Back in the USSR
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Back in the USSR
Plot
In this first American film to be shot entirely in Moscow, young vacationing American Archer Sloan (Frank Whaley) gets involved in the theft of a rare religious icon. The "hot-potatoed" icon lands in Sloan's possession and one of the underworld bad guys involved in the theft is murdered. Sloan becomes a suspect and is forced into fleeing the Moscow police while trying to locate the people who can vindicate him. This Glasnost-era film will probably be better remembered for its glimpse into a molting Soviet Union, than for intrigue as an actioner. Included in the cast is Polish producer Roman Polanski. ~ RoviCast
- Frank Whaley - Archer Sloan
- Natalya Negoda - Lena
- Roman Polanski - Kurilov
- Andrew Divoff - Dimitri
- Dey Young - Claudia
Credit
Jim Steele - Co-producer, Cynthia Bergstrom - Costume Designer, Deran Sarafian - Director, Ian Crafford - Editor, Louis A. Stroller - Executive Producer, Les Hooper - Composer (Music Score), Jeff Goodwin - Makeup, Yuri Neyman - Cinematographer, Lindsay Smith - Producer, Ilmar Taska - Producer, Greg Landerer - Special Effects, Lindsay Smith - Screenwriter, Ilmar Taska - Screenwriter, Tom Perry - Re-Recording Mixer, Richard L. Anderson - Supervising Sound Editor| Back in the USA (1981 Film), Back in the Saddle (1941 Film) | |
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Back in the USSR (film)
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| Directed by | Deran Sarafian |
| Written by | Lindsay Smith Ilmar Taska |
| Starring | Frank Whaley Natalya Negoda Roman Polanski |
| Music by | Les Hooper Rena Riffel |
| Studio | JVC Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | February 7, 1992 |
| Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
Back in the USSR is a 1992 American thriller film directed by Deran Sarafian and starring Frank Whaley, Natalya Negoda and Roman Polanski. The film is set in Moscow during the last years of the Soviet Union, with Gorbachev's glasnost and perestroika in full swing. Archer Sloan, a young American student from Chicago arrives hoping to sample the delights of Moscow, but runs into a number of people interested in stolen art works.[1]
Cast
- Frank Whaley - Archer
- Natalya Negoda - Lena
- Roman Polanski - Kurilov
- Andrew Divoff - Dimitro
- Dey Young - Claudia
- Ravil Isyanov - Georgi
- Harry Ditson - Whittier
- Brian Blessed - Chazov
- Constantine Gregory - Stanley
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