The Experts

The Experts

94 mins | Comedy, Action | Jan. 13, 1989

Travis and Wendell are two down-on-their-luck New Yorkers who think they're relocating to a small town in Nebraska to open a nightclub. What they don't know is they have actually been abducted by a KGB operative and flown to the Soviet Union, where they'll unwittingly serve as "experts" on all things cool in America. The town, created expressly for KGB spies-in-training is meant to serve as a training ground for Soviet agents. What can these two hapless Americans possibly teach the Soviet spies and will they ever learn they are not actually in Nebraska?

The Experts

94 mins | Comedy, Action | Jan. 13, 1989

The Experts
Travis and Wendell are two down-on-their-luck New Yorkers who think they're relocating to a small town in Nebraska to open a nightclub. What they don't know is they have actually been abducted by a KGB operative and flown to the Soviet Union, where they'll unwittingly serve as "experts" on all things cool in America. The town, created expressly for KGB spies-in-training is meant to serve as a training ground for Soviet agents. What can these two hapless Americans possibly teach the Soviet spies and will they ever learn they are not actually in Nebraska?
IMDb rating 4.9
Producers Paramount
Original title The Experts
Directors Wendy Mclean, Dave Thomas
Writers Steven Greene, Eric Alter, Nick Thiel

Cast

John Travolta

as Travis

Arye Gross

as Wendell

Kelly Preston

as Bonnie

Deborah Foreman

as Jill

James Keach

as Yuri

Jan Rubeš

as Illyich

Brian Doyle-Murray

as Mr. Jones

Charles Martin Smith

as Mr. Smith

Mimi Maynard

as Mrs. Smith

Eve Brent

as Aunt Thelma

Rick Ducommun

as Sparks

Steve Levitt

as Gil

Tony Edwards

as Nathan

Jack Ammon

as Doc Benson

Marc Reid

as Billy Smith

Robyn Simons

as Kathy Smith

Joseph Golland

as Old Timer

Imbert Orchard

as Old Timer

John Boylan

as Old Timer

Ron Chabidon

as Lawyer

Adrien Dorval

as Elmo

Alex Bruhanski

as Taxi Driver

Sandy Tucker

as Operator

Frank C. Turner

as Sheriff