Moscow on the Hudson (1984)
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.
115 min
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.
- Release date
- April 6, 1984
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- David McHugh
- Box office
- $25,100,000
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Trailer
Cast
- Robin Williams as Vladimir Ivanoff
- Maria Conchita Alonso as Lucia Lombardo
- Cleavant Derricks as Lionel Witherspoon
- Alejandro Rey as Orlando Ramirez
- Saveliy Kramarov as Boris
- Elya Baskin as Anatoly
- Oleg Rudnik as Yury
- Aleksandr Benyaminov as Vladimir's Grandfather
- Lyudmila Kramarevskaya as Vladimir's Mother
- Ivo Vrzal-Wiegand as Vladimir's Father
- Tiger Haynes as Lionel's Grandfather
- Eyde Byrde as Lionel's Mother
- Stephanie Cotsirilos as Veronica Cohen
- Frederick Strother as Bill
- Christopher Wynkoop as Agent Ross, FBI
- Lyman Ward as Agent Williams, Justice Dept.
- Joe Lynn as Mean Man on Subway
- Joy Todd as Blanche
- Paul Mazursky as Dave
- Thomas Ikeda as Korean Cab Driver
Crew
- Paul Mazursky · Director
- Paul Mazursky · Writer
- Leon Capetanos · Writer
- Paul Mazursky · Producer
- David McHugh · Composer
- Donald McAlpine · Cinematographer
- Richard Halsey · Editor
- Joy Todd · Casting director
- Pato Guzman · Production designer