Moon over Parador Movie Review 1988

An uneven comedy about a reluctant American actor who gets the role of his life when he gets the chance to pass himself off as the recently deceased dictator of a Latin American country. A political strongman wants to continue the charade until he can take over, but the actor begins to enjoy the benefits of dictatorship. Look for a cameo by director/writer Mazursky in drag.

Distribution

Universal Studios Home Video, 100 Universal City Plz., Universal City, CA 91608-9955, Phone: (818)777-1000, Fax: (818)866-1483, URL: http://www.universalstudios.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 103 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Comedy Drama, South America, Role Reversal

Screenplay

Leon Capetanos, Paul Mazursky

Cast

Richard Dreyfuss, Sonia Braga, Raul Julia, Jonathan Winters, Fernando Rey, Ed Asner, Dick Cavett, Michael Greene, Sammy Davis, Polly Holliday, Charo, Marianne Saegebrecht, Dana Delany, Ike Pappas, Paul Mazursky

Director

Paul Mazursky

Music

Maurice Jarre

Producer

Mark Huffam