The Experts 35 years old

The Experts

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 have 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?

Credits

The Experts Cast

Name Character
Jan Rubes He was 68, 89 years old when he died as Illyich
John Travolta He was 34, now 70 years old as Travis
Brian Doyle-Murray He was 43, now 79 years old as Mr. Jones
Kelly Preston She was 26, 57 years old when she died as Bonnie
Arye Gross He was 28, now 64 years old as Wendell
Charles Martin Smith He was 35, now 71 years old as Mr. Smith
James Keach He was 41, now 77 years old as Yuri
Steve Levitt He was 28, now 64 years old as Gil
Eve Brent She was 59, 81 years old when she died as Aunt Thelma
Deborah Foreman She was 26, now 62 years old as Jill
Tony Edwards He was 45, now 80 years old as Nathan
John Boylan He was 47, 53 years old when he died as Old Timer
Joseph Golland as Old Timer
Rick Ducommun He was 36, 62 years old when he died as Sparks

The Experts Crew

Name Department
Marci Liroff as Casting. She was 30 (now 66) years old Production
Ronnie Taylor as Director of Photography. He was 64 (now 100) years old Camera
Rosanna Norton as Costume Design. She was 44 (now 80) years old Costume & Make-Up
Bud Molin as Editor. He was 63 (81) years old when He died Editing
David Fischer as Production Design. Art
Nick Thiel as Screenplay. Writing
Jack Grossberg as Executive Producer. Production
James Keach as Producer. He was 41 (now 77) years old Production
Marvin Hamlisch as Original Music Composer. He was 44 (68) years old when He died Sound
Diana Greenwood as Associate Producer. Production
Dave Thomas as Director. He was 39 (now 75) years old Directing
The Experts poster
The Experts (35 years)

  • Release day: Friday, January 13, 1989
  • Runtime: 94 minutes