Moscow on the Hudson (1984)

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. 1984-04-06 United States of America 115 Min. PG-13
6.263 205 votes

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

Robin Williams is Vladimir Ivanoff
Vladimir Ivanoff
María Conchita Alonso is Lucia Lombardo
Cleavant Derricks is Lionel Witherspoon
Lionel Witherspoon
Alejandro Rey is Orlando Ramirez
Orlando Ramirez
Elya Baskin is Anatoly Cherkasov
Anatoly Cherkasov
Lyudmila Kramarevskaya is Vladimir's Mother
Vladimir's Mother
Ivo Vrzal-Wiegand is Vladimir's Father
Vladimir's Father
Tiger Haynes is Lionel's Grandfather
Lionel's Grandfather