Moscow on the Hudson

6.272

115 minutes

4/6/1984

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.

Cast List

Robin Williams
as Vladimir Ivanoff
María Conchita Alonso
as Lucia Lombardo
Cleavant Derricks
as Lionel Witherspoon
Alejandro Rey
as Orlando Ramirez
Savely Kramarov
as Boris, KGB agent
Elya Baskin
as Anatoly Cherkasov
Oleg Rudnik
as Yuri
Aleksandr Benyaminov
as Vladimir's Grandfather
Lyudmila Kramarevskaya
as Vladimir's Mother
Ivo Vrzal-Wiegand
as Vladimir's Father
Natalya Ivanova
as Sasha
Tiger Haynes
as Lionel's Grandfather
Eyde Byrde
as Lionel's Mother
Robert MacBeth
as Lionel's Stepfather
Donna Ingram-Young
as Leanne Witherspoon
Olga Talyn
as Svetlana
Aleksandr Narodetsky
as Leonid
Pierre Orcel
as Young French Man
Stephanie Cotsirilos
as Veronica Cohen
Frederick Strother
as Bill
Anthony Cortino
as Male Clerk
Betsy Mazursky
as Bloomingdale's Manager
Kaity Tong
as Kaity Tong
Royce Rich
as Bloomingdale's Cop
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
Barbara Montgomery
as Mrs. Marlowe
Adalberto Santiago
as Latin Band Leader
Sam Moses
as Dr. Reddy
Yakov Smirnoff
as Lev
Sam Stoneburner
as Panama Hat
Michael Greene
as Texan
Rosetta LeNoire
as The Judge (as Rosetta Le Noire)
Sal Carollo
Dana Lorge
as Wanda