Moon Over Parador (1988)
| Release Date | 09 September 1988 |
| Budget | $20,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $11,000,000 |
| Tagline | Welcome to Parador. The Dictator's cold, the First Lady's hot, the people are revolting... and Jack Noah just got the role of his life. |
| Genre | Comedy, Romance, Adventure |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | New York City, New York, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Political Satire, Romantic Comedy, Showbiz Comedy |
| Themes | Assumed Identities, Heads of State, Twins and Lookalikes, Political Unrest, Fish Out of Water |
| Tones | Goofy, Witty, Humorous, Satirical, Irreverent, Quirky |
| Tags | Actor, Dictator, Lookalike, Political Unrest, South America |
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 It is a remake of the 1939 film The Magnificent Fraud, based on the unpublished short story entitled Caviar for His Excellency by Charles G. Booth.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Reinhard Kolldehoff
Gunther
Richard Russell Ramos
Dieter Lopez
Roger Aaron Brown
Desmond
Ike Pappas
Himself
Carlotta Gerson
Momma
Lorin Dreyfuss
1st Dictator
John C. Broderick
Director
David Cale
Edgar Low
Reuven Bar-Yotam
Menachem Fein
Lora Milligan
Alice
Jill Mazursky
Assistant Director
Nina Fineman
Casting Secretary
Regina Casé
Clara
Bianca Rossini
Tilde
Ariel Coelho
Paulo
Vera Buono
Nightclub Singer
Ursula Canto
Showgirl
Guará Rodrigues
Bearded Man
Giovanna Gold
Carnival Girl
Carlos Augusto Strazzer
Drunk on Street
Betsy Mazursky
Woman at Buffet
Rui Resende
Man on the Beach
Flávio R. Tambellini
Danté Guzman
Antonio Negreiros
Antonio
Nelson Xavier
General Sinaldo
Mário Guimarães
Umberto Solar
Nildo Parente
Gray Man
Jorge Cherques
Family Member
Neville de Almeida
Family Member
Renato Coutinho
Family Member
Humberto Catalano
Family Member )
Helvio Soto
Family Member
Patricio Guzmán
Family Member
Lutero Luiz
Samuel
Director
Writer
Charles G. Booth
Leon Capetanos
Producer
Gary Shusett
associate producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Donald McAlpine
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Editor
Stuart H. Pappé
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Casting Director
Ellen Chenoweth
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Flávio R. Tambellini
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Production Designer
Pato Guzman
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Art Director
Marcos Flaksman
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Set Decorator
Alexandre Meyer
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Costume Designer
Makeup Department
Roberto Fernández
assistant makeup artist
Ziggy Geike
hair designer: Richard Dreyfuss
Susan V. Kalinowski
hair stylist
Dennis Liddiard
assistant makeup artist
Gary Liddiard
makeup artist
Wilson Pimenta
hair stylist
Production Manager
Roberto Bakker
assistant production manager
John C. Broderick
unit production manager
Marcelo Torres
assistant production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Aluisio Abranches
assistant director
Vicente Amorim
assistant director
Bill Catching
second unit director
Eusebio Moreira
assistant director
Anna Muylaert
assistant director
Andréa Queiroga
assistant director
José Joaquim Salles
first assistant director: Brazil
James W. Skotchdopole
second assistant director
Irby Smith
first assistant director
Art Department
Rachel Arruda
assistant set decorator
Barry Bedig
property master
Lucia Braga
swing gang
Stan Cockerell
assistant property master
Jose Couto
plasterer
Marie Odile Debieuvre
draftsman
Levi Domingos
lead man
Heloisa Farias
graphic artist
Yeda Lewinsohn
assistant set decorator
Rene Magalhaes
construction coordinator
Leonardo Muller
assistant set decorator
Glinston Paiva
plasterer
Enrique Rodríguez
draftsman
Antonio Sena
assistant art director
Tom Southwell
production illustrator
Patricia Spyer
assistant property master
Marlise Storchi
assistant art director
Wagner Tavares
assistant property master
Sound Department
George Fredrick
sound editor
Grover B. Helsley
sound re-recording mixer
Glenn Hoskinson
