John Candy
Yosh Shmenge
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The Last Polka follows the life, careers, and final concert of Yosh (Candy) and Stan (Levy) Shmenge, two brothers from the fictional country of Leutonia who become the biggest polka duo the world has ever seen, presented as a mixture of live concert performances and filmed scenes.
- Comedy Music
Mar 14, 1985 · The Last Polka: Directed by John Blanchard. With John Candy, Eugene Levy, Rick Moranis, Catherine O'Hara. A mockumentary that depicts the final concert of Yosh and Stan Shmenge aka the Happy Wanderers.
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- Comedy, Music
- John Blanchard
- 1985-03-14
Nov 8, 2013 · "The Last Polka is a 1985 comedy television film, and one of the first mockumentaries. It was written by and starred John Candy and Eugene Levy, and directed...
- 60 min
- 138.4K
- Alan Zisman
A comedy special starring John Candy and Eugene Levy as polka musicians who retire after a long career. Read user reviews of this cult classic, praised for its humor, music and cast.
Watch Eugene Levy and John Candy as polka kings in this comedy made-for-cable TV movie. The Last Polka is a parody of Martin Scorsese's documentary about The Band's final concert.
A comedy special, in a documentary format, that highlights the careers of Josh and John Shmenge, a famous Leutonia polka team. The special, which traces the difficult rise to fame of Josh and Stan, the children of a poor family of cabbage pickers in Leutonia (located on the dark side of the...
Mar 14, 1985 · ''The Last Polka,'' a zany ''documentary'' sendup of that concert and a review of the career of the Shmenges, makes its debut on Home Box Office tonight at 8 o'clock.
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