The Experts
“Two abducted Americans are going to tell the Russians everything they know. Poor Russia.”
1989•PG-13•1h 34m•4.8•Released
ActionComedy
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
Writer
Nick Thiel, Eric Alter, Steven Greene
Budget
$13M
Revenue
$0M
Languages
English
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Cast
John Travolta
Travis
Arye Gross
Wendell
Kelly Preston
Bonnie
Deborah Foreman
Jill
James Keach
Yuri
Jan Rubeš
Illyich
Brian Doyle-Murray
Mr. Jones
Charles Martin Smith
Mr. Smith
Mimi Maynard
Mrs. Smith
Eve Brent
Aunt Thelma
Rick Ducommun
Sparks
Steve Levitt
Gil
Tony Edwards
Nathan
Jack Ammon
Doc Benson
Marc Reid
Billy Smith
Production
Company
Paramount Pictures
Producer
James Keach
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