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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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Release Date:
24 March 1989 (Finland) See more »Also Known As:
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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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Arranged by Mauri Sumén
Performed by Leningrad Cowboys
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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
In the opening scene, the frozen bass player's hand moves. 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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Säkkijärven polkkaTrad.
Arranged by Mauri Sumén
Performed by Leningrad Cowboys
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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.