When a Russian musician defects in Bloomingdale's department store in New York, he finds adjusting to American life more difficult than he imagined.
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Cast
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| Robin Williams | ... | Vladimir Ivanoff | |
| Maria Conchita Alonso | ... | Lucia Lombardo | |
| Cleavant Derricks | ... | Lionel Witherspoon | |
| Alejandro Rey | ... | Orlando Ramirez | |
| Saveliy Kramarov | ... | Boris (as Savely Kramarov) | |
| Elya Baskin | ... | Anatoly | |
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Oleg Rudnik | ... | Yury |
| Aleksandr Benyaminov | ... | Vladimir's Grandfather (as Alexander Beniaminov) | |
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Lyudmila Kramarevskaya | ... | Vladimir's Mother (as Ludmila Kramarevsky) |
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Ivo Vrzal-Wiegand | ... | Vladimir's Father (as Ivo Vrzal) |
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Natalya Ivanova | ... | Sasha (as Natalie Iwanow) |
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Tiger Haynes | ... | Lionel's Grandfather |
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Eyde Byrde | ... | Lionel's Mother (as Edye Byrde) |
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Robert MacBeth | ... | Lionel's Stepfather |
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Donna Ingram-Young | ... | Leanne |
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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. Written by Zaphod <aaa@scs.leeds.ac.uk>
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city name in title | musician | circus | saxophone | russian immigrant |Taglines:
America is sometimes a strange place even for Americans. Let alone for Vladimir Ivanoff, a Russian defector with a black roommate, a Cuban lawyer, and an Italian girlfriend. Who's learning to live with Big Macs, cable TV, hard rock, softcore, unemployment and a whole new wonderful word for him. Freedom. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
6 April 1984 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Moscú en Nueva York See more »Edit
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Budget:
$13,000,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$25,100,000Company Credits
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french man on bus: Excuse me, sir. Does this bus go to the Lincoln Center?
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Star Robin Williams was given the most difficult task of all - that of becoming a Russian. No stranger to arduous preparation for the parts he had played, Williams' transformation involved far more than simply growing a beard. He learned to speak fluent Russian as well as how to play the saxophone for the role of Vladimir Ivanoff. Individual coaching in both Russian and the saxophone began several months before the film was scheduled to roll. "It is wonderful working in another language," said Williams. "It forces you to really be exact about what you want and what you need." See more »Goofs
Orlando and Vladimir's "Korean Cab Driver" speaks in Japanese after Orlando berates him for missing a turn. ("Gaijin urusai! Monku, monku!" - "Annoying foreigner! Complain! Complain!") See more »Quotes
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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The movie released in 1984 but I saw it only 2 years ago. I'm from former USSR and this film was prohibited in the Soviet Union.I think it's the best American film about America itself:sometimes fun,sometimes sad.It's useful especially for Russians who want to leave poor Russia for the US and release their 'Russian-American dream'.It's also the best film about the former USSR,its citizens' way of life,its lines to shops,surveillance of the KGB and many other bad things.I'm a history teacher in high school and I demonstrate this film to my young RUSSIAN students in Russian history class.Besides a very creditable performance of Robin Williams,Savely Kramarov.Very clever movie !