Moon Over Parador
Brief Synopsis
A Caribbean government minister persuades an American actor to impersonate the country's dictator, who is actuallly dead.
Cast & Crew
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Paul Mazursky
Director
Richard Dreyfuss
Raul Julia
Sonia Braga
Jonathan Winters
Polly Holliday
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Romantic Comedy
Release Date
1988
Distribution Company
Universal Pictures
Location
New York City, New York, USA; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Salvador Da Bahia, Brazil; Ouro Preto, Brazil
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 45m
Synopsis
A Caribbean government minister persuades an American actor to impersonate the country's dictator, who is actuallly dead.
Cast
Richard Dreyfuss
Raul Julia
Sonia Braga
Jonathan Winters
Polly Holliday
Fernando Rey
Marianne Sägebrecht
Michael Greene
Guara
Nika Bonfim
Carlos Augusto Strasser
Bianca Rossini
Flavio R Tambellini
Ariel Coelho
Dick Cavett
Himself
Ike Pappas
Himself
Nelson Xavier
Rene Kolldehoff
Jill Mazursky
Reuven Bar-yotam
Giovanna Gold
Lora Milligan
Charo
Levi Dasilva
Lead Person
Luthero Luiz
Edward Asner
Himself
Mario Guimaraes
Antonio Negreiros
Guilherme Karan
Paul Mazursky
Dann Florek
Jorge Cherques
Rui Rezende
Helio Souto
David Cale
Ursula Canto
Neville Dealmeida
Renato Coutinho
Betsy Mazursky
Vera Buono
Jose Lewgoy
Nildo Parente
Sammy Davis Jr.
Himself
John C Broderick
Richard Russell Ramos
Nina Fineman
Rod Mccary
Milton Goncalves
Dana Delany
Patricio Guzmán
Regina Case
Lorin Dreyfuss
Roger Aaron Brown
Crew
Aluizio Abranches
Assistant Director
Billy Accioly
Costumes
Robert Agganis
Assistant Camera Operator
Kim Allen
Casting Associate
Vicente Amorim
Assistant Director
Elisa Aquino
Other
Monika Aranha
Other
Maria R F Arellano
Stunts
Rachel Arruda
Set Decorator
Edward Asner
Other
Roberto Bakker
Assistant
L Barday
Song
Johnny Bartolo
Location Assistant
Barry Bedig
Property Master
Lester Bishop
Dolly Grip
Charles G. Booth
Story By
Charles G. Booth
From Story
Lucia Braga
Swing Gang
John C Broderick
Unit Production Manager
Charles Brown
Key Grip
David Burr
Camera Operator
Gary Burritt
Negative Cutting
Luiz Campos
Camera Assistant
Maritza Caneca
Camera Assistant
Leonidas Capetanos
Screenplay
Keziah Cardoso
Other
Daniel Allen Carlin
Music Editor
Marilia Carneiro
Assistant
Carlos Castro
Grip
Bill Catching
Stunt Coordinator
Dick Cavett
Other
Ellen Chenoweth
Casting
Stan Cockerell
Property Master Assistant
Jose Couto
Art Department
Luiz Cruvinel
Electrician
Harry Curtis
Assistant
Regina Darocha
Editorial Assistant
Cesar Dasilva
Electrician
Marcio Dasilva
Electrician
Sammy Davis Jr.
Song Performer
Sammy Davis Jr.
