Moscow on the Hudson

Russian saxophonist Vladimir Ivanov tells another bus passenger, "... don’t worry... Don’t worry..." (0:01)

Vladimir asks his friend Anatoly Cherkasov, "Do you read Ernest Hemingway?" (0:08)

His friend Leonid tells Vladimir, "They said I was crazy, so they sent me to a mental hospital."
Vladimir: ”Were you crazy?”
Leonid: ”If I was really crazy, how would I know it?”
”Don’t go crazy if you can help it.” (0:11)

Vladimir’s sister, referring to Leonid: "He sympathized with the Afghanistans." (0:19)

A KGB handler tells Vladimir, referring to Vladimir’s grandfather Nicholai, "Perhaps he is senile and should go to a mental hospital." (0:21)

Picture of Marilyn Monroe (0:24)

Vladimir tells a security guard, "They will send me to mental hospital."
KGB official: ”I believe this Soviet citizen has been drugged.” (0:43)

Security guard Lionel Witherspoon tells Vladimir, "Look crazy..."
Vladimir: ”Crazy.”
Passenger: ”Crazy...” (0:49)

Immigration lawyer Orlando Ramiriez tells Vladimir, "Don’t worry." (0:55)

The immigration official answers applicant Mr. Baktar, "His name is Ronald Reagan."
”Mr. Baktar, your impatience is wearing me down.” (0:55)

Bloomingdale’s clerk Lucian Lombardo tells Vladimir, "When my father died..." (0:58)

Lionel’s father asks Vladimir, “Hey, you ever hear of the Bird?”
The great "Charlie Parker?” (1:00)

An emergency physician tells Vladimir, "Mr. Ivanoff, don’t worry... I was very, very nervous."
Orlando: “Everybody was worried about you...” (1:02)

Vladimir sees a Charlie Parker album in a shop window. (1:06)

Lionel: ”I like E.T. better.” (1:16)

Judge Reynolds: "May you find in this nation the fulfillment of your dreams of peace and security... I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation..." (1:21)

Lucia tells Vladimir, "It was an emotional day..."
Vladimir: ”You don’t like a man being crazy for a sweet pupke?” (1:23)

Lionel, referring to Vladimir: "If that was wonderful, what happens when he hits deep depression?" (1:31)

Vladimir tells a Russian man who brought a letter from his sister, "My grandfather died." (1:38)

Vladimir sees his grandfather on a street in New York. (1:43)

Vladimir tells Orlando, "You know, this is a goddamn insane country."
”Here, it’s too confusing.” (1:44)

Vladimir tells Orlando, referring to New York, "It’s crazy." (1:46)

"... I received the news of Grandfather’s death..." (1:50)

Former KGB handlet, now hot dog vendor, Boris tells Vladimir, "Don’t worry, my friend." (1:51)