Rude Awakening (1989) on Netflix
In 1969 New York, anti-war protesters Fred Wook and Jesús Monteya flee the FBI for a Central American jungle. Twenty years later, secret papers bring them back to a transformed city.
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Plot summary
FBI Agent Joe Brubaker sends undercover officers into a group of anti-war protesters in 1969 New York City. Fred Wook and Jesús Monteya are the two he wants arrested for draft dodging, so they flee to the jungle of Central America, leaving behind Petra Black, Fred's girlfriend, and their friend Sammy Margolin. Two decades on, in Managuador, Fred leads a jungle commune, Filmore South. A wounded CIA operative gives him secret documents showing that the United States plans to invade. Fred and Jesús return to New York to hand the papers to the press. Ronnie's boarding house is now a dinner theater, Petra is a wealthy businesswoman, and Sammy has become a yuppie. Brubaker learns the two men are back.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Rude Awakening (1989)
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- Rude Awakening was the first film produced by Aaron Russo Entertainment, a company financed by HBO, Viacom, the Rank Organisation and Cineplex Odeon, with HBO getting video and cable rights and Viacom network syndication rights.
