Moscow on the Hudson
1984/04/06 • Released • Russian, English
Vladimir Ivanoff walks into a department store to buy blue jeans, walks out with a girl friend, an immigration lawyer and a buddy. His life and theirs will never be the same again.
Overview
A Russian circus visits the US. A clown wants to defect, but doesn't have the nerve. His saxophone playing friend however comes to the decision to defect in the middle of Bloomingdales. He is befriended by the black security guard and falls in love with the Italian immigrant from behind the perfume counter. We follow his life as he works his way through the American dream and tries to find work as a musician.
Director : Paul Mazursky
Casts
Robin Williams
Vladimir Ivanoff
María Conchita Alonso
Lucia Lombardo
Cleavant Derricks
Lionel Witherspoon
Alejandro Rey
Orlando Ramirez
Savely Kramarov
Boris, KGB agent
Ilya Baskin
Anatoly Cherkasov
Oleg Rudnik
Yuri
Aleksandr Beniaminov
Vladimir's Grandfather
Tiger Haynes
Lionel's Grandfather
Eyde Byrde
Lionel's Mother
Stephanie Cotsirilos
Veronica Cohen
Frederick Strother
Bill
Kaity Tong
Kaity Tong
Christopher Wynkoop
Agent Ross, FBI
Lyman Ward
Agent Williams, Justice Dept.
Paul Mazursky
Dave
Barbara Montgomery
Mrs. Marlowe
Sam Moses
Dr. Reddy
Yakov Smirnoff
Lev
Michael Greene
Texan
Rosetta LeNoire
The Judge (as Rosetta Le Noire)
Sal Carollo
Mikhail Shufutinskiy
Singer in the restaurant
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