Moscow on the Hudson
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.
1984 • R • 1h 55m
6.3/10
(200 users) 
Overview
A Russian circus visits the US. A clown wants to defect, but doesn't have the nerve. His saxophone p 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.
6.3/10
(200 users) Cast / Crew 
Robin Williams Vladimir Ivanoff 
María Conchita Alonso Lucia Lombardo 
Cleavant Derricks Lionel Witherspoon 
Alejandro Rey Orlando Ramirez 
Savely Kramarov Boris, KGB agent 
Elya Baskin Anatoly Cherkasov 
Oleg Rudnik Yuri 
Aleksandr Benyaminov Vladimir's Grandfather 
Lyudmila Kramarevskaya Vladimir's Mother Ivo Vrzal-Wiegand Vladimir's Father Natalya Ivanova Sasha 
Tiger Haynes Lionel's Grandfather 
Eyde Byrde Lionel's Mother Robert MacBeth Lionel's Stepfather Donna Ingram-Young Leanne Witherspoon 
Paul Mazursky Director Paul Mazursky Writer Leon Capetanos Writer Paul Mazursky Producer Geoffrey Taylor Associate Producer Pato Guzman Co-Producer David McHugh Original Music Composer 
Donald McAlpine Director of Photography Richard Halsey Editor Joy Todd Casting Pato Guzman Production Design Linda Wayne Costume Design 
Albert Wolsky Costume Design 
Kate Guinzburg Production Coordinator
Robin Williams Vladimir Ivanoff María Conchita Alonso Lucia Lombardo Cleavant Derricks Lionel Witherspoon Alejandro Rey Orlando Ramirez Savely Kramarov Boris, KGB agent Elya Baskin Anatoly Cherkasov Oleg Rudnik Yuri Aleksandr Benyaminov Vladimir's Grandfather Lyudmila Kramarevskaya Vladimir's Mother Ivo Vrzal-Wiegand Vladimir's Father Natalya Ivanova Sasha Tiger Haynes Lionel's Grandfather Eyde Byrde Lionel's Mother Robert MacBeth Lionel's Stepfather Donna Ingram-Young Leanne Witherspoon Paul Mazursky Director Paul Mazursky Writer Leon Capetanos Writer Paul Mazursky Producer Geoffrey Taylor Associate Producer Pato Guzman Co-Producer David McHugh Original Music Composer Donald McAlpine Director of Photography Richard Halsey Editor Joy Todd Casting Pato Guzman Production Design Linda Wayne Costume Design Albert Wolsky Costume Design Kate Guinzburg Production Coordinator 
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