I am a bird without wings.

Description: A Russian saxophonist visiting New York with a circus troupe suddenly decides to defect from the USSR during a shopping trip to a department store, but he finds adjusting to American life more difficult than he imagined.

Cast:
Vladimir Ivanoff: Robin Williams
Lucia Lombardo: Maria Conchita Alonso
Lionel Witherspoon: Cleavant Derricks
Orlando Ramirez: Alejandro Rey
Boris: Saveliy Kramarov
Anatoly: Elya Baskin
Yury: Oleg Rudnik
Vladimir's Grandfather: Aleksandr Benyaminov
Vladimir's Mother: Lyudmila Kramarevskaya
Vladimir's Father: Ivo Vrzal-Wiegand
Sasha: Natalya Ivanova
Lionel's Grandfather: Tiger Haynes
Lionel's Mother: Eyde Byrde
Lionel's Stepfather: Robert MacBeth
Leanne: Donna Ingram-Young
Svetlana: Olga Talyn
Leonid: Aleksandr Narodetsky
Young French Man: Pierre Orcel
Veronica Cohen: Stephanie Cotsirilos
Bill: Frederick Strother
Male Clerk: Anthony Cortino
Bloomingdale's Manager: Betsy Mazursky
Kaity Tong: Kaity Tong
Bloomingdale's Cop: Royce Rich
Agent Ross: Christopher Wynkoop
Agent Williams: Lyman Ward
Mean Man on Subway: Joe Lynn
Blanche: Joy Todd
Dave: Paul Mazursky
Korean Cab Driver: Thomas Ikeda
Mrs. Marlowe: Barbara Montgomery
Wanda: Dana Lorge
Latin Band Leader: Adalberto Santiago
Dr. Reddy: Sam Moses
Lev: Yakov Smirnoff
Panama Hat: Sam Stoneburner
Texan: Michael Greene
The Judge: Rosetta LeNoire
Uncle Sal: Sal Carollo
Uncle Sal's Mother: Filomena Spagnuolo
Uncle Sal's Wife: Annabella Turco
Wild Bill Hawthorne: George Kelly
Blozonov: Yury Olshansky
Truck Driver: Jacques Sandulescu
Circus Performer: Emil Feist
Strong Man: Vladimir Tukan
Animal Trainer: Mark Rutenberg
Circus Clown: Igor Panich
Russian Officer: Jurij Gotowtschikow
Shoe Clerk: Sina Kasper
Man at Reception: Ken Fitch
Piano Player at Reception: Murray Grand
V.A.G. #2: Ann E. Wile
Waiter at Reception: Michael T. Laide
Fat Lady at Bloomingdale's: Linda Kerns
Iranian: Armand Dahan
Supermarket Clerk: José Rabelo
Mr. Aaron: Jim Goodfriend
Counter Woman at McDonald's: Antonia Rey
Bailiff: James Prendergast
Carlo: Brandon Rey
Russian Man: Paul Davidovsky
Russian Man at Soho Loft: Andrei Kramarevsky
Leader in Russian Band: Arkady Shabashev
Singer in Russian Band: Mikhail Shufutinskiy
Mugger: David Medina
Gorgeous Black Girl: Juanita Mahone
Handsome Man: Robert Kasel
Japanese Woman: Kikue Tashiro
Counter Woman at Coffee Shop: Joyce R. Korbin
Mexican Dishwasher: Luis Antonio Ramos
Chinese Customer: Kim Chan
Connie Chung: Connie Chung
Gang Member: George Coutoupis
Hot Dog Customer: Kim Delgado
American Citizen Petitioner: Cynthia Elane
Wanda's Daughter: Christel-Marie Guerra
Woman: Jackée Harry
East village movie patron: Jon Hayden
Daughter Of Wanda's Mother: Kathryn Mullen
Salsa Dancer: Antone Pagán

Written by: Paul Mazursky, Leon Capetanos

Director: Paul Mazursky

Production: Bavaria Film, ML Delphi Premier Productions, Columbia Pictures

Release date: 06 Apr 1984

Box Office: $25,068,724