Shirli-Myrli

Shirli-Myrli ( _ru. Ширли-мырли, International title - "What a Mess!") is a 1995 farce comedy film of late post-Perestroyka era directed by Vladimir Menshov based on a screenplay by Vitali Moskalenko and Andrei Samsonov. Produced by Vladimir Dostal and Aleksandr Litvinov. Music by Timur Kogan, sound by Olga Ilyina. Cinematography by Vadim Alisov. Special Effects by Vladimir Vasilyev.

Plot summary

While digging the mine "Unperspective" in Yakutia an unprecedented diamond (by size) was found. It was christened as the "Savior of Russia". Officials proclaimed that the sale of that diamond can give every citizen of Russia a three year long vacations at the Canary Islands

But when the diamond was transported to Moscow (by Antonov An-124 "Ruslan") it was lost and got to a hands of the crime boss Kozulskiy (Armen Dzhigarkhanyan). But he was also robbed by Vasiliy Krolikov (Valeri Garkalin).

The plot revolves from now around Krolikov and his two triplet-birth brothers (at the end of the film Vasiliy discovered that there was even four of them born at the same time). He's pursuited by Kozulskiy's mafia and two Soviet Militia officers - Piskunov (Igor Ugolnikov) and the unnamed lieutenant (Sergey Batalov).

Cast

* Valeri Garkalin as "Vasiliy Krolikov", "Innokentiy Shniperson", "Roman Almazov" and "Patrick Crolikow"
* Vera Alentova as "Carol Abzats", "Zemfira Almazova", "Lusiena Krolikova" and "Whitney Crolikow"
* Inna Churikova as "Praskoviya Alekseyevna Krolikova"
* Igor Ugolnikov as "Jean-Paul Nikolayevich Piskunov"
* Leonid Kuravlyov as "US Ambassador to Russia"
* Lyubov Polishchuk as "Jennifer, Ambassador's wife"
* Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyorny as "Ambassador's bodyguard"
* Mikhail Kokshenov as "Ambassador's bodyguard"
* Valeri Afanasyev as "Anatoly Ivanov"
* Yevgeni Aleksandrov as "TV journalist"
* Nina Alisova
* Irina Apeksimova as "Step performer" and the "Violinist from Conservatory"
* Sergei Artsybashev as "Registry Office Worker"
* Sergei Batalov as "Detective"
* Lev Borisov as "Mafiosi"
* Aleksei Buldakov
* Yelena Bushuyeva
* Rolan Bykov as "Head of Mafia" and the "Brilliant's buyer"
* Yuri Chernov as "Suitcase carrier"
* Armen Dzhigarkhanyan as "Kozyulski"
* Sergei Gabrielyan as "Ravil Beliletdinov"
* Yevgeni Gerchakov as "Symphony Orchestra Conductor"
* Maksim Glotov as "Police Officer"
* Marina Golub
* Vladimir Gusev as "General"
* Arkadi Koval as "TV Announcer"
* Tatyana Kravchenko as "Bronislava Rosembaum, geologist"
* Yuri Kuzmenkov as "Man with a goat"
* Anatoli Kuznetsov as "Father"
* Vladimir Menshov as "Russian President / Commentator on TV"
* Pyotr Merkuryev as "Meloman"
* Nonna Mordyukova as "Registry Office Worker"
* Valeri Nikolayev as "Step performer"
* Vsevolod Sanayev
* Boris Smorchkov as "General"
* Oleg Tabakov as "Sukhodrishchev"
* Yevgeni Vesnik as "Doctor"
* Aleksandr Voroshilo as "Spectator"
* Oleg Yefremov as "Neighbour"

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