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Director:
Aki Kaurismäki
Writers:
Sakke Järvenpää (story)
Aki Kaurismäki (screenplay)
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Release Date:
24 March 1989 (Finland) more
Genre:
Adventure | Comedy | Music more
Plot:
The Leningrad Cowboys, a group of Finnish musicians, and their manager, travel to America seeking fame and fortune... more | add synopsis
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NewsDesk:
On DVD: Aki Kaurismäki's Proletariat Trilogy, "Shadow"
 (From IFC. 23 September 2008, 11:36 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
A perfect movie more

Cast

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Matti Pellonpää ... Vladimir (Manager)
Kari Väänänen ... Igor (Village Idiot)
Sakke Järvenpää ... The Leningrad Cowboys
Heikki Keskinen ... The Leningrad Cowboys
Pimme Korhonen ... The Leningrad Cowboys
Sakari Kuosmanen ... The Leningrad Cowboys
Puka Oinonen ... The Leningrad Cowboys
Silu Seppälä ... The Leningrad Cowboys
Mauri Sumén ... The Leningrad Cowboys
Mato Valtonen ... The Leningrad Cowboys
Pekka Virtanen ... The Leningrad Cowboys
Nicky Tesco ... Lost Cousin
Olli Tuominen ... Siberian Svengali
Kari Laine ... Siberian Chauffeur
Jatimatic Ohlstrom ... Father of the Cowboys
Richard Boes ... Rockpromotor

Jim Jarmusch ... Car Dealer / New York
George M. Kunkle ... Banjo Player
William W. Robertson ... Barber
Mr. Morris ... Bartender / Memphis
Ms. Morris ... Bartender / Memphis
Marty Olavarrieta ... Police Officer
Earl Howard Jr. ... Bar Owner
Albert Gonzales ... Prison Warden
Duke Robillard ... Nightclub Owner
Frank Johnson ... Car Dealer / Houston
Ernie Wright ... Bartender / Houston
Phillip Linson ... Nightclub Customer (as Phil Linson)
Rock ... Engine Thief
Terry ... Engine Thief
Speed ... Engine Thief
Carlton ... Engine Thief
Judge Felix Barrera ... Bride's Father
Laura Barrera ... Bride
John Martinez ... Groom
Jose G. Salas ... Mexican Singer
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Directed by
Aki Kaurismäki 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Sakke Järvenpää  story
Aki Kaurismäki  screenplay
Aki Kaurismäki  story
Mato Valtonen  story

Produced by
Katinka Faragó .... producer
Aki Kaurismäki .... producer
Klas Olofsson .... producer
 
Original Music by
Mauri Sumén 
 
Cinematography by
Timo Salminen 
 
Film Editing by
Raija Talvio 
 
Art Direction by
Kari Laine 
Heikki Ukkonen 
 
Costume Design by
Tanja Tolonen 
 
Makeup Department
Tanja Tolonen .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Lisa Blok-Linson .... production manager: USA
Phillip Linson .... production manager
Jaakko Talaskivi .... production manager: Finland
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Pauli Pentti .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
Jouko Lumme .... sound
Kjell Westman .... sound mixer
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Joseph Dianda .... gaffer (as Joey Dianda)
Marja-Leena Helin .... still photographer
Gary Hildebrand .... gaffer
Timo Markko .... second assistant camera
Mikko Mattila .... gaffer
Heikki Ortamo .... first assistant camera
Olli Varja .... gaffer
 
Editorial Department
Outi Hyytinen .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Matti Hukkanen .... assistant music recordist
Jyrki Hytti .... music recordist
 
Transportation Department
Bobby Barret .... driver
Joanne Figueroa .... driver
 
Other crew
Haije Alanoja .... production secretary
Dale Ashmun .... production assistant
Erkki Astala .... publicist
Marja-Leena Helin .... script supervisor
Klaus Heydemann .... production executive
Jan-Eric Nyström .... titles
Paula Oinonen .... caterer: USA
Ken Schmalz .... production assistant: New Orleans
Jaakko Talaskivi .... caterer: USA
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Cowboys de Lenigrado Vão Para a América (Brazil) [pt]
Leningrad Cowboys jada do go Ameruki (Poland) [pl]
Leningrad cow-boys pane America (Greece) [el]
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Runtime:
78 min
Country:
Finland | Sweden
Language:
Finnish | English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Filming Locations:
Del Rio, Texas, USA more
Company:
Esselte Video more

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: In the opening scene, the frozen bass player's hand moves. more
Movie Connections:
Followed by Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses (1994) more

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11 out of 12 people found the following comment useful:-
A perfect movie, 19 June 2001
Author: kalala from Washington DC

I just saw Leningrad Cowboys for the third time and think it is a perfect film. Whatever else it may be about, it is a quest into the heart of rock and roll. The Cowboys start in New York playing their soulful/klezmerish immigrant blues on a seedy rooftop, then reel back through the roots of the genre--Memphis, Natchez, New Orleans, Honky Tonk and Biker Bars, road house and funeral...to their destination in Mexico where their Finnish filtered rock returns to its original sound, converging on the joyous soulful wedding as they back up a singer whose classic Indian features are not that different from some of the singers'... The esthetic is stylish and dead pan. The cinematography is actually quite beautiful, lyric of industrial decay. If you like Jarmusch (who does a spot as a car salesman) you'll like this movie. The pacing did not seem slow to me at all--but that may just be a sign of my age. The form is a series of theatrical skits and blackouts, and the tension of many scenes owes more to mime or comedia than MTV. I think my favorite is one involving the village idiot and a shoe that is not the one he wants. Poignant and hysterical at the same time. Oh, and maybe his treck with what looks to be a 50lb catfish... If you have a chance to see it, go. It is hilarious and sweet and utterly unlike anything else you've ever seen.

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