Episode 273 - Moscow on the Hudson
From Uncut Gems Podcast by Uncut Gems Podcast
April 18, 2026 · 1h 57m
About this episode
The episode discusses Robin Williams' role in the film 'Moscow on the Hudson' and its themes related to the immigrant experience.
In this episode of the show our conversations about Robin Williams in the 80s take a different colour as we pay a visit to his 1984 outing in Paul Mazursky's Moscow on the Hudson . Over the course of our conversation you will hear us wonder how Robin Williams ended up starring in this movie, if it was an attempt at restraining his energy or rather a genuine effort on his part to escape the manic comedy pigeonhole into a world of "serious" acting that eventually would bring him recognition. We talk about Paul Mazursky's intellectual rom-com as a formidable encapsulation of the immigrant experience, the difficulty of capturing the film's protagonist who is culturally trained to suppress his emotional states, how Maria Conchita Alonso ended up playing an Italian and much more. Tune in and enjoy Hosts: Jakub Flasz & Randy Burrows Head over to uncutgemspodcast.com to find all of our archival episodes and more…
People in this episode
Hosts: Jakub Flasz, Randy Burrows
Topics covered
- Robin Williams
- Moscow on the Hudson
- 1980s film
- immigrant experience
- romantic comedy
Keywords
- Robin Williams
- Moscow on the Hudson
- Paul Mazursky
- 1980s
- immigrant experience
- romantic comedy
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