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6 April 1984 (USA) moreTagline:
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.Plot:
When a Russian musician defects in Bloomingdale's department store in New York, he finds adjusting to American life more difficult than he imagined. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. moreUser Comments:
THE ONLY western movie I've seen that truly shows life in the Soviet Union more (37 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Robin Williams | ... | Vladimir Ivanoff | |
| Maria Conchita Alonso | ... | Lucia Lombardo | |
| Cleavant Derricks | ... | Lionel Witherspoon, Bloomingdales Security Officer | |
| Alejandro Rey | ... | Orlando Ramirez, Vladimir's Cuban Lawyer | |
| Saveli Kramarov | ... | Boris, KGB man (as Savely Kramarov) | |
| Elya Baskin | ... | Anatoly Cherkasov | |
| Oleg Rudnik | ... | Yuri | |
| Aleksandr Benyaminov | ... | Vladimir's Grandfather | |
| Lyudmila Kramarevskaya | ... | Vladimir's Mother (as Ludmila Kramarevsky) | |
| Ivo Vrzal-Wiegand | ... | Vladimir's Father (as Ivo Vrzal) | |
| Natalya Ivanova | ... | Sasha (as Natalie Iwanow) | |
| Tiger Haynes | ... | Lionel's Grandfather | |
| Eyde Byrde | ... | Lionel's Mother (as Edye Byrde) | |
| Robert MacBeth | ... | Lionel's Stepfather | |
| Donna Ingram-Young | ... | Leanne Witherspoon |
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115 min | West Germany:117 minCountry:
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Iceland:L | Netherlands:AL | Australia:M | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:12Fun Stuff
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In one scene, a cinema is showing An Unmarried Woman, directed by Paul Mazursky, the director of Moscow on the Hudson. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When we see Vladimir and Anatoly in NY bus the window is clear. Some moments after it's dusty enough for Anatoly to spell FREEDOM! on it. moreQuotes:
french man on bus: [first lines]french man on bus: Excuse me, sir. Does this bus go to the Lincoln Center?
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PEOPLE UP IN TEXAS moreFAQ
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This is THE ONLY movie I've seen that truly shows life in the Soviet Union, which is made in the West.
This is a great movie! It really hits on why people tried to run from the Soviet Union, the oppression there and the taste of freedom in the USA. It is extremely realistic! We were ashamed at some points in the movie associating ourselves with the former fellow countrymen. But the showed THE TRUTH! All of the things shown used to happen in real life.
Robin Williams was brilliant. He spoke Russian with almost no accent, which was amazing!
I am from the Soviet Union so I know what I'm talking about. Nearly all of the rest of the movies are not more than a joke when it concerns reflecting life in Russia or Soviet Union. Even in the Air Force One (with Harrison Ford!) I was laughing like crazy when they showed supposedly Russian Prison.
So, all of you lucky to be born in freedom, please see this movie and you maybe will start thinking why you are so lucky and how exciting but difficult is to be an immigrant!