Other
Marie Odile Debieuvre
Other
Gisella Demello
Editorial Assistant
Michael Dennison
Wardrobe Supervisor
Pat Domenico
Special Effects Supervisor
Gita Engelhart
Other
Chuck Enzen
Other
Glenn Evans
Special Effects
Heloisa Farias
Graphics
Roberto Fernandez
Makeup Assistant
Wayne Fitzgerald
Titles
Markos Flaksman
Art Director
Lindsay Flickinger
Associate Producer
Gerardo M Flores
Stunts
George Fredrick
Sound Editor
Angelo Gastal
Location Manager
James W Gavin
Helicopter Pilot
Ziggy Geike
Hair
Norman Glasser
Gaffer
Carmen Gomes
Casting Associate
Moonstar Greene
Post-Production Assistant
Tony Grillo
Generator Operator
Pato Guzman
Production Designer
Pato Guzman
Coproducer
David Hadges
Music Producer
Allen L Hall
Special Effects Foreman
Gloria Hartenstein
Wardrobe Supervisor
Grover Helsley
Sound
Michael Herzmark
Video
Phil Hetos
Color Timer
Glenn Hoskinson
Sound Editor
Julio Iglesias
Song Performer
Maria Jackson
Other
Joao Henrique Jardim
Casting Associate
Maurice Jarre
Music
Maurice Jarre
Music Conductor
Randy Johnson
Boom Operator
Stephen Johnstone
Electrician
Eustaquio Kalil
Production Assistant
Susan V Kalinowski
Hair
Lucio Kodato
Camera Operator
Jose Land
Other
Gregg Landaker
Sound
Sergio Leandro
Camera Assistant
Yeda Lewinsohn
Set Decorator
Dennis Liddiard
Makeup Assistant
Gary Liddiard
Makeup
Gina Lombardo
Assistant Editor
Mara Lopes
Costumes
Ian Macgregor-scott
Sound Editor
Scott Macpherson
Sound
Rene Magalhaes
Construction Coordinator
Don Malouf
Sound Editor
David Marder
Other
Elliot Marks
Photography
Caito Lanhoso Martins
Other
Steve Maslow
Sound
Paul Mazursky
Producer
Paul Mazursky
Screenplay
Donald M. Mcalpine
Other
Donald M. Mcalpine
Director Of Photography
Paula Mckee
Assistant Editor
Warren Mearns
Rigging Gaffer
Alexandre Meyer
Set Decorator
Marcio Montarroyos
Music Arranger
Eusebio Moreira
Assistant Director
James Moriana
Foley Editor
Joel Moss
Music
Brigadier General Arthur Moura
Technical Advisor
Leonardo Muller
Set Decorator
Ana Luis Muyaert
Assistant Director
Joni Nartof
Editorial Assistant
Vitor Neves
Electrician
Robert Nichols
Sound
Javier Orce
Production Assistant
Glinston Paiva
Art Department
Ike Pappas
Other
Stuart H Pappe
Editor
Dan Payton
Sound Editor
Wilson Pimenta
Hair
Clay Pinney
Special Effects
Cole Porter
Song
Andrea Queiroga
Assistant Director
Romeu Quinto
Sound
Colonel Carlos Reis
Technical Advisor
Josemar Ribeiro
Other
Mario Rinaldi
Electrician
Gary Ritchie
Sound
Henrique Rodriques
Other
Gary D Rogers
Foley Editor
Saguin Romeo
Other
Judi Rosner
Production Coordinator
Bianca Rossini
Choreographer
Patrick Russ
Assistant
Jose Joaquim Salles
Assistant Director
Elizabeth Sayre
Assistant
Lisa G Schillingburg
Assistant
Norman Schwartz
Adr/Dialogue Editor
Antonio Sena
Assistant
Gary Shusett
Associate Producer
Joverci Souza Silva
Grip
Rubens Silva
Location Assistant
James Skotchdopole
Assistant Director
Sunny Skylar
Song
Irby Smith
Assistant Director
Tom Southwell
Art Department
Paulao Souza
Electrician
Patricia Spyer
Props Assistant
Greg Stacy
Sound Editor
John Stacy
Sound Editor
Marlise Storchi
Assistant
Flavio R Tambellini
Casting
Wagner Tavaes
Props Assistant
Geoffrey Taylor
Coproducer
Colonel Flavio Terra
Technical Advisor
Marcello Torres
Location Assistant
Cynnie Troup
Script Supervisor
Douglas Vaughan
Boom Operator
Consuelo Velazquez
Song
Luis Viana
Other
Paulo Violeta
Video Assist/Playback
Nilo Vital
Grip
Roberto Wagner
Other
James E Webb
Sound
David A. Whittaker
Sound Editor
Jeffrey Wilhoit
Foley Editor
Albert Wolsky
Costume Designer
Kyle Wright
Sound Editor
Raul Martinez Yavez
Stunts
George M Zamora
Special Effects
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Romantic Comedy
Release Date
1988
Distribution Company
Universal Pictures
Location
New York City, New York, USA; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Salvador Da Bahia, Brazil; Ouro Preto, Brazil
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 45m
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1988
Released in United States 1999
Released in United States Fall September 9, 1988
Released in United States November 1988
Released in United States on Video March 16, 1989
Shown at Avignon/New York Film Festival in New York City (French Institute) April 22 - May 2, 1999.
Shown at FestRio in Brazil November 17-26, 1988.
Shown at Montreal World Film Festival August 24-September 4, 1988.
Began shooting August 17, 1987.
Completed shooting October 26, 1987.
Released in United States 1988 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival August 24-September 4, 1988.)
Released in United States 1999 (Shown at Avignon/New York Film Festival in New York City (French Institute) April 22 - May 2, 1999.)
Released in United States on Video March 16, 1989
Released in United States Fall September 9, 1988
Released in United States November 1988 (Shown at FestRio in Brazil November 17-26, 1988.)
