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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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 Beniaminov
Vladimir's Grandfather
Lyudmila Kramarevskaya
Vladimir's Mother
Ivo Vrzal-Wiegand
Vladimir's Father
Director
Paul Mazursky
Tagline
"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."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Revenue
$25,100,000
Production
Bavaria Film, ML Delphi Premier Productions, Columbia Pictures, Taurus Film
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