Vladimir Ivanoff walks into a department store to buy blue jeans, walks out with a girl friend, an immigration lawyer and a buddy. His life and theirs will never be the same again.
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.
There are both sexual innuendos and candid talk in a lot of the dialogue throughout the film.
A couple are seen stripping then engaging in sex. The woman's breasts are visible, as are the man's bare buttocks.
A couple are seen in a bathtub together in a fairly long scene in which the woman's breasts can be seen.
violence
A man is struck on the head during a mugging.
profanity
10 instances of the 'f' word; there are also 5 misuses of "God," 14 occurrences of the 's' word, 5 of "damn," and 5 of "hell."
People say "ass" 12 times; "bastard" once; "balls" 3 times; "bitch" 3 times; "piss" once; "tits" once; "crap" once; "butt" once; and "turd" once.
There's also one use of 'the finger' (someone 'flips off' another person), and another use of the bras d'honneur gesture involving arms which means "up yours."
alcohol
People are seen drinking Vodka and smoking on numerous occasions.
