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Movie Description
While working on a film in the small Caribbean country of Parador, New York actor Jack Noah (Richard Dreyfuss) is offered a role that he cannot refuse, impersonating the nation's deceased dictator. Jack bears a striking resemblance to the corrupt leader (played by Dreyfuss's own brother, Lorin Dreyfuss), and upon his untimely death, Jack is forcibly sought out by police chief Roberto Straussman (Raul Julia), who wants to keep the despot's death a secret until he can maneuver his own takeover of the country. However, Madonna (Sonia Braga), the dictator's hot-blooded mistress, has other plans and encourages Jack to take advantage of the deception and start making some democratic changes of his own. Soon Jack has offended the country's political cronies while leading the country into revolt and winning the heart of the downtrodden masses. Dreyfuss plays the role of Jack with effortless ease and great comic timing, reveling in the satirical acting as well as plentiful Hollywood inside jokes. Costars in director Paul Mazursky's film include Jonathan Winters, Polly Holliday, and Charo, with appearances from Sammy Davis Jr. and Dick Cavett as themselves.
Synopsis
In director Paul Mazursky's MOON OVER PARADOR, an out-of-work actor lands the role of his life when he's forced to impersonate the fallen dictator of a Caribbean nation.
Film Notes
Plot is similar to that of the 1993 Kevin Kline-Sigourney Weaver comedy "Dave," in which Kline masquerades as a comatose president.
Estimated budget $18 million.
Filmed in Rio de Janeiro, Ouro Preto, and Salvador da Bahia, Brazil; and in New York City. Filming began August 17, 1987; completed October 26, 1987. Color by Deluxe. Title design by Wayne Fitzgerald.
Screened at the 1988 Montreal World Film Festival and FestRio.
Released in USA September 9, 1988. Released on video March 16, 1989.
Reviewed in the New York Times August 31, 1988 and the Monthly Film Bulletin June 1989.
Rated BBFC 15 by the British Board of Film Censors.
Industry Reviews
"...Dreyfuss is one of the quickest wits in American movies, and he juggles the two halves of the part delightfully..."
Los Angeles Times - Michael Wilmington (09/09/1988)
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