1980s US comedy starring Robin Williams as Russian circus musician Vladimir Ivanoff, who decides to defect to America whilst on tour in New York City. Despite having the KGB on his tail, Vladimir wins asylum and moves to Harlem to share the flat of security guard Lionel (Cleavant Derricks). Despite finding life in America unfriendly and cold, he soon begins to love the country and the diverse group of people he meets, including Latin lover Lucia (Maria Conchita Alonso) and Cuban lawyer Orlando Ramirez (Alejandro Rey).
Director: Paul Mazursky
Producer: Paul Mazursky
Writer: Paul Mazursky
Writer: Leon Capetanos
Music: David McHugh
Cinematographer: Donald McAlpine
Actor: Robin Williams
Actor: Maria Conchita Alonso
Actor: Cleavant Derricks
Actor: Alejandro Rey
Actor: Savely Kramarov
Actor: Elya Baskin
Actor: Alexander Beniaminov
Actor: Tiger Haynes
Actor: Natalie Iwanov
Actor: Ludmilla Kramarevsky
Actor: Oleg Rudnik
Actor: Yakov Smirnoff
Actor: Ivo Vrzal