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Leningrad Cowboys Go America (1989)
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24 March 1989 (Finland)
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The Leningrad Cowboys, a group of Finnish musicians, and their manager, travel to America seeking fame and fortune...
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Ndtv Lumiere to screen comedies under Carlsberg World Cinema Sundays
(From BusinessofCinema. 4 August 2009, 9:35 AM, PDT)
On DVD: Aki Kaurismäki's Proletariat Trilogy, "Shadow"
(From IFC. 23 September 2008, 11:36 AM, PDT)
(From BusinessofCinema. 4 August 2009, 9:35 AM, PDT)
On DVD: Aki Kaurismäki's Proletariat Trilogy, "Shadow"
(From IFC. 23 September 2008, 11:36 AM, PDT)
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A zany, kafkaesque, not terribly profound, but entertaining film
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Matti Pellonpää | ... | Vladimir (Manager) | |
| Kari Väänänen | ... | Igor (Village Idiot) | |
| Sakke Järvenpää | ... | The Leningrad Cowboys | |
| Heikki Keskinen | ... | The Leningrad Cowboys | |
| Pimme Korhonen | ... | The Leningrad Cowboys | |
| Sakari Kuosmanen | ... | The Leningrad Cowboys | |
| Puka Oinonen | ... | The Leningrad Cowboys | |
| Silu Seppälä | ... | The Leningrad Cowboys | |
| Mauri Sumén | ... | The Leningrad Cowboys | |
| Mato Valtonen | ... | The Leningrad Cowboys | |
| Pekka Virtanen | ... | The Leningrad Cowboys | |
| Nicky Tesco | ... | Lost Cousin | |
| Olli Tuominen | ... | Siberian Svengali | |
| Kari Laine | ... | Siberian Chauffeur | |
| Jatimatic Ohlstrom | ... | Father of the Cowboys |
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78 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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Continuity: In the opening scene, and throughout the movie, the frozen bass player's bass guitar is some cheap off-brand guitar. But when he thaws out and gets up to play at the end of the movie, it's a Fender.
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Followed by Global Balalaika Show (2003) (V)
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Reminiscent of some of the best Eastern European comedies, this absurdist Finnish look at the foibles of both Communist and capitalist attempts at reality is not going to change your life, but it is an enjoyable way to spend 79 minutes. A rousing oompah band from a small Eastern European village travel to America to find their fortune. They all have hairdos like Buddy Holly on acid and wear the pointiest-toed shoes you've ever seen. In New York City they buy an old Cadillac and get a gig to play a wedding in Mexico. On the trip there they also travel through rock, blues, country, and mariachi, and meet people almost as strange as themselves. Most memorable moment: Igor, the village idiot, catching up to the band out in the middle of the Texas countryside, carrying a very large fish.