I never saw this movie in it's original US direct to video release back in 1994 and I would not have paid to see it had it been released theatrically in the US like it was in the UK but considering it can be downloaded for pennies online I decided to check it out today. I was actually amused and even chuckled at this silly movie. I do admit that seeing the great Christopher Lee in this movie was surprising but then I read on some other websites that he did it as a personal favor to the director ?? or something.Mr Lee does try hard with the limited time he's on screen,I laughed at his scenes with Gaynes,especially when they kissed each other on the mouth at the end of the movie, I fell out of my chair laughing. Michael Winslow has two funny scenes with Mr Lee too,he is so funny with his mouth noises.Ron Perlman doesn't fair as well as the bad guy,he comes off like a Boris and Natasha cartoon character. I did think Leslie Easterbrook was funny in that big hairdo and especially when she falls off the piano while singing. Look for GW Bailey dressed in a tutu doing ballet ,the scene is so stupid that it's funny. I also remember Charlie Schlatter as a cadet who sneaks his way into the Moscow Mission,he did some other better movies before PA but unlike some other actors ,if your not a high tier you might have to just take what comes your way to earn a paycheck.Hey I would do a PA movie ,it would be good fun and to get paid for it too would just be a bonus. One thing noted,they did film it in Moscow ,if you watch the backgrounds during the car chase scenes you will see some beautiful buildings and scenery in Moscow. The ceremony scene at the end was filmed in Red Square. I also read this article about what was going on during the film shoot.
"In the midst of shooting, cast and crew had to retreat quickly when Government troops began their October 1993 assault on the Russian parliament building. Series producer Paul Maslanski (who also made The Russia House in Moscow) and director Alan Metter (Back to School) were lunching at the US Embassy when the confrontation began. They decided to regroup with their company at the quaintly-named Hotel Gorbachev Finance Academy about five miles from the chaos. After a few days indoors and confident that President Yeltsin had regained control, their fictitious mayhem was able to resume.
So there was some actual mayhem going on. Still not bad for a movie that actually got filmed in Russias capital of all places.Enjoy
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