Boris and Natasha: The Movie
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| Directed by | Charles Martin Smith |
| Produced by | Jonathan D. Krane |
| Written by |
Brad Hall Charles Fradin Linda Favila Anson Downes |
| Based on | Characters by Jay Ward Alex Anderson Bill Scott |
| Starring |
Dave Thomas Sally Kellerman Andrea Martin Paxton Whitehead John Travolta |
| Narrated by | Corey Burton |
| Music by | David Kitay |
| Cinematography | Daryn Okada |
| Edited by |
Maysie Hoy Patrick Kennedy |
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Management Company Entertainment Group
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| Distributed by |
Showtime Networks Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (DVD) |
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88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1 million |
| Box office | $294,205 |
Boris and Natasha: The Movie is a 1992 comedy film that was loosely based on the animated television series The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show. It was shot in Los Angeles. The actors did not attempt to copy the accents of their animated counterparts, and although Rocky and Bullwinkle do not appear in this film, they are referred to by the names "Agent Moose" and "Agent Squirrel". This was due to the production company's inability to secure the rights to the animated characters' likenesses for this film. Originally intended for a theatrical release, this film was produced by Management Company Entertainment Group for Showtime Networks, and aired on Showtime on April 17, 1992.
The movie opens in the tiny country of Pottsylvania, located between the countries WrestleMania and Yoursovania, where Fearless Leader concocts a plan to obtain a time-reversal microchip, invented by Professor Anton Paulovitch. He asks his top agent, Agent X (whose face is obscured), to do the assignment, but Agent X suggests they send some patsies to find Paulovitch. Boris Badenov and Natasha Fatale accept their assignment to find the Professor, and are told to defect to America. After a number of failed attempts to get there (resulting in Fearless Leader having to save them many times), they make it to America, where they are sent to the CIA. The head of the CIA, Sheldon Kaufman, decides to have tests run on them to see if they are truly defecting. After the test, it's obvious to everyone that they should be deported, but a worker, Willie, points out they hadn't had any defections in a while, and thinks they should play along and in the meantime spy on them to see what they are after.
Boris and Natasha are given an apartment and money, while being watched from a distance by Agent X, who himself is being followed by a mysterious figure. Boris and Natasha have to meet with a secret assassin named Kalishak, who supposedly knows who they should seek, but first have to deal with their next-door neighbors, Toots and Harve, who are very interested in knowing about them. Toots assumes Boris and Natasha are a couple, and when Natasha denies it, Toots figures she's wrong. Natasha, who has become a little fascinated with America, also learns from Toots that American couples usually help each other, something Boris and Natasha do not.
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