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