"Robin Williams will make you laugh and cry as a freedom-loving Soviet defector in this brilliant, thought-provoking romantic comedy. Circus saxophonist Vladimir Ivanoff (Williams) suddenly defects from his touring troupe in that 'temple of Western decadence' - Bloomingdale's. Fleeing the K.G.B., Vladimir wins asylum and moves into the crowded Harlem flat of black security guard Lionel Witherspoon (Cleavant Derricks). Soon he has found both a voluptuous Italian lover Lucia Lombardo (Maria Conchita Alonso), and a shrewd Cuban lawyer Orlando Ramirez (Alejandro Rey). Though Vladimir learns that life in America can be cold and even painful, he grows to love this strange and wondrous new land. Director Paul Mazursky has truly transformed Vladimir's declaration of independence into a very memorable film."--Container.
Publisher:Culver City, Calif. : Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment, Inc., c2004.
General Note: Closed-captioned.Includes English (w/occasional Russian with subtitles) and French language tracks with optional Chinese, English, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish or Thai subtitles.Home use only.Audio: English 4.0 (Discrete Surround), and 2-Channel (Dolby Surround).Full screen presentation.Special features: Optional director's commentary ; bonus trailers ; interactive menus ; scene selections.Videodisc release of the 1984 motion picture.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Columbia Pictures presents ; a Paul Mazursky film ; written by Paul Mazursky & Leon Capetanos ; produced and directed by Paul Mazursky.
Participant or Performer Note: Robin Williams with Alejandro Rey, Maria Conchita Alonso and Cleavant Derricks.