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Alejandro Rey, Cleavant Derricks, Elya Baskin, Maria Conchita Alonso, Robin Williams
Moscow Circus saxophone player Vladimir Ivanoff (Robin Williams) defects in Bloomingdale's while on tour in New York City. Befriended and temporarily housed by security guard Lionel Witherspoon (Cleav...( read more
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I really enjoyed this! Why is it that it?s not very well known? One line in this had me wetting myself, I highly recommend it!
Annoying and unfunny Williams vehicle that fails to either make any coherent political point or entertain in any way.
Original seriocomedy balancing the haphazard, random, chaotic feel of everyday life with one man's determination to gain US citizenship. Maria Conchita Alonso is superb, though most impressive is Robin Williams.
Always interesting to get a glimpse of other cultures but this movie was too much like watching a day-in-the-life.
A very entertaining movie about a Russian defecting to become an American. Some genuinely funny parts, but mostly a good example of the perspective of an immigrant and the pride attached to which. Glorifies the States and limits some of the negative aspects to a degree most mostl...( read more)
Very disappointed film but he always manages to bring something special to every project.
A film that is both poignantly dramatic and humourous in typical Robin Williams fashion. Although the political situation in the film is dated for today's audiences, it nonetheless delivers a message of hope for anyone carrying a torch for the American Dream.