sound editor
Randall L. Johnson
boom operator
Steve Kohler
foley recordist
Gregg Landaker
sound re-recording mixer
Ian MacGregor-Scott
sound editor
Donald J. Malouf
sound editor
Steve Maslow
sound re-recording mixer
James Moriana
foley editor
Robert Nichols II
sound recordist, sound re-recordist
Daniel Payton
assistant sound editor
Romeo Quinto
utility sound
Gary Ritchie
sound re-recordist
Gary D. Rogers
foley editor
Norman B. Schwartz
post-production dialogue
Greg Stacy
sound editor
John Stacy
supervising sound editor
Douglas Vaughan
boom operator
James E. Webb
production sound
David A. Whittaker
sound editor
Jeffrey Wilhoit
foley editor
Kyle Wright
sound editor
John Roesch
foley artist
Special Effects
Pat Domenico
special effects supervisor
Glenn Evans
special effects
Allen Hall
special effects foreman
Clay Pinney
special effects
George Zamora
special effects
Stunts
Gerardo Albarrán
stunts
Maria R.F. Arellano
stunts
Bill Catching
stunt coordinator
Raul Martinez Yavez
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Robert Agganis
first assistant camera
Lester Bishop
dolly grip
Chuck Brown
key grip
David Burr
camera operator
Luiz Campos
assistant camera
Maritza Caneca
assistant camera
Carlos Roberto Cardoso De Castro
grip
Luiz Cruvinel
electrician
Marco Da Silva
electrician
Paulo César Brum Da Silva
electrician
Norman Glasser
gaffer
Tony Grillo
generator operator
Michael Herzmark
principal videographer
Stephen Johnstone
best boy electric
Lúcio Kodato
cinematographer: second unit
Sérgio Leandro
assistant camera
Elliott Marks
still photographer
Warren Mearns
rigging gaffer
Vitor Rabéllo Neves
chief studio electrician
Mario Rinaldi
electrician
Paulo Souza
gaffer
Javersi Souza Silva
grip
Paulo Violeta
video assistant
Nilo Sérgio Vital
chief grip
Casting Department
Kimberly Allen
casting assistant: Los Angeles
Carmen Gomes
casting assistant
João Henrique Jardim
casting assistant
Flávio R. Tambellini
casting: Brazil
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Billy Accioly
costumer: men
Marilia Carneiro
associate costume designer
Harry Curtis
assistant costume designer
Michael Dennison
wardrobe supervisor
Eustaquio Kalil
assistant costumer
Mara Lopes
costumer: women
Javier Orce
assistant costumer
Gloria Van Hartenstein
assistant wardrobe supervisor
Editorial Department
Gary Burritt
negative cutter
Regina Martinho Da Rocha
editorial assistant: Brazil
Gisella De Mello
editorial assistant: Brazil
Moonstar Greene
post-production assistant
Phil Hetos
color timer
Gina Lombardo
assistant editor
Paula McKee
assistant editor
Joni Natorf Schlomer
editorial assistant: Brazil
Music Department
Dan Carlin Sr.
music editor
David Hodges
music producer: Brazil, music coordinator: Brazil
Scott McPherson
assistant recording engineer
Joel Moss
music recordist
Transportation Department
Charles Enzen
transportation coordinator
Jose Land
transportation coordinator
David Marder
transportation captain
Caito Martins
transportation captain
Roberto Wagner
transportation captain
Other Crew
Elisa Aquino
interpreter
Monika Aranha
interpreter
Johnny Bartolo
assistant location manager
Keziah Cardoso
interpreter
Gita V. Engelhart
special projects
Angelo Gastal
location manager
James W. Gavin
helicopter pilot
Maria Jackson
production secretary: Los Angeles
Booker McClay
unit publicist
Arthur Moura
military advisor
Carlos Reis
military advisor
Josemar Ribeiro
interpreter
Saguin Romeo
interpreter
Judi Rosner
production coordinator
Bianca Rossini
choreographer
Patrick Russ
assistant: Maurice Jarre
Elizabeth Sayre
assistant: Mr. Mazursky
Lisa G. Shillingburg
assistant to producers
Rubens Silva
assistant location manager
Flavio Terra
military advisor
Marcelo Torres
assistant location manager
Cynnie Troup
script supervisor
Luis Viana
interpreter
Dow Griffith
location scout
Jim Michaels
24 frame computer playback operator
Production Company
Universal Pictures
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Distributor
CIC Vídeo
Universal Pictures
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Miscellaneous
Acme Film Editing
sound post-production
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