The Experts
Seen it?1989 | 94 min | Action, Comedy
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a panning from critics, soft box office and little lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Tailor-made for people who need a good giggle and action fans. Popcorn viewing in the best sense. If you loved 22 Jump Street, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Lean, with little time wasted, at 1 hr 34 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
- Not for anyone who finds explosions tiring.
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've 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?
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
Panned by critics
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$13 million worldwide on a $13 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 37K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Dave Thomas
- John TravoltaTravis
- Arye GrossWendell
- Kelly PrestonBonnie
- Deborah ForemanJill
- James KeachYuri
- Jan RubešIllyich
- Brian Doyle-MurrayMr. Jones
- Charles Martin SmithMr. Smith
- Mimi MaynardMrs. Smith
- Eve BrentAunt Thelma