Moscow on the Hudson (1984)

04/06/1984 (US) • 1h 55m

Comedy, Drama, Romance

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.

Top Billed Cast

Robin Williams

Vladimir Ivanoff

Cleavant Derricks

Lionel Witherspoon

Alejandro Rey

Orlando Ramirez

Savely Kramarov

Boris, KGB agent

Ilya Baskin

Anatoly Cherkasov

Aleksandr Beniaminov

Vladimir's Grandfather

Lyudmila Kramarevskaya

Vladimir's Mother


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

$25,100,000.00

Keywords

american dream

american way of life

moscow, russia

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