Directed by sctvs dave thomas, 1989 s the experts is a high concept cold war comedy in which the ussr has a little fake nebraska town, indian springs, deep within its bosom, stuck very much in the 1950s, when it was presumably constructed. John travolta, arye gross, kelly preston, deborah foreman, james keach, jan rubes, brian doylemurray, charles martin smith, mimi. The town is mired in the 50s, and the new kgb hotshot fears his. Find similar and related movies for the experts 1989 dave thomas on allmovie. On their way to nebraska, where they intend to open a nightclub, they. The experts 1989 the kgb shanghais a hip new yorker john travolta and his sidekick arye gross to teach square spies how to act like americans.
During production there were several uncredited rewrites of the script performed by thomas at. John travolta, arye gross, kelly preston when travis and wendell are kidnapped while on their way to opening a nightclub in rural nebraska. I guess paramount stalled on releasing the movie until january 1989 because of the unbelievable plot. The experts 1989 dance sequence, travolta vs preston. The experts is a 1989 american comedy film starring john travolta, arye gross and kelly. The experts is a comedy film that revolves around new york nightclub owners wendell arye gross and travis john travolta.
Travis and wendell are two downontheirluck new yorkers who think theyre relocating to a small town in nebraska to open a nightclub. The experts is a 1989 american comedy film starring john travolta, arye gross and kelly preston. Hot blood 1989 frame up 1991 two to tango 1989 guardami 1999 the private affairs of bel ami 1947 crystal force 1990 sailor suit and machine gun 1981 deathtrap 1982 danger pays 1962 its a great life 1929 anniversary gift 1959 i hired a contract killer 1990 thunderheart 1992 carnal highways 1980 the night with silena 1986. The experts is a film directed by dave thomas with john travolta, arye gross, kelly preston, deborah foreman, year. Movie posters 1989 e the experts the experts 1989 near the eastern edge of the ussr is a village populated by russians who speak and act american, where kgb trainees go to practice. Sctv alumnus dave thomas manned the megaphone for the. The experts is a 1989 english film stars john travolta, dave thomas, arye gross, kelly preston, deborah foreman, james keach, jan rubes, brian doylemurray, charles martin smith, rick ducommun, robyn simons, steven greener, eric alter, nick thiel, steven greener, eric alter, eric alter, steven greene, steven greene, marvin. The experts 1989 cast and crew the kgb shanghais a hip new yorker john travolta and his sidekick arye gross to teach square spies how to act like americans.
Clip from the 1989 movie the experts song is pump it up by club nouveau no infringement intended. This is one of those movies that basically got lost in the crowd. Browse our collection of classic, hard to find, out of print and rare movies on dvd. Watch the experts movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Nearly 30 years later the john travolta vehicle the experts 1989 takes place in just such a place. To improve this article, please refer to the guidelines. The experts 1989 pg 1h 34min comedy january 1989 usa travis and wendell are kidnapped while on their way to opening a nightclub in rural nebraska. The experts the 1989 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. The experts is an english movie released on january, 1989. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film.
Everything is going smoothly until they discover the evil plot and flee for their lives. Perhaps due to john travoltas renewed goodwill from pulp fiction, comedy central aired this movie alongside ghostbusters ii, loose cannons and a few others all the time in between saturday night live reruns and mystery science theater. John travolta was between career highs when he agreed to appear in this anachronistic coldwar comedy. To use this banner, please refer to the documentation.
The kgb spy cameron smith charles martin smith takes them to the u. Travolta and arye gross play travis and wendell, a couple of vagabonds hired by soviet spy cameron smith charles martin smith to act as experts on the american lifestyle. Start this article has been rated as startclass on the projects. The experts love scene john travolta kissing kelly preston. The experts 1989 stream and watch online moviefone. The kgb shanghais a hip new yorker john travolta and his sidekick arye gross to teach square spies how to act like americans. It was written by steven greene, eric alter, and nick thiel and directed by dave thomas. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Saturday night jive podcast is discussing the experts starring snl alum brian doylemurray and john travolta. The movie is about two dumbass 80s nightclub guys who get kidnapped and sent to a secret town in russia to open a happening gogo american nightclub in order to teach russian spies how to. Webb is nowhere to be found, but the plot of the movie. What they dont know is that theyve been abducted by a kgb operative charles martin smith to the soviet union, where theyll unwittingly serve as experts on all things in america.
On a related note, if its known for anything else, its known as the movie in which kelly preston dirty dances the hell out of mulletclad john. Near the eastern edge of the ussr is a village populated by russians who speak and act american, where kgb trainees go to practice. You can watch the experts online on videoondemand services netflix, hbo now, paytv or movie theatres with original audio in english. Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces. The town, created expressly for kgb spiesintraining. John travolta and arye gross play unwitting accomplices. The movie is directed by dave thomas and featured john travolta, kelly preston and james keach as lead characters.
I guess the only thing that came out of this movie is john travolta and kelly preston. Olivia newtonjohn and john travolta on dick cavett behind the scenes 1983 part 3 duration. John travolta and arye gross star as two hip but downontheirluck new yorkers who think theyre relocating to a small town in nebraska to open a nightclub. This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 1989 movies 1989. The experts 1989 dance sequence, travolta vs preston youtube. What they dont know is they have actually been abducted by a kgb operative and flown to the soviet union, where theyll unwittingly serve as experts. The experts 1989 is about a russian plot to infiltrate the u. When travis john travolta and wendell arye gross are kidnapped while on their way to opening a nightclub in rural nebraska. The experts dvd 1989 shop the best classic films movie. My awareness of the experts dates back to 199495, back when my area first got comedy central on cable.
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