Famous colleagues could not become friends.
Yevgeny Morgunov became a national star, playing the role of Experienced in a series of films by Leonid Gaidai. For several generations of viewers, they have been enthusiastically reviewing their favorite comedies, but few people know how difficult the relationship between the artist and the famous director was.
The fact is that Morgunov did not try to show any respect for Gaidai during his work. He could appear on the set in a state of intoxication and was not afraid to respond with impudence to the remarks of the director.
The last straw was a harmless phrase that Morgunov dropped during the filming of “Prisoner of the Caucasus”. The artist, watching the finished material, allowed himself a taunt against the director, which he remembered for many years.
“Gaiday, you don’t catch mice at all!” the actor once said.
As a result, the director refused to continue to cooperate with Morgunov. He continued to shoot the rest of the stars of the comic trinity, but did not even want to hear the name of Yevgeny Morgunov.
