Born American
A trio of vacationing American students cross the border from Finland to the USSR during the Cold War and are soon imprisoned after a skirmish with Soviet soldiers.
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Released
- 1986
- Country
- United States, Finland
Details
Release year: 1986
Storyline
A trio of vacationing American students cross the border from Finland to the USSR during the Cold War and are soon imprisoned after a skirmish with Soviet soldiers.
Top credits
- Mike Norris — Savoy Brown
Steve Durham — Mitch Sheppard
David Coburn — K.C.
Thalmus Rasulala — The Admiral
Did you know
• Chuck Norris was cast as The Admiral but had to back out when filming was delayed.
• As the film was initially banned in Finland for grounds of violence and that it could harm Finland's foreign relations, this meant severe financial hardship to producer Markus Selin as the distribution deals were drawn out so that the Finnish co-producers would get their income only from the Finnish sales.
• The last film banned in Finland due to a threat to foreign relations (with Soviet Union).
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $3,388,020
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $2,225,475 (1986-09-01)
User reviews
Worth slowing down while passing this car wreck
A Cold War curio.
Decent debut, but I'd be lying if I'd claim it great
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Dolby
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Color
