Leningrad Cowboys Go America (1989) on Netflix
In the tundra, the Leningrad Cowboys play music nobody wants. Their manager Vladimir takes them to America, where people will buy anything. Igor, the mute village idiot, stows away on the plane.
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Plot summary
The Leningrad Cowboys, a fictional Russian rock band, and their manager, travel to America seeking fame and fortune. As they cross the country, trying to get to a wedding in Mexico, they are followed by the village idiot, who wishes to join the band.
Cast
- Heikki Keskinenas The Leningrad Cowboys
- Pimme Korhonenas The Leningrad Cowboys
- Puka Oinonenas The Leningrad Cowboys
- Pekka Virtanenas The Leningrad Cowboys
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Leningrad Cowboys Go America (1989)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- The Leningrad Cowboys started as a deliberately absurd fictional band invented by Sleepy Sleepers members Sakke Järvenpää and Mato Valtonen, who asked Aki Kaurismäki to direct a music video for them in 1986; Kaurismäki made more short films and videos for them before turning it into a feature.
- Leningrad Cowboys Go America was the first film by Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki to be released in the United States, arriving after his short film Rocky VI and the band's music videos.
