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Leningrad Cowboys Go America is a 1989 road movie by Finnish film director Aki Kaurismäki about the adventures of the Leningrad Cowboys, an eccentric band that travels to the United States to become successful, and combines their brand of polka music with various American styles as they make their way to Mexico .
- Mauri Sumén
- Aki Kaurismäki
- 24 March 1989
- Aki Kaurismäki, Klas Olofsson, Katinka Faragó
Mar 24, 1989 · Leningrad Cowboys Go America: Directed by Aki Kaurismäki. With Matti Pellonpää, Kari Väänänen, Sakke Järvenpää, Heikki Keskinen. Siberian rock band Leningrad Cowboys go to the USA in pursuit of fame.
- (7.9K)
- Comedy, Music
- Aki Kaurismäki
- 1989-03-24
Aki Kaurismäki's winningly aloof farce follows the Siberian rock band Leningrad Cowboys as they tour the US with a coffin and unicorn hairdos. The film is a cult classic that inspired a real-life following and a DVD box set.
- The Leningrad Cowboys
hide. (Top) Beginnings. After Leningrad Cowboys Go America. Band members. Discography. References. External links. Leningrad Cowboys. The Leningrad Cowboys are a Finnish rock band who perform rock and roll covers of other songs. They have exaggerated pompadour hairstyles and wear long, pointy shoes.
- Finland
- See below
- 1986–present
Leningrad Cowboys Go America. An enthusiastic Siberian rock 'n' roll band, The Leningrad Cowboys, journeys to New York with their manager (Matti Pellonpää) and a dead member who froze...
- (6)
- Aki Kaurismäki
- PG-13
- Matti Pellonpää
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A Finnish comedy film about a Siberian rock band's tour of the US in 1989. Watch the film online or learn more about the director, the band and the reception of the movie.
79 mins More at IMDb TMDb. The Leningrad Cowboys, a group of Siberian musicians, 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.