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The KGB shanghais a hip New Yorker (John Travolta) and his sidekick (Arye Gross) to teach square spies how to act like Americans.
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Steve D Big dumb fun, but it is fun. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member I just read about Naomi Wolf and vaccine conspiracies where she "they have tech with nanoparticles to make you travel back in time!". It's just like the Wolves to take out their own industry; television, radio, film, books--these are all time machines. How can you work for a time machine and be fearful of it? I guess this describes the human condition. In any event, this is a great time machine that has the 80s look at the 50s, and now we get to travel there from the 2020s. John Travolta is at his vampiric best in this one, and he also has a long awkward dance with his wife (RIP). This was one that I loved as a kid, and it still holds up in the time machine of Now, thanks to the comedic direction of Dave Thomas (known for "Strange Brew"). I don't think it ever really resolved why Russia built a time capsule of 50s America to train spies in 80s Russia, but, it's a cute film with a very happy ending. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Worst film of all time, peerless ..... Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member It's a good concept just done poorly. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member KGB kidnaps two struggling young New Yorkers to unknowingly act as American experts in a mock American town in the Soviet Union designed to train spies. Not bad. Of interest in that former SCTV star Dave Thomas directed and Travolta and Preston star. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member "<b>The Experts</b> is a silly bad film. But I can't help but have kinda loved it. I mean the plot alone is laughable. The acting is so cheesy and the dance scene between Travolta and Preston is something to be seen. I have never laughed so hard while cringing at the same time. I love the music and the clothes are fantastic. The big teased hair and odd mismatched clothing really puts you back in that era. If your in the mood for a silly film that you can just have fun with, then this would be a perfect film for you. I would probably see this again just for a good laugh." Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis The KGB shanghais a hip New Yorker (John Travolta) and his sidekick (Arye Gross) to teach square spies how to act like Americans.
Director
Dave Thomas
Producer
James Keach
Screenwriter
Nick Thiel, Steven Greene, Eric Alter
Production Co
Paramount, Paramount Pictures International
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 6, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$89.1K
Runtime
1h 29m
Sound Mix
Surround
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