The experts is a 1989 english film stars john travolta, dave thomas, arye gross, kelly preston, deborah foreman, james keach, jan rubes, brian doylemurray, charles martin smith, rick ducommun, robyn simons, steven greener, eric alter, nick thiel, steven greener, eric alter, eric alter, steven greene, steven greene, marvin. The experts 1989 saturday night jive internet archive. The experts is a 1989 american comedy film starring john travolta, arye gross and kelly preston. John travolta, arye gross, kelly preston when travis and wendell are kidnapped while on their way to opening a nightclub in rural nebraska. What they dont know is that theyve been abducted by a kgb operative charles martin smith to the soviet union, where theyll unwittingly serve as experts on all things in america. During production there were several uncredited rewrites of the script performed by thomas at. The experts is an english movie released on january, 1989. Webb is nowhere to be found, but the plot of the movie. The experts love scene john travolta kissing kelly preston. Olivia newtonjohn and john travolta on dick cavett behind the scenes 1983 part 3 duration. When travis john travolta and wendell arye gross are kidnapped while on their way to opening a nightclub in rural nebraska. The experts 1989 the kgb shanghais a hip new yorker john travolta and his sidekick arye gross to teach square spies how to act like americans. John travolta, arye gross, kelly preston, deborah foreman, james keach, jan rubes, brian doylemurray, charles martin smith, mimi. The town, created expressly for kgb spiesintraining.
The movie is directed by dave thomas and featured john travolta, kelly preston and james keach as lead characters. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. This is one of those movies that basically got lost in the crowd. The experts the 1989 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. You can watch the experts online on videoondemand services netflix, hbo now, paytv or movie theatres with original audio in english. Travis and wendell are two downontheirluck new yorkers who think theyre relocating to a small town in nebraska to open a nightclub. John travolta was between career highs when he agreed to appear in this anachronistic coldwar comedy. Perhaps due to john travoltas renewed goodwill from pulp fiction, comedy central aired this movie alongside ghostbusters ii, loose cannons and a few others all the time in between saturday night live reruns and mystery science theater. My awareness of the experts dates back to 199495, back when my area first got comedy central on cable. To improve this article, please refer to the guidelines. The experts 1989 stream and watch online moviefone. Sctv alumnus dave thomas manned the megaphone for the.
The experts dvd 1989 shop the best classic films movie. It was written by steven greene, eric alter, and nick thiel and directed by dave thomas. The experts 1989 cast and crew the kgb shanghais a hip new yorker john travolta and his sidekick arye gross to teach square spies how to act like americans. To use this banner, please refer to the documentation. John travolta and arye gross star as two hip but downontheirluck new yorkers who think theyre relocating to a small town in nebraska to open. Directed by sctvs dave thomas, 1989 s the experts is a high concept cold war comedy in which the ussr has a little fake nebraska town, indian springs, deep within its bosom, stuck very much in the 1950s, when it was presumably constructed. The town is mired in the 50s, and the new kgb hotshot fears his. Dave thomas director of the movie the experts with cast john travolta, arye gross and kelly preston. The experts 1989 is about a russian plot to infiltrate the u. Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep. Watch the experts movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. The kgb shanghais a hip new yorker john travolta and his sidekick arye gross to teach square spies how to act like americans.
Saturday night jive podcast is discussing the experts starring snl alum brian doylemurray and john travolta. Travolta and arye gross play travis and wendell, a couple of vagabonds hired by soviet spy cameron smith charles martin smith to act as experts on the american lifestyle. Nearly 30 years later the john travolta vehicle the experts 1989 takes place in just such a place. Movie posters 1989 e the experts the experts 1989 near the eastern edge of the ussr is a village populated by russians who speak and act american, where kgb trainees go to practice. The movie is about two dumbass 80s nightclub guys who get kidnapped and sent to a secret town in russia to open a happening gogo american nightclub in order to teach russian spies how to. Clip from the 1989 movie the experts song is pump it up by club nouveau no infringement intended. Browse our collection of classic, hard to find, out of print and rare movies on dvd. What they dont know is they have actually been abducted by a kgb operative and flown to the soviet union, where theyll unwittingly serve as experts. John travolta and arye gross play unwitting accomplices. The experts is a comedy film that revolves around new york nightclub owners wendell arye gross and travis john travolta.
I guess paramount stalled on releasing the movie until january 1989 because of the unbelievable plot. The experts is a 1989 american comedy film starring john travolta, arye gross and kelly. I guess the only thing that came out of this movie is john travolta and kelly preston. On their way to nebraska, where they intend to open a nightclub, they. The kgb spy cameron smith charles martin smith takes them to the u. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film.
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