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Cast
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| Matti Pellonpää | ... | Vladimir Kuzmin, the Manager | |
| Kari Väänänen | ... | Igor (Village Idiot) | |
| Sakke Järvenpää | ... | The Leningrad Cowboys | |
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Heikki Keskinen | ... | The Leningrad Cowboys |
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Pimme Korhonen | ... | The Leningrad Cowboys |
| Sakari Kuosmanen | ... | The Leningrad Cowboys | |
| Puka Oinonen | ... | The Leningrad Cowboys | |
| Silu Seppälä | ... | The Leningrad Cowboys | |
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Mauri Sumén | ... | The Leningrad Cowboys |
| Mato Valtonen | ... | The Leningrad Cowboys | |
| Pekka Virtanen | ... | The Leningrad Cowboys | |
| Nicky Tesco | ... | Lost Cousin | |
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Olli Tuominen | ... | Siberian Svengali |
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Kari Laine | ... | Siberian Chauffeur |
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Jatimatic Ohlstrom | ... | Father of the Cowboys |
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The Leningrad Cowboys, a fictional Russian rock band, and their manager, travel to America seeking fame and fortune. As they cross the country, trying to get to a wedding in Mexico, they are followed by the village idiot, who wishes to join the band. Written by Alexander Lum <aj_lum@postoffice.utas.edu.au>
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Igor: How come?
Siberian Svengali: No commercial potential. Go to America. They'll put up with anything there...
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Leningrad Cowboys are a Finnish band with a constantly rotating lineup who often mix American rock music with traditional Russian folk songs, sometimes playing one in the style of the other. See more »Goofs
While the band performs at the wedding, an extra is seen staring directly into the camera for a moment and then looking elsewhere quickly. See more »Quotes
Siberian Svengali: [after audition] Bullshit.Igor: How come?
Siberian Svengali: No commercial potential. Go to America. They'll put up with anything there...
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This is the funniest rock `n roll polka road movie ever made! Although based around an actual band of Finnish descent (who still get airplay on MTV Europe), it sees our heroes come from the Tundra Wasteland to America, seeking fame and fortune. Not having much luck in their homeland with their unique style of folk pop, the band are advised to conquer the US ("go to America" says the guy, "they buy any old s**t there"), being exploited constantly by their greedy manager Vladimir. They "learn" rock `n roll, drink beer, go to jail, beg on the streets and play seedy pubs. Not exactly the American dream. And the most eyecatching piece, has to be those massive quiffs and even bigger winklepicker shoes!
The dialogue is funny, but its not this that makes you laugh. Just one look at the band will have you rolling. And if you can`t speak Finnish, don`t worry. The director cleverly overcomes this, by getting the band to learn English on the plane to America! And if you`re not tapping along to their rendition of "Born To Be Wild" at the end of the movie, you`ll be humming that "polka" music for a long time to come.