Moscow on the Hudson
“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.”
1984•R•1h 55m•6.3•Released
ComedyDramaRomance
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
Writer
Paul Mazursky, Leon Capetanos
Revenue
$25M
Languages
Russian, English
Studio
Bavaria Film
Cast
Robin Williams
Vladimir Ivanoff
María Conchita Alonso
Lucia Lombardo
Cleavant Derricks
Lionel Witherspoon
Alejandro Rey
Orlando Ramirez
Savely Kramarov
Boris, KGB agent
Elya Baskin
Anatoly Cherkasov
Oleg Rudnik
Yuri
Aleksandr Beniaminov
Vladimir's Grandfather
Lyudmila Kramarevskaya
Vladimir's Mother
Ivo Vrzal-Wiegand
Vladimir's Father
Tiger Haynes
Lionel's Grandfather
Eyde Byrde
Lionel's Mother
Robert MacBeth
Lionel's Stepfather
Donna Ingram-Young
Leanne Witherspoon
Yury Olshansky
Blozonov
Production
Company
Bavaria Film
Company
ML Delphi Premier Productions
Company
Columbia Pictures
Company
Taurus Film
Producer
Paul Mazursky
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