Regular Guys Don’t Cry

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1979

Production year

1979

Premiere

25 July 1980

Runtime

80 min

Category

film

Genre

children

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Chlapi přece nepláčou

Czech title

Chlapi přece nepláčou

English title

Regular Guys Don’t Cry

Summary

Josef Pinkava filmed Chlapi přece nepláčou more than one decade after his 1970 family motion picture Kapitán Korda (Captain Korda), even though it is a loose sequel to the latter title. The main character in this adaptation of the book Jménem korvetního kapitána (In the Name of the Three-Stripe Commander) is, once again, a boy called Pepík. Pepík, played this time by Jiří Strnad, is living happily with his beloved adoptive parents when he is one day rattled by the news that they are expecting a child of their own. While anxious that his parents will not love him as much as they used to, he continues to experience all manner of incidents with his gang of friends and a new classmate, pigtailed Saša. Pepík’s stepfather, meanwhile, decides to try and ease the difficult situation by gifting his adoptive son an inspirational “ship’s” logbook in which he can write down his feelings... The parents in this pleasantly entertaining children’s film are portrayed by Ladislav Frej and Jaroslava Tvrzníková (they take over from Vladimír Brabec and Milena Dvorská in the earlier film).

Synopsis

The holidays began and Pepík Janoušek is playing with his friend Hadraba, whose nickname is Šun. Šun has to baby-sit his small brother in a pram and envies Pepík his nice adoptive parents because his own father beats him often. Pepík is happy - he will have soon the same surname Marek as his father and mother. Pepík is shocked when Šun tells him that Mrs Marková is pregnant. He falls from a height and ends up in hospital. Despite of all expressed love and care Pepík is afraid that the Mareks will no longer want him. In September Pepík has already recovered, goes to school and soon his father tells him he is definitely called Marek now. He receives a "log-book" where Pepík discloses some of his worries. Šun and Pepík are assaulted by a bunch of a big boy Belda, but as they are silent about it, Belda invites them to a hut called store, where the boys collect various metal junk, including a motorbike which works. A new schoolmate Saša follows the boys secretly and one day she helps Pepík to babysit Šun's brother and even to save the situation when the hut starts to burn. Pepík is afraid and runs away from home. The police brings him home at night, but his mother is already in the maternal hospital. Pepík knows now he is a real Marek. In the morning his moved father tells him about his new born sister. He comforts him with the sentence: "regular guys don't cry".

Cast

Jiří Strnad

Pepík Janoušek, později Pepík Marek

Jaroslava Tvrzníková

Jana Marková, Pepíkova adoptivní matka

Ladislav Frej

Josef Marek, Pepíkův adoptivní otec

Miroslav Mikulička

Šun Hadraba, Pepíkův kamarád

Marcela Juchelková

spolužačka Saša Randáková

Zdeněk Hradilák

otec Hadraba

Ľudovít Kroner

vedoucí Sběrných surovin Jordán

Tomáš Masař

Šunův malý bratr

Roman Hanzlík

Punťa

Radek Jadrníček

Belda

Tomáš Podroužek

kluk cizinec

Marek Šikula

člen Beldovy party

Roman Kudrna

člen Beldovy party

Radomír Babíček

člen Beldovy party

Roman Nesrsta

člen Beldovy party

Jana Hliňáková

učitelka u šatny

Roman Mecnarowski

ředitel školy

Jana Šišková

zdravotní sestra

Crew and creators

Second Unit Director

Hana Pinkavová

Assistant Director

Vladimír Prager, Marta Svobodová

Based on

Marie Kubátová (Jménem korvetního kapitána – kniha)

Director of Photography

Karel Kopecký

Second Unit Photography

Juraj Fándli

Camera Operator

Arne Parduba

Production Designer

Josef Havlíček

Assistent Production Designer

František Borovec

Set Designer

Ivo Formánek, Otto Buchta, Emil Hrazdira, František Santarius, Šťovíček Josef st.

Costume Designer

Taťána Havlíčková

Assistant Film Editor

Marie Vrlová

Sound Designer

Radomír Koutek

Production Manager

Rostislav Stružka

Unit Production Manager

Jaromír Metyš, Jindřich Ujčík

Unit Production Manager

Jiří Zemanec

Cooperation

Dagmar Ondrová (klapka), Otto Kamenský (fotograf), H. Kocková

Music

Music Composed by

Angelo Michajlov

Songs

Černé oči, jděte spát

Singer Jiří Strnad

Production info

Original Title

Chlapi přece nepláčou

Czech Title

Chlapi přece nepláčou

English Title

Regular Guys Don’t Cry

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

children

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1979

Production Year

1979

Production specifications

withdrawal from distribution 31 December 1991

Premiere

premiere 25 July 1980 /suitable for youths/

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

80 min

Original length in metres

2 311 meters

Distribution carrier

16mm, 35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,66

Colour

colour

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

mono

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech

Awards

Vítěz

Festival: 20. festival filmů pro děti Gottwaldov

1980
Zlín / Czechoslovakia

Vítěz

Festival: 31. filmový festival pracujících – léto ´80

1980
63 měst / Czechoslovakia
Josef Pinkava

Vítěz

Festival: 20. festival filmů pro děti Gottwaldov

1980
Zlín / Czechoslovakia

Vítěz

Exhibition: 12. národní přehlídka filmů pro děti Ostrov nad Ohří

1980
Ostrov nad Ohří / Czechoslovakia

Vítěz

Festival: 20. festival filmů pro děti Gottwaldov

1980
Zlín / Czechoslovakia
Jiří Strnad