
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.

as Vladimir Ivanoff

as Lucia Lombardo

as Lionel Witherspoon

as Orlando Ramirez

as Boris, KGB agent

as Anatoly Cherkasov

as Yuri

as Vladimir's Grandfather

as Vladimir's Mother

as Vladimir's Father

as Lionel's Grandfather

as Lionel's Mother

as Lionel's Stepfather

as Leanne Witherspoon

as Blozonov

as Svetlana

as Leonid

as Young French Man

as Veronica Cohen

as Bill

as Male Clerk

as Bloomingdale's Manager

as Kaity Tong

as Bloomingdale's Cop

as Agent Ross, FBI

as Agent Williams, Justice Dept.

as Mean Man on Subway

as Blanche

as Dave

as Korean Cab Driver

as Mrs. Marlowe

as Latin Band Leader

as Dr. Reddy

as Lev

as Panama Hat

as Texan

as The Judge (as Rosetta Le Noire)


as Wanda

as Singer in the restaurant