Moscow on the Hudson
April 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...More
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 and crew
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Paul Mazursky
Director
Robin Williams
Vladimir Ivanoff
María Conchita Alonso
Lucia Lombardo
Cleavant Derricks
Lionel Witherspoon
Alejandro Rey
Orlando Ramirez
Savely Kramarov
Boris
Elya Baskin
Anatoly Cherkasov
Oleg Rudnik
Yuri
Aleksandr Benyaminov
Vladimir's Grandfather
LK
Lyudmila Kramarevskaya
Vladimir's Mother
IV
Ivo Vrzal-Wiegand
Vladimir's Father
NI
Natalya Ivanova
Sasha
Tiger Haynes
Lionel's Grandfather
Eyde Byrde
Lionel's Mother
RM
Robert MacBeth
Lionel's Stepfather
DI
Donna Ingram-Young
Leanne Witherspoon
OT
Olga Talyn
Svetlana
AN
Aleksandr Narodetsky
Leonid
PO
Pierre Orcel
Young French Man
Stephanie Cotsirilos
Veronica Cohen
Frederick Strother
Bill
AC
Anthony Cortino
Male Clerk
BM
Betsy Mazursky
Bloomingdale's Manager
KT
Kaity Tong
Kaity Tong
RR
Royce Rich
Bloomingdale's Cop
Christopher Wynkoop
Agent Ross
Lyman Ward
Agent Williams
JL
Joe Lynn
Mean Man on Subway
JT
Joy Todd
Blanche
Paul Mazursky
Dave
TI
Thomas Ikeda
Korean Cab Driver
Barbara Montgomery
Mrs. Marlowe
AS
Adalberto Santiago
Latin Band Leader
Sam Moses
Dr. Reddy
Yakov Smirnoff
Lev
SS
Sam Stoneburner
Panama Hat
Michael Greene
Texan
Rosetta LeNoire
The Judge (as Rosetta Le Noire)
Sal Carollo
DL
Dana Lorge
Wanda