Moscow on the Hudson

Name: Moscow on the Hudson
Director: Paul Mazursky
Released: 1984
Duration: 115 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Robin Williams, Maria Conchita Alonso, Cleavant Derricks, Alejandro Rey, Saveliy Kramarov

1984 · 115 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 13,748 VOTES · DIR. Paul Mazursky

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,078 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:21 Excuse me, please, sir. Does this bus go to the Lincoln Center?

00:06:56 Watch where you drive, artist.

00:11:49 We shall talk, Leonid.

00:18:34 There are whores in Gorky Park who have carved my name on trees.

00:25:56 They say it is customary to take towels.

00:32:59 Buon giorno, Lucia, darling. What a piece of lasagne.

00:37:37 Soon you will be back in Moscow, where the air is always clear.

00:43:35 - I am a security officer, not a policeman. - They will send me to a mental hospital.

00:46:54 - You can still come home. - I defect.

00:51:18 This is my stepfather, Fletcher. My bucket-head sister, Leanne.

00:54:38 Where are you going?

00:58:43 In a few months, I will become a citizen.

01:02:08 - Coffee line, please? - Aisle 2. No line, though.

01:05:34 Double play! What a play!

01:09:16 "To tell you the truth, dear Tolya, they still despair, and so do I.

01:13:24 Yes.

01:17:19 - God. - I'm sorry.

01:21:14 ...in your new proud role of citizen of the United States.

01:25:43 I'm not Robert Redford. Okay.

01:30:30 - It's good for you. - I don't have to cry.

01:35:23 I'm just a citizen.

01:44:11 - I am Russian. - You're no fucking Russian!

01:48:00 What is it? I forgot the rest.

01:52:46 ::: THE END :::

Cast & Characters

Robin Williams Vladimir Ivanoff Maria Conchita Alonso Lucia Lombardo Cleavant Derricks Lionel Witherspoon Alejandro Rey Orlando Ramirez Saveliy Kramarov Boris Elya Baskin Anatoly Oleg Rudnik Yury Aleksandr Benyaminov Vladimir's Grandfather Lyudmila Kramarevskaya Vladimir's Mother Ivo Vrzal-Wiegand Vladimir's Father

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,078

Dialogue density9.4 lines / min

First line00:01:21

Final line01:52:46

Production Record

DirectorPaul Mazursky

LanguageEnglish

Revenue$25,100,000

IMDb votes13,748