Moon Over Parador

Moon Over Parador

He's not the first actor to impersonate a president... but he may be the last.

1988•1h 43m•5.8/10

ComedyRomance

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.8/10(84)

Little known actor, Jack Noah, is working on location in the dictatorship of Parador at the time the dictator dies. The dictator's right hand man, Roberto, makes Jack an offer he cannot refuse.. to play the dictator. Jack's acting skills fool the masses but not close friends and employees of the dictator.

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Production

Universal Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Dreyfuss

Jack Noah

Raúl Juliá

Raúl Juliá

Roberto Strausmann

Sônia Braga

Sônia Braga

Madonna

Jonathan Winters

Jonathan Winters

Ralph

Sammy Davis Jr.

Sammy Davis Jr.

Self

Michael Greene

Michael Greene

Clint

Polly Holliday

Polly Holliday

Midge

Milton Gonçalves

Milton Gonçalves

Carlo

Charo

Charo

Madame Loop

Marianne Sägebrecht

Marianne Sägebrecht

Magda

Reinhard Kolldehoff

Reinhard Kolldehoff

Gunther

Richard Russell Ramos

Richard Russell Ramos

Dieter Lopez

José Lewgoy

José Lewgoy

Archbishop

Dann Florek

Dann Florek

Toby

Roger Aaron Brown

Roger Aaron Brown

Desmond

Dana Delany

Dana Delany

Jenny

Dick Cavett

Dick Cavett

Self

Ike Pappas

Self

Ed Asner

Ed Asner

Self

Paul Mazursky

Paul Mazursky

Momma

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