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?

00:06:53 I'm an artist, and an artist without freedom is a bird without wings.

00:11:33 They said I was crazy, so they sent me to a mental hospital.

00:17:40 Jordache.

00:21:31 Yes, but perhaps he wants to clown his way out of the Soviet Union.

00:30:14 Soon we'll be back in Moscow.

00:37:00 What are you doing? No women in the dressing room!

00:42:33 - Are you the one defecting? - Yes, I in danger, KGB. Please.

00:45:49 This is New York City. A man can do whatever he wants.

00:49:48 Crazy.

00:53:21 I'm not political.

00:57:14 Why not?

01:00:42 You can do the shopping.

01:04:01 My mouth is fine. My brain hurts.

01:07:44 G-A-Y.

01:11:08 It's nice music.

01:15:27 Touch gives you heartbeat and body temperature.

01:18:57 Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

01:22:27 Congratulations, citizens.

01:26:45 Don't turn up your nose, honey, it blocks the light.

01:31:22 Yeah, man. Now you see.

01:36:39 I think I move out there.

01:44:54 This is a goddamn insane country.

01:48:15 "Life.

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 line01:48:15

Production Record

DirectorPaul Mazursky

LanguageEnglish

Revenue$25,100,000

IMDb votes13,748