Richard Dreyfuss plays an actor who gets the role of a lifetime when he is invited to play the part of Parador’s fascist president after the real leader dies at election time.
Starring:
Richard Dreyfuss, Raul Julia, Sonia Braga, Jonathan Winters, Fernando Rey, Charo, Dana Delany, Dann Florek, Sammy Davis, Jr., Edward Asner, Dick Cavett
Directed By:
Paul Mazursky
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Richard Dreyfuss plays actor Jack Noah, who gets the role of his life when Parador's fascist strongman consumes too much national drink and drops dead the day before the elections. The chief of police (Raul Julia) then "invites" Noah to assume the role of president - under the threat of death. Noah's confidence grows with each speech and with personal support from the dead leader's sultry mistress (Sonia Braga), a champion of Parador's downtrodden masses. But when guerilla fighters strike, Noah wonders if it might not be time to move to a new role.