

The film consists of three independent parts: "Workmate", "Déjà vu" and "Operation Y". The plot follows the adventures of Shurik, the naive and nerdy Soviet student who often gets into ludicrous situations but always finds a way out very neatly.
Aleksandr Demyanenko
Shurik
Aleksei Smirnov
Verzila (segment "Workmate") / buyer at the market (segment "Operation Y") (uncredited)
Mikhail Pugovkin
foreman (segment "Workmate")
Vladimir Basov
a stern policeman (segment "Workmate")
Natalya Seleznyova
Lida (segment "Déjà vu")
Yuriy Nikulin
«Balbes» (segment "Operation Y")
Georgiy Vitsin
«Trus» (segment "Operation Y")
Yevgeni Morgunov
«Byvalyy» (segment "Operation Y")
Vladimir Rautbart
professor (segment "Déjà vu")
Viktor Pavlov
«Dub» (segment "Déjà vu")
Vladimir Vladislavskiy
base director (segment "Operation Y")
Mariya Kravchunovskaya
grandma -"god's dandelion" (segment "Operation Y")