Moscow on the Hudson

Moscow on the Hudson

Comedy · 1984 · 1h 55m

Movie

6.3/10 · TMDB

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.

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Cast & crew

Robin WilliamsVladimir Ivanoff
María Conchita AlonsoLucia Lombardo
Cleavant DerricksLionel Witherspoon
Alejandro ReyOrlando Ramirez
Savely KramarovBoris, KGB agent
Elya BaskinAnatoly Cherkasov
Oleg RudnikYuri
Aleksandr BeniaminovVladimir's Grandfather
Lyudmila KramarevskayaVladimir's Mother
Ivo Vrzal-WiegandVladimir's Father
Tiger HaynesLionel's Grandfather
Eyde ByrdeLionel's Mother
Robert MacBethLionel's Stepfather
Donna Ingram-YoungLeanne Witherspoon
Yury OlshanskyBlozonov

Information

Release date
15 October 1984
Director
Paul Mazursky
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Runtime
1h 55m
Country of origin
United States

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