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 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

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

Tiger Haynes

Lionel's Grandfather

Eyde Byrde

Lionel's Mother

Yury Olshansky

Blozonov

Stephanie Cotsirilos

Veronica Cohen