neville D'Almeida
Family Member
Renato Coutinho
Family Member
Humberto Catalano
Family Member
Helvio Soto
Family Member
Patricio Guzmán
Family Member
Lutero Luiz
Samuel
Guilherme Karan
Forte (uncredited)
Nika Bonfim
Family Member (uncredited)
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