The musical film Higher Than Rainbow (1986) brought Presnyakov popularity — he sang the songs of the protagonist and had an episodic role in the picture.

He also acted in the film She with a Broom, He in a Black Hat (1987) and performed several songs in the picture Island of Lost Ships (1989).

In the annual TASS hit list of that year he took 4th place in the solo performer category, with 12 995 votes.

In the early 1990s, the artist formed the "Captain" and with a new program "Farewell to Childhood" successfully performed in Moscow, as well as in the cities of near and far abroad.

In 1994, the album "Castle from the Rain" was released, which was a huge success: the songs "Stewardess by the name of Jeanne", "Girlfriend Masha" were hits.

In 2012, the album "Be a part of yours" was released, which the musician recorded together with Leonid Agutin, Angelika Varum and Natalia Podolskaya.

In early 2013, Vladimir Presnyakov prepared a new concert program "A Bad Angel", which included both new and already well-known songs.