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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

Directed By: Paul Mazursky

Written By: Paul Mazursky

In Theaters: Sep 9, 1988 Wide

On DVD: Aug 3, 2004

MCA Universal Home Video

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Cast

Richard Dreyfuss
Jack Noah
Raul Julia
Roberto Strausmann
Sonia Braga
Madonna
Jonathan Winters
Ralph
Fernando Rey
Alejandro
Sammy Davis Jr.
Himself
Michael Greene
Clint
Polly Holliday
Midge
Milton Gon�alves
Carlo
Charo
Madame Loop
Marianne S�gebrecht
Magda
Reinhard Kolldehoff
Gunther
Richard Russell Ramos
Dieter Lopez
Jos� Lewgoy
Archbishop
Dann Florek
Toby
Roger Aaron Brown
Desmond
Dana Delany
Jenny
Dick Cavett
Himself
Ike Pappas
Himself
Edward Asner
Himself
David Cale
Edgar Low
Ariel Coelho
Paulo
Betsy Mazursky
Woman at Buffet
Rod McCary
Gordon Boyd
Nildo Parente
Gray Man
Nelson Xavier
Gen. Sinaldo
John C. Broderick
Director
Lorin Dreyfuss
1st Dictator
Jill Mazursky Cody
Assistant Director
Bianca Rossini
Tilde
Reuven Bar-Yotam
Menachem Fein
Nika Bonfim
Carmen
Vera Buono
Nightclub Singer
Ursula Cantu
Showgirl
Regina Cas�
Clara
Catalano
Family Member
Jorge Cherques
Family Member
Renato Coutinho
Family Member
Nina Fineman
Casting Secretary
Carlotta Gerson
Momma
Giovanna Gold
Carnival Girl
Guar� Rodrigues
Bearded Man
Mario Guimaraes
Umberto Solar
Patricio Guzm�n
Family Member
Guilherme Karan
Forte
Lutero Luiz
Samuel
Lora Milligan
Alice
Rui Resende
Man on the Beach
Helio Souto
Family Member
Carlos Augusto Strazzer
Drunk on Street
Fl�vio R. Tambellini
Dante Guzman
Neville de Almeida
Family Member

Critic Reviews for Moon Over Parador

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Misfire comedy starring Dreyfuss, directed by Mazursky.

May 11, 2006 Comment

Steve Crum

Video-Reviewmaster.com

Dreyfuss at his usual, amusing best

July 4, 2005 Comment

Clint Morris

Moviehole

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

August 27, 2004 Full Review | Comment

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality and Practice

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

May 30, 2004 Comment

Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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

July 27, 2002 Comment

Scott Weinberg

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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

AJ Verser

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

xGary Xx

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