The Experts (1989)

  • PG-13
  • 01/13/1989 (US)
  • Action, Comedy
  • 1h 34m

Two abducted Americans are going to tell the Russians everything they know. Poor Russia.

Overview

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?

Dave Thomas

Director

Eric Alter

Screenplay, Story

Nick Thiel

Screenplay

Steven Greene

Screenplay, Story

Cast

John Travolta's headshot

John Travolta

Travis
Arye Gross's headshot

Arye Gross

Wendell
Kelly Preston's headshot

Kelly Preston

Bonnie
Deborah Foreman's headshot

Deborah Foreman

Jill
James Keach's headshot

James Keach

Yuri
Jan Rubeš's headshot

Jan Rubeš

Illyich
Brian Doyle-Murray's headshot

Brian Doyle-Murray

Mr. Jones
Charles Martin Smith's headshot

Charles Martin Smith

Mr. Smith

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