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46% Critic Match
The Experts
“Two abducted Americans are going to tell the Russians everything they know. Poor Russia.”
4.6 / 10• 1989• 1h 34m•PG-13• English
ActionComedy
Storyline
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?
Cast & Crew
John Travolta
Travis
Lead
Arye Gross
Wendell
Kelly Preston
Bonnie
Deborah Foreman
Jill
James Keach
Yuri
Jan Rubeš
Illyich
Brian Doyle-Murray
Mr. Jones
Charles Martin Smith
Mr. Smith
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Dave Thomas's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Experts is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
