Almost a quarter century ago, the domestic audience saw the picture for the first time, which was destined to become a cult. Someone’s career after participating in this film went “uphill”, and someone in the memory of the audience remained a character from this cult picture.
10. Sergey Kupriyanov
In “Features of the National Hunt” Kupriyanov played a friend of the Finn Raivo - Evgeny Kachalov. At the moment, the actor is doing a lot of voice acting: this is how the characters of Ben Stiller, Carrie Graham and others speak in his voice. At present, the actor practically does not appear.
9. Zoya Buryak and Saara Hedlund
After filming in the cult picture, Buryak participated in dozens of film and television projects (“Plot”, “Crime and Punishment”, “We are from the Future”, “Checkpoint”, Mechanical Suite, etc.). She still remains a sought-after actress.
Hedlund is the ex-wife of Ville Haapasalo. Eight years after the filming of “Features of the National Hunt”, she and her husband starred in the Finnish film “Friday”. But, unfortunately, in 2010 the actors divorced, and to date, almost nothing is known about Saara’s creative activity.
8. Victor Bychkov
In the late 90s and early 2000s, the actor appeared on the screen mainly in comedic images. However, in 2002 he played in the sensational drama “The Cuckoo”. For this work, Bychkov was awarded the Golden Eagle Prize. In the same year, the actor was invited to lead the children's program "Good night, kids." The unusual role for the artist, many remembered in the role of the huntsman Kuzmich, was liked by both the young viewers of the program and their parents. Bychkov devoted 10 years to this project.
The actor periodically pleases the audience with his appearance in the cinema and on television. He played in the television series "Kitchen", in the domestic thriller, based on the works of Gogol, "Wii", and last year the artist took part in the filming of the film "Reserve".
7. Sergey Gusinsky
3 years after the completion of filming, Gusinsky got the main role in the film by Alexander Rogozhkin “Block post”.
In 2015, Gusinsky had an accident on the set of one of the films in which he took part as a sound engineer. By an absurd accident, the actor fell under the wheels of a car. As a result of the incident, Gusinsky received a skull injury and leg fractures. He demanded that the filming process organizers compensate for the damage, but the director of that ill-fated film stated that Gusinsky was to blame for what happened.
6. Alexander Rogozhkin
On the account of Rogozhkin - about thirty full-length films and television series, including “Cuckoo”, “Checkpoint” and other sensational films.
In 2012, the film “Weapons” was released on television, which is currently the last work of the director. The completion of Rogozhkin’s creative activity is largely due to the tragic death of his wife in 2011 - she committed suicide by jumping from the 14th floor of a high-rise building. The likely motives for such an act are called creative unfulfillment or the presence of a serious illness in her. In addition, a serious illness of her mother could have influenced a woman’s decision to take her own life.
5. Ville Haapasalo
This work brought up to that moment a young unknown Finnish actor widely known in Russia. After that, he appeared in such films as “Operation Happy New Year”, “Deadly Force”, etc. Mostly these were comedic images, but in 2002 the same Rogozhkin gave Haapasalo the opportunity to demonstrate his dramatic talent in the film “The Cuckoo”. Here he played the role of the Finnish sniper, who had to stay under the same roof with the enemy for some time. The film received many awards and positive reviews from critics, and Haapasalo was awarded the State Prize.
In two thousandth Villa often starred in television series and commercials. In early 2010, he created a television project dedicated to traveling around Russia, designed for a Finnish audience.
4. Alexey Buldakov
In addition to participating in other parts of this comedy, Buldakov played in Rogozhkin’s film “Checkpoint”, where the actor also had to embody the image of a general on the screen. However, this hero was not at all like the familiar image of the good-natured warriors from Rogozhkin’s films.
Buldakov often took part in the films of Mikhail Kokshenov, which did not have much success with the audience and were subjected to merciless criticism.
3. Sergey Russkin
At the beginning of the “zero”, the actor had almost no significant works either in the cinema or on television. However, Russkin is now quite a popular artist. He was remembered by the audience in the films “Alien District”, “Leningrad 46”, “Cuba”, “Doctor Richter” and others.
2. Semyon Strugachev
This role went to the artist almost immediately, because according to the script, his hero had to have a long nose. It is interesting that this character could be embodied by Alexander Lykov, known for his work in the series “Streets of Broken Lights”, but he was shot in another project during the filming.
The image of Leo Soloveitchik became very recognizable precisely thanks to the virtuoso play of Strugachev, who starred in all parts of this popular comedy. Critics and viewers consider him a bright comedian, gifted with incredible musical abilities (mastery of musical instruments, vocals, etc.).
Also known to viewers for his work in the television series "Deadly Force." There he masterfully played the role of the charismatic forensic scientist Semyon.
1. Boris Cherdyntsev
Widespread fame came to the actor after working in the film “Streets of Broken Lights”. It is noteworthy that the artist decided to play under his real name. Therefore, the audience remembered him as Major Boris Cherdyntsev.
The artist also took part in the filming of the new season of the acclaimed television series. In addition, he played roles in the films “Secret Service of Her Majesty”, “Clinic”, “Short Breath”, “Crime and Punishment”.