I’ve added a bunch of new movies to the movie page, and the latest one is this:
Operation Y and Other Shurik’s Adventures (Russian: Операция „Ы“ и другие приключения Шурика) is a 1965 Soviet slapstick comedy film directed by Leonid Gaidai, starring Aleksandr Demyanenko, Natalya Seleznyova, Yuri Nikulin, Georgy Vitsin and Yevgeny Morgunov. The film consists of three independent parts: “Workmate” (Напарник, Naparnik), “Déjà vu” (Наваждение, Navazhdeniye) and “Operation Y”[1] (Операция „Ы“).[verification needed] The plot follows the adventures of Shurik (alternative spelling — Shourick), the naive and nerdy Soviet student who often gets into ludicrous situations but always finds a way out very neatly.
Operation Y and Other Shurik’s Adventures was a hit movie and became the leader of Soviet film distribution in 1965.
My sister just ordered a bunch of movies from Amazon, and this is one of the ones she picked out. I happened to stop over to my family’s house right in the middle of Наваждение, it was pretty funny. Shurik remind me of Rick Moranis (primarily the way he looks I think).
You know, you’re right about Rick Moranis! I never thought about that. :-)