

It's Just Awful!
1982, Russian. Directed by Aleksandr Polynnikov.
The amusing adventures of sixth-grader Anton Murashov and his father, who were convinced that being someone else was very easy —much easier than being yourself. Anton's friend's father invents a Wish Fulfiller, and with the help of this machine, Anton and Vadim Petrovich switch places; Anton becomes a veterinarian, and his father, a veterinary doctor, becomes a schoolboy...
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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Cast & crew
- Aleksandr PolynnikovDirector
- Dmitri ZamulinAnton
- Semyon MorozovFather
- Yevgeniya KhanayevaGrandma
- Natalya KrachkovskayaNurse
- Leonid KuravlyovRuslan Ivanovich
- Yevgeni MorgunovGoat owner
- Aleksandr ShirvindtDoctor
- Yelizaveta NikishchikhinaEnglish Teacher
- Alla BudnitskayaVarvara Ivanovna
- Georgi GeorgiuNeighbor
- Liliya GritsenkoGeography teacher
- German KachinPE teacher
Details
- Released
- 3 August 1982
- Original title
- Просто ужас!
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Yaroslav Kharechko, Yuri Sotnik
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How long is It's Just Awful!?
It's Just Awful! runs 110 minutes (1h 50m).
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Which OTT platform is It's Just Awful! on?
It's Just Awful! isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 3 August 1982. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like It's Just Awful!?
If you liked It's Just Awful!, try F.R.E.D.I., Earth to Echo, Snow Queen.
Who directed It's Just Awful!?
It's Just Awful! (1982) was directed by Aleksandr Polynnikov and stars Dmitri Zamulin, Semyon Morozov, Yevgeniya Khanayeva.