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.
Robin Williams
as Vladimir Ivanoff
María Conchita Alonso
as Lucia Lombardo
Cleavant Derricks
as Lionel Witherspoon
Alejandro Rey
as Orlando Ramirez
Савелий Крамаров
as Boris, KGB agent
Elya Baskin
as Anatoly Cherkasov
Oleg Rudnik
as Yuri
Александр Бениаминов
as Vladimir's Grandfather
Lyudmila Kramarevskaya
as Vladimir's Mother
Ivo Vrzal-Wiegand
as Vladimir's Father
Natalya Ivanova
as Sasha
Tiger Haynes
as Lionel's Grandfather
