This movie is a classic of deadpan absurd humor and is one of the best movies of all times. The group plays nothing but Finnish folk music and are rejected at home but sent to the US where they will listen to anything. From there it is different regions of the US with their different styles of music-and it is to me a kind of love story for these genres. In each place they do something in the local style or a parody of it. The movie makes fun of the band and Finnish culture and every kind of music as they head for Mexico where they going to play at a wedding. They even make fun of ranchero music and all of it they do well or at least well enough to make you laugh. I will never forget their country music song about being on collective #5 where his sweetheart ran off with a commissar. If you don't like it you just don't like music or deadpan humor.

Who knew the Finns could be this funny? Two parts Joe Dirt. One part Blues Brothers. One part Mel Brooks. Three parts Euro Indy.When you're ready for something "completely different", feast your CGI-dulled soul on this schlocky sight gag flick.The show explores the journey of exotic underdogs seeking their fortune in totally different cultures, a "fish out of water" story line, echoed visually in the huge fish carried by the shunned village idiot. I could tell you details but most of the laughs are sight/situational gags, so that would ruin what makes this movie so fun, and the plot is immaterial to it's entertainment value. Starting with the ridiculously-long quiff hairstyles and the Winklepicker shoes, the gags appropriately timed and keep one's interest.Watch it until they audition in New York and you'll know if it's worth Finnishing :)There's a lot of slow filler, so this makes a great film to watch when you're doing something else.

at first i thought what is this? then you let the leningrad cowboys take you along and the movie just gets better. the music is an obvious highlight all through the movie but that is just one of many. it is the costumes and hairstyles that make this movie perfect. the lost cousin is a brilliant plot twist and picks the music up and the viewer as well. keep an eye on the bass player, that is all i will say about him. a genuinely funny movie that is so far left of centre it is unbelievable, but when you watch the movie, no, this is all very believable. watch it as many times as you can. i was the only person to rent it from the video shop so they sold it to me cheap. the best buy i ever made.

Reminiscent of some of the best Eastern European comedies, this absurdist Finnish look at the foibles of both Communist and capitalist attempts at reality is not going to change your life, but it is an enjoyable way to spend 79 minutes. A rousing oompah band from a small Eastern European village travel to America to find their fortune. They all have hairdos like Buddy Holly on acid and wear the pointiest-toed shoes you've ever seen. In New York City they buy an old Cadillac and get a gig to play a wedding in Mexico. On the trip there they also travel through rock, blues, country, and mariachi, and meet people almost as strange as themselves. Most memorable moment: Igor, the village idiot, catching up to the band out in the middle of the Texas countryside, carrying a very large fish.