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
Vladimir Ivanoff
María Conchita Alonso
Lucia Lombardo
Cleavant Derricks
Lionel Witherspoon
Alejandro Rey
Orlando Ramirez
Savely Kramarov
Boris, KGB agent
Ilya Baskin
Anatoly Cherkasov
Oleg Rudnik
Yuri
Aleksandr Beniaminov
Vladimir's Grandfather
Lyudmila Kramarevskaya
Vladimir's Mother
Ivo Vrzal-Wiegand
Vladimir's Father
Tiger Haynes
Lionel's Grandfather
Eyde Byrde
Lionel's Mother
Robert MacBeth
Lionel's Stepfather
Donna Ingram-Young
Leanne Witherspoon
Olga Talyn
Svetlana
Aleksandr Narodetsky
Leonid
Pierre Orcel
Young French Man
Stephanie Cotsirilos
Veronica Cohen
Frederick Strother
Bill
Anthony Cortino
Male Clerk
Betsy Mazursky
Bloomingdale's Manager
Kaity Tong
Kaity Tong
Royce Rich
Bloomingdale's Cop
Christopher Wynkoop
Agent Ross, FBI
Lyman Ward
Agent Williams, Justice Dept.
Joe Lynn
Mean Man on Subway
Joy Todd
Blanche
Paul Mazursky
Dave
Thomas Ikeda
Korean Cab Driver
Barbara Montgomery
Mrs. Marlowe
Adalberto Santiago
Latin Band Leader
Sam Moses
Dr. Reddy
Yakov Smirnoff
Lev
Sam Stoneburner
Panama Hat
Michael Greene
Texan
Rosetta LeNoire
The Judge (as Rosetta Le Noire)
Sal Carollo
Unknown
Dana Lorge
Wanda
Mikhail Shufutinskiy
Singer in the restaurant
Crew
Paul Mazursky
Director, Writer, Producer
Leon Capetanos
Writer
Richard Halsey
Editor
Donald McAlpine
Director of Photography
Kate Guinzburg
Production Coordinator
Geoffrey Taylor
Associate Producer
Pato Guzman
Co-Producer, Production Design
Joy Todd
Casting
Albert Wolsky
Costume Design
Linda Wayne
Costume Design
David McHugh
Original Music Composer
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