The Experts

The Experts

1989 · 94 min · EN · PG-13 · 4.3 (35 votes)
Dir. Dave Thomas · Starring John Travolta, Arye Gross, Kelly Preston, Deborah Foreman, James Keach, Jan Rubeš · Music Marvin Hamlisch
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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 have 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?

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A bizarre, lighthearted romp where two clueless New Yorkers become accidental cultural ambassadors behind the Iron Curtain. Expect goofy misunderstandings and a surreal, Cold War-era satire that feels like a fever dream.

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