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A U.S. actor gets a gig in South American Parador. When the dictator dies, he's forced to play him for real and gets his mistress. Can they change Parador?
Moon over Parador is a 1988 American romantic comedy film directed and produced by Paul Mazursky, who co-wrote the screenplay with Leon Capetanos.

Moon over Parador

PG-13 · 1988 ‧ Comedy/Romance ‧ 1h 44m
6/10 · IMDb 42% · Rotten Tomatoes
When the iron-fisted ruler of a small African nation dies, his top aide, Roberto Strausmann (Raul Julia), will do anything to avoid a regime change, so he recruits struggling film actor Jack Noah (Richard Dreyfuss) to pose as the deceased...
Initial release: September 4, 1988
Director: Paul Mazursky
Distributed by: Universal Pictures
Based on: "Caviar for His Excellency"; by Charles G. Booth
Budget: $19 million

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