Leningrad Cowboys Go America
1989
**½
Director: Aki Kaurismäki
Cast: Matti Pellonpää, Kari Väänänen, Sakke Järvenpää, Heikki Keskinen, Pimme Korhonen, Sakari Kuosmanen, Puka Oinonen, Silu Seppälä, Mauri Sumén, Mato Valtonen, Pekka Virtanen, Nicky Tesco
Leningrad Cowboys, a Russian rock band, embark on a road trip across the United States in pursuit of fame and fortune, but their journey is instead filled with misfortune, mostly due to the band's greedy manager. This comedic road movie, which is perhaps as mainstream as Aki Kaurismäki will ever get, is like a Finnish version of Blues Brothers. There are some laughs and catchy tunes, but despite its 80-minute running time, the film peters out towards the end. Followed by Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses.
