Simply Awful!

Simply Awful!
Directed by	Aleksandr Polynnikov
Written by	Yaroslav Kharechko
Starring	Dima Zamulin Semyon Morozov Anna Tolstaya
Cinematography	Arkady Povzner
Music by	Bogdan Trotskuk
Production company	Odessa Film Studio
Release date	1982 (1982)
Running time	110 minutes
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Russian

Simply Awful! (Russian: Просто ужас!, romanized: Prosto uzhas!) is a 1982 Soviet fantasy comedy film directed by Aleksandr Polynnikov based on the play of the same name by Yuri Sotnik. It is the second adaptation of the play, the first one was Two Days of Miracles in 1970.

Plot

The film tells about the adventures of sixth grader Anton Murashov and his father, who are both convinced that it would be very easy to be a completely different person and do other tasks, perhaps even easier than being yourself. Father of Anton's friend invents the "Wish-fulfiller" and with the help of this machine Anton and Vadim Petrovich exchange places — Anton becomes a veterinarian, and his veterinarian father, a schoolboy.

Cast

• Dima Zamulin — Anton Murashov
• Semyon Morozov — Vadim Petrovich
• Anna Tolstaya — Alenka
• Galina Venevitinova — Marousia
• Alla Budnitskaya — Varvara Ivanovna
• Leonid Kuravlyov — Ruslan Ivanovich
• Elizaveta Nikishchihina — Anna Borisovna
• Yevgeniya Khanayeva — Antonina Georgievna
• Aleksandr Shirvindt — Chief Physician
• Lidia Ezhevskaya — Louise Vasilievna
• Natalya Krachkovskaya — Raisa Nikolaevna
• Sergey Golubkov — Serezha
• Natalya Seleznyova — girl with a wrench
• Liliya Gritsenko — teacher of geography
• Herman Kachin — Leonid Nikolaevich
• Vladimir Yumatov — friend of Murashov Sr.
• Tamara Yarenko — teacher
• Alexander Glovyak — artist
• Natalya Kustinskaya — cat lady
• Vladimir Naumtsev — teacher of mathematics
• Elena Fetisenko — landlady
• Georgiy Georgiou — neighbor of the Murashovs
• Alexander Vasyushkin — cameo
• Yevgeny Morgunov — owner of the goat
• Valery Nosik — hunter

External links

• Simply Awful! at IMDb