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.”
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.
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Cast
40 people
Robin Williams
Vladimir Ivanoff
Known for
Dead Poets Society
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María Conchita Alonso
Lucia Lombardo
Known for
El Señor de los Cielos
The Running Man
Cleavant Derricks
Lionel Witherspoon
Known for
Sliders
Basilisk: The Serpent King
Alejandro Rey
Orlando Ramirez
Known for
TerrorVision
Mr. Majestyk
Savely Kramarov
Boris, KGB agent
Known for
Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession
2010
Elya Baskin
Anatoly Cherkasov
Known for
The Name of the Rose
October Sky
Oleg Rudnik
Yuri
Known for
2010
Company Business
Aleksandr Beniaminov
Vladimir's Grandfather
Known for
Striped Trip
Lyudmila Kramarevskaya
Vladimir's Mother
No other roles listed
Ivo Vrzal-Wiegand
Vladimir's Father
Also in
An der Grenze
Karambolage
Tiger Haynes
Lionel's Grandfather
Known for
The Mosquito Coast
Eddie Murphy Raw
Eyde Byrde
Lionel's Mother
Known for
Eddie Murphy Raw
Doc Hollywood
Paul Mazursky Director · Leon Capetanos Writer David McHugh Composer
Worldwide gross $25M · Budget $13M · United States release April 6, 1984
Box office
Budget
$13,000,000
Worldwide gross
$25,100,000
Gross vs. budget
1.9×
Production
Bavaria Film
Production
ML Delphi Premier Productions
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
Taurus Film
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Russian
Release dates
United States · April 6, 1984
Theatrical
Argentina
November 8, 1984 · Theatrical
Australia
October 11, 1984 · Theatrical
Czechia
May 1, 1993 · Physical
Finland
October 26, 1984 · Theatrical
Germany
November 2, 1984 · Theatrical
May 17, 2002 · Physical
Greece
April 15, 2002 · Theatrical
Ireland
December 14, 1984 · Theatrical
Italy
September 21, 1984 · Theatrical
Japan
September 21, 1990 · Physical
Netherlands
November 15, 1984 · Theatrical
Philippines
January 5, 1985 · Theatrical
Portugal
May 10, 1985 · Theatrical
Spain
February 8, 1985 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 14, 1984 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 15, 1984 · Theatrical
Uruguay
November 18, 1984 · Theatrical
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