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Moon Over Parador (1988)
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9 September 1988 (USA)
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Welcome to Parador. The Dictator's cold, the First Lady's hot, the people are revolting... and Jack Noah just got the role of his life.
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Little known actor, Jack Noah, is working on location in the dictatorship of Parador at the time the dictator dies...
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Nominated for 2 Golden Globes.
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A Gem
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Richard Dreyfuss | ... | Jack Noah / President Alphonse Simms |
 | Raul Julia | ... | Roberto Strausmann |
 | Sonia Braga | ... | Madonna Mendez |
 | Jonathan Winters | ... | Ralph |
| Fernando Rey | ... | Alejandro |
| Michael Greene | ... | Clint |
| Polly Holliday | ... | Midge |
| Milton Gonçalves | ... | Carlo |
 | Charo | ... | Madame Loop |
| Marianne Sägebrecht | ... | Magda |
| Reinhard Kolldehoff | ... | Gunther |
| Richard Russell Ramos | ... | Dieter Lopez |
 | José Lewgoy | ... | Archbishop |
| Dann Florek | ... | Toby |
| Roger Aaron Brown | ... | Desmond |
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103 min
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During a scene where Jack has to address the crowd as the Paradorian President, he ad-libs his lines and uses the text for the song "The Impossible Dream" from ‘Man of La Mancha’. Only Roberto catches on, a reference to Raul Julia's leading role (Don Quixote) in the Broadway version of ‘Man of La Mancha’.
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Madonna Mendez:
Too many damn pumas.
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Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Hercules Against the Moon Men (#5.10)" (1992)
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Begin the Beguine
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This movie contains one of Richard Dreyfuss's greatest performances, as an actor who plays a dictator and does it so convincingly that his own mother does not detect the impostor. Also, this movie is funny, yet has a serious side as well. What is especially intriguing about this movie is the character Madonna, who is the dictator's mistress, but eventually becomes the leader of the country. Madonna's evolution from mistress to political leader added greatly to the quality of the story and to the movie's entertainment value. And the main character, who at the start of the movie is a struggling actor and somewhat of a buffoon, evolves too and by the end of the movie commands respect. I liked this movie.