| Moon Over Parador | |
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| Directed by | Paul Mazursky |
| Produced by | Paul Mazursky |
| Screenplay by | Leon Capetanos Paul Mazursky |
| Based on | Caviar for His Excellency by Charles G. Booth |
| Starring | Richard Dreyfuss Raúl Juliá Sônia Braga |
| Music by | Maurice Jarre |
| Cinematography | Donald McAlpine |
| Editing by | Stuart H. Pappé |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | September 9, 1988 |
| Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $11,444,204[1] |
Moon over Parador is a 1988 romantic comedy film, starring Richard Dreyfuss, Raúl Juliá and Sonia Braga. It is a remake of the 1939 film The Magnificent Fraud, based on the unpublished short story entitled Caviar for His Excellency by Charles G. Booth.
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The film follows the exploits of film actor Jack Noah (Dreyfuss), who is filming in the small, fictional South American country of Parador when the Paradorian President for Life suddenly dies of a heart attack. Not wanting to lose his position in power, the president's right-hand man, Roberto Strausmann (Juliá) forces Jack to take the 'role of a lifetime' - that of the dead president, as the two men look so much alike. Jack accepts, eventually winning over the people and even the dead president's mistress, Madonna (Braga). However, when paradise proves to be too boring, Jack needs to find a way to get out while keeping Roberto out of the loop.
The movie attempts to generate suspense by establishing that Jack Noah is in physical jeopardy so long as he remains in Parador. However, the film is told in flashback, with an opening scene establishing that Jack has returned to New York City.
The following concern production aspects of the film:
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