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Moon Over Parador

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42% Tomatometer 12 Reviews 46% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
When Parador's fascist strongman drops dead the day before elections, actor Jack Noah gets the role of his life: assume the role of president. Noah's confidence grows with each speech and with personal support from the dead leader's sultry mistress, a champion of Parador's downtrodden masses. But when guerilla fighters strike, Noah wonders if it might be time to move to a new role.
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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 01/01/2000
2/4
Dreyfuss is good, too, but too human, and lacking in the wicked edge that might have put the movie over the top. Go to Full Review Steve Crum Video-Reviewmaster.com 05/11/2006
2/5
Misfire comedy starring Dreyfuss, directed by Mazursky. Go to Full Review Caffeinated Clint Moviehole 07/04/2005
3/5
Dreyfuss at his usual, amusing best Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 05/31/2005
2/5
Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice 08/27/2004
1/5
A mediocre and lackluster comedy with Jonathan Winters providing the only funny moments. Go to Full Review Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) 05/30/2004
3/5
Not really good, but the spectacle of Mazursky in drag almost makes up for it. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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10/08/2022 Great farce, Raul Julia is fantastic See more Jim222001 W @Jim222001 08/28/2021 Pretty much Dave which came along a couple of years later. Definitely not as good as Dave though. See more 06/01/2021 Raul Julia is great in this movie See more s r @ScottR 11/04/2020 A little ridiculous, but still fun and close to the bone. I saw it for the great cast. YouTube was the medium. See more steve d @RT35616104 07/12/2020 It's not remotely amusing. See more 05/03/2017 This movie tried to make me laugh, but it rarely succeeded. There is a decent story in here, but it doesn't always flow well. Richard Dreyfuss seems to have a lot of fun in the role, but it still isn't enough to save the film. See more Read all reviews
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Paul Mazursky

Director

Richard Dreyfuss

Jack Noah

Raul Julia

Roberto Strausmann

Sônia Braga

Madonna Mendez

Jonathan Winters

Ralph

Michael Greene

Clint
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Moon Over Parador

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Synopsis When Parador's fascist strongman drops dead the day before elections, actor Jack Noah gets the role of his life: assume the role of president. Noah's confidence grows with each speech and with personal support from the dead leader's sultry mistress, a champion of Parador's downtrodden masses. But when guerilla fighters strike, Noah wonders if it might be time to move to a new role.
Director
Paul Mazursky
Producer
Paul Mazursky
Screenwriter
Leon Capetanos, Paul Mazursky
Production Co
Universal Pictures
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 8, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA)
$10.1M
Runtime
1h 44m
Sound Mix
Surround
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