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Moon Over Parador (1988)

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Jack Noah (Richard Dreyfuss) is all actor: Self-possessed, obsessive, vulnerable, and an addict for praise, his soul burns with "the craft." Having just finished a grade-Z straight-to-cable crime thriller in the fictional South American country of Parador, he gets the ultimate acting challenge (though it's more like an offer he can't refuse) from Roberto Strausman (Raul Julia), the Paradorian dictator's chief advisor. The challenge: impersonate the country's dictator, whose just died. Strausman

PG-13, 1 hr. 44 min.

Comedy

Paul Mazursky

Aug 3, 2004

MCA Universal Home Video

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Misfire comedy starring Dreyfuss, directed by Mazursky.

May 11, 2006 Comment
Video-Reviewmaster.com

Dreyfuss at his usual, amusing best

July 4, 2005 Comment
Moviehole

A mediocre and lackluster comedy with Jonathan Winters providing the only funny moments.

August 27, 2004 Full Review | Comment
Spirituality and Practice

Not really good, but the spectacle of Mazursky in drag almost makes up for it.

May 30, 2004 Comment
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Dreyfuss tries hard ... and almost saves the whole darn thing.

July 27, 2002 Comment
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No, Parador isn't a real country, but that just means that this could be any country. The story is only somewhat realistic, but it's very funny, and entertaining. I really liked it.

September 6, 2010
ajv2688

Super Reviewer

Mildly amusing comedy that's a cross between Bananas and Dave. Dreyfus is likeable enough, but it lacks bite and invariably falls back on weak farce and slapstick. OK though.

March 29, 2007
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