Messenger Boy
Jun 06, 1986 · 1h 28m
Director
Karen ShakhnazarovOverview
Ivan Miroshnikov, a cheeky young man in the Gorbachev era, is trying to figure out what to do with his life (he's not in college, and the 2-year mandatory military service is looming large ahead of him). Meanwhile, he lives with his divorced mother, and works as a courier at a Russian newspaper. Through his job, he meets patronizing Professor Kuznetzov and his rebellious daughter Katya. To annoy the professor, Ivan claims to have an affair with Katya. To his surprise, Katya backs his story up.
Cast of Messenger Boy
Fyodor DunayevskyIvan
Anastasiya NemolyaevaKatya
Oleg BasilashviliKatya's father
Inna ChurikovaIvan's mother
Aleksandr Pankratov-ChyornyyIvan's chief
Vladimir MenshovGuest on Katya's birthday
Svetlana KryuchkovaZinaida Pavlovna
Alika SmekhovaNina
Sergey ChonishviliIlya
Nikolai Karnaukhovstaff department
Vladimir SmirnovKolya Bazin
Aleftina EvdokimovaKatya's mother
Yevdokiya UrusovaAgnessa Ivanova
Andrei VertogradovFyodor Ivanovich Miroshnikov- Larisa KurdyumovaGuest
Olga Kalmykova
Olimpiada Kalmykovaguest
Vera SotnikovaNatasha
Alyona Khmelnitskaya(uncredited)
Elvira Zubkovaguest
Crew of Messenger Boy
Karen ShakhnazarovDirector, Book
Aleksandr BorodyanskiyWriter- Vladimir KlimenkoExecutive Producer
Eduard ArtemyevOriginal Music Composer
Nikolay NemolyaevDirector of Photography- Lidiya MiliotiEditor
Konstantin ForostenkoProduction Design- V. ChiaureliCostume Design
- Arnold IdesAssistant Director
- Klavdiya GamelMakeup Artist
- Vitali ShmelkinSound Director
- Viktor LogunovCamera Operator
- D. MogilevskiyCamera Operator
- Viktor ZhanovVisual Effects Camera
- Albert RudachenkoVFX Artist
- Eduard YermolinScript Editor
Minna BlankMusic Editor- L. SerdyukovaFirst Assistant Director
- N. KuvshinovaSecond Assistant Director
- V. TimokhovThird Assistant Director
About Messenger Boy
What is Messenger Boy about?
Ivan Miroshnikov, a cheeky young man in the Gorbachev era, is trying to figure out what to do with his life (he's not in college, and the 2-year mandatory military service is looming large ahead of him). Meanwhile, he lives with his divorced mother, and works as a courier at a Russian newspaper. Through his job, he meets patronizing Professor Kuznetzov and his rebellious daughter Katya. To annoy…
When was Messenger Boy released?
Messenger Boy was released on June 6, 1986.
How long is Messenger Boy?
Messenger Boy runs 1 hour 28 minutes (88 minutes).
Who directed Messenger Boy?
Messenger Boy was directed by Karen Shakhnazarov.
Who is in the cast of Messenger Boy?
The cast of Messenger Boy includes Fyodor Dunayevsky (Ivan), Anastasiya Nemolyaeva (Katya), Oleg Basilashvili (Katya's father), Inna Churikova (Ivan's mother) and Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyornyy (Ivan's chief).