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Les experts

Original title: The Experts
  • 1989
  • PG-13
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
2.9K
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John Travolta and Arye Gross in Les experts (1989)
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Comedy

Two NYC guys get jobs starting a nightclub in Smalltown, USA. They don't know it's a spy training model town in USSR.Two NYC guys get jobs starting a nightclub in Smalltown, USA. They don't know it's a spy training model town in USSR.Two NYC guys get jobs starting a nightclub in Smalltown, USA. They don't know it's a spy training model town in USSR.

  • Director
    • Dave Thomas
  • Writers
    • Steven Greene
    • Eric Alter
    • Nick Thiel
  • Stars
    • John Travolta
    • Arye Gross
    • Kelly Preston
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    4.9/10
    2.9K
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    • Director
      • Dave Thomas
    • Writers
      • Steven Greene
      • Eric Alter
      • Nick Thiel
    • Stars
      • John Travolta
      • Arye Gross
      • Kelly Preston
    • 25User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    John Travolta
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    Arye Gross
    Arye Gross
    • Wendell
    Kelly Preston
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    • Bonnie
    Deborah Foreman
    Deborah Foreman
    • Jill
    James Keach
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    • Yuri
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    • Illyich
    Brian Doyle-Murray
    Brian Doyle-Murray
    • Jones
    • (as Brian Doyle Murray)
    Charles Martin Smith
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    • Mr. Smith
    Mimi Maynard
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    • Director
      • Dave Thomas
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      • Steven Greene
      • Eric Alter
      • Nick Thiel
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    7magaw2007

    It was fun

    This is one of those silly movies that you can enjoy without too much concentration. I've always thought that Ayre Gross is under-recognized, so that's part of my reason for liking this. I thought it was kind of fun; light and fluffy. Maybe you shouldn't seek it out, but if it shows up on TBS one night, try it. You may just like it. It appeals to the fantasist in me. It requires the same suspension of disbelief that made Footloose such a hit; the entire premise is ridiculous, but who cares? This is the reason people see movies - pure entertainment, no education, no controversy, nothing to discuss later. Just get comfy on the couch with a snack and relax for ninety minutes or so.
    5Buff2001

    A Classic for one reason!

    This is by no means any more of a good film than the ratings show, however I am personally a collector of films where the people playing the principal characters first met and later became an item, or better yet married, and better yet happily and lastingly.

    This movie sure fills the bill because the dance and love scenes between Preston and Travolta look real to me because they obviously were!! HOT as only real can really be. After seeing this, I still liked "For the Love of the Game" because of Preston, the baseball theme, Costner doing what he really does which is playing baseball and golf, but the chemistry between Costner and Preston fades from weak to nothing.
    thantos-3

    Easy going veiwing, Not laughing but smiley material

    I would sum this film up as Fun and easy going, An easy one to pull you from doing something else like it did me. I'm not normally a Travolta fan so I'm picky on which films I watch with him but I thought this was worth watching. You have to say that Travolta had good actors which helped to hold it up like Kelly Preston and Arye Gross. Don't go out your way to watch it but if your bored.....
    6lost-in-limbo

    So you think you're an expert?

    Two young New Yorkers Travis and Wendell are offered the chance to open-up a night-club in a small Nebraska town, well that's what they think. As unknowingly to them they're in the USSR, in which the inhabitants are Russian spies in a replica of an American town that seems to be caught in a time slump of 1950s. They were brought in to instill the current US pop culture / true modernistic outlook.

    I wouldn't say it's a laugh out loud or timeless comedy classic, but "The Experts" is an endearing and perfectly pitched zinger with a whole bunch of fun performances. John Travolta and Arye Gross (looking good in mullets) are agreeably candid and work off each other well. They can find themselves really tearing each other apart, but they can't stay mad at each other for too long. A plucky Kelly Preston is unforgettably smoking and Deborah Foreman is likable too. James Keach is quite comical in his short role. Inoffensively light-headed and throwaway screwball comedy that wholesomely plays up its irony-laced one-idea gag of the materialistic appreciation of the American way of life and the acceptance of others. The messages might be heavy-handed, but the breezy script and evocatively original screenplay never over does it. Director Dave Thomas (a recognizable comedian actor) keeps it bright and carefree stringing together random activities with a hip soundtrack to back it up. Silly, but one of kind shenanigans.
    Hollywood-3

    Nothing Special

    This is one of those movies that basically got lost in the crowd. I guess the only thing that came out of this movie is John Travolta and Kelly Preston! They met on the sets of The Experts, and soon afterwards..the wedding bells rung! I would'nt watch this movie if I were you...it's nothing special.

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The Paramount Pictures studio wanted director Dave Thomas to go back and re-shoot some scenes before its limited release in 1989, but in the intervening two years, star John Travolta had gained over thirty pounds in weight, which prevented any new scenes being shot.
    • Goofs
      Yuri states the town is about 80 miles from the Sea of Japan. The coordinates he gives (61°N, 130°E) is roughly 195 miles from the Sea of Okhotsk and nearly 1,000 miles from the Sea of Japan.
    • Quotes

      Travis: [about the citizens of Indian Springs] Where are we gonna put them? They can't stay at my place.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: UHF/Valentino Returns/Shag (1989)
    • Soundtracks
      Back In The U.S.S.R.
      By John Lennon & Paul McCartney

      Performed by Jack Mack and the Heart Attack (as Jack Mack & The Heart Attack)

      Produced by Steve Cropper

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    • Release date
      • January 13, 1989 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La fiebre vuelve
    • Filming locations
      • British Columbia, Canada
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $13,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $169,203
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $169,203
      • Jan 15, 1989
    • Gross worldwide
      • $169,203
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 34m(94 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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