Leningrad Cowboys Go America

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Leningrad Cowboys Go America

PG-13

1989

1h 18m

Comedy

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An enthusiastic Siberian rock 'n' roll band, The Leningrad Cowboys, journeys to New York with their manager (Matti Pellonpää) and a dead member who froze to death before his dreams of success could be realized. They land a gig in Mexico, and the band, including the dead member strapped to the top of their Cadillac, drives there through the country that birthed rock music, meeting various characters along the road to success. Meanwhile, a crazed fan (Kari Väänänen) from home chases them down.

Brian Susbielles

InSession Film

A delightful, underrated piece of international cultural diplomacy.

Mar 6, 2023

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 4/5

Jul 24, 2005

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Jurgen Fauth

About.com

Rated: 5/5

Oct 15, 2003

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

An immensely funny film

Jul 20, 2003

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Philip Martin

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Rated: 3/5

Jul 30, 2002

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Gus L

A film with a lot of comedic potential, it just had too many long awkward pauses to live up to it.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/17/24

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Dušan A

A great satire and absurdly funny

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/13/24

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alon e

Best comedy was ever made

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/20/24

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Marit Risto F

I found it completely hilarious, and so original

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/01/24

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Leaburn O

Not sure how to rate this. It's wildly off beat and made for cult viewing but it didn't entertain me too much. It is good, in an original way and wish I could like it more but just not quite hitting the highs for me. Just watched it because incomprehensibly, Empire magazine rated it the 88th best foreign language film ever (?). Saw it on YouTube but not sure how long it will remain up there.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/29/24

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P F

jim jarmusch is in it giving it cult status.funny foreigners in a strange land [usa] band on the road.well worth a watch

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/27/22

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An enthusiastic Siberian rock 'n' roll band, The Leningrad Cowboys, journeys to New York with their manager (Matti Pellonpää) and a dead member who froze to death before his dreams of success could be realized. They land a gig in Mexico, and the band, including the dead member strapped to the top of their Cadillac, drives there through the country that birthed rock music, meeting various characters along the road to success. Meanwhile, a crazed fan (Kari Väänänen) from home chases them down.

Director: Aki Kaurismäki
Producer: Klas Oloffson, Katinka Farago
Production Co: Megamania, Finnish Film Foundation, Esselte Video, Villealfa Filmproduction Oy, Svenska Filminstitutet, Finnkino
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Box Office (Gross USA): $9.8K
Runtime: 1h 18m