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A friend in the rain is now a legendary film that still entertains today. Even if it can’t compete with crime comedies from American production, it still manages to entertain us despite the absence of expensive effects.
Who doesn’t know the movie Rain Buddies, which was filmed in 1988? After the films Vítr v kapse (1982), Láska z pasáže (1984) and Disco story (1987), this is another film by the famous director, but it is somewhat different from the others. What? It does not describe the great love between a man and a woman, but the friendship of two men who are willing to do almost anything for each other. Even if it means getting involved with dangerous people or the law.
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The story begins with a young waiter, represented by Sagvan Tofi, being tasked with taking a certain amount (revenue) to the bank. Seeing no problem in this, he complies with his employer. But he is ambushed on the way and the entire amount is stolen from him. Since he is on probation, he is afraid to report the whole thing to the police. It is clear to him that they would suspect him of lying. And so he decides to act as if nothing happened.
At this moment, he asks for help from his best friend, who is represented by Lukáš Vaculík. He does not hesitate and borrows that amount from a very dangerous person – Mr. Adamec. But there is one catch: the amount is quite high and the friends only get a short time to get the money back. In addition, he must add 20% as interest to the amount lent. And so begins the fundraising and the race against time.
Unfortunately, the friends do not manage to get the money or negotiate a longer repayment period from Adamek. As a warning that Adamec is not a good uncle, Lukáš Vaculík gets a nice pick-me-up from his cronies. Now both friends know they are in big trouble. So he has to find a way out of it. And the opportunity will present itself soon.
Sagvan Tofi learns from a slip of a receipt for 125,000 crowns sent to a construction company that head waiter Kadlec and his son-in-law, garage foreman Bureš, are behind the robbery. They build a villa together and make extra money through illegal activities. Sagvan demands money from Kadlec for his silence (he calls him on the phone to remain anonymous). At first he agrees, but then he tricks both friends. So the friends have to come up with a new plan.
The scene where Sagvan Tofi goes to the Máj department store to collect money was based on a real event. | Source: TV Nova
This time, Sagvan Tofi will show photos of antique furniture for sale. Together with his girlfriend Magda, he gets art historian Syřiště, who has a lot of such furniture, into his apartment. Kadlec feels that he could make money from this situation, so he offers to buy the furniture himself. He is ready to make a deposit of 70,000 crowns, but only after he sees the furniture with his own eyes. Together with their familiar friends, they lure the art historian out of the apartment and show the furniture to Kadlec. But the obtained money explodes in the car in which the friends were taking it to Adamc.
That’s why the friends have to raise money again. They kidnap Adamc’s dog, who pays a ransom for it. They get revenge on him by having him beaten up as a supposed pervert. They take revenge on Kadlec by bringing Magda’s parents’ car to him. He will buy it at a bargain price. But the car is reported stolen. Public safety finds them at a half-dismantled car. Both are arrested and the friends watch with satisfaction from a distance.
As you can see, no situation is precarious when you have a friend who is ready to give you a helping hand. The fact that a sequel was filmed also testifies to how popular the film was and still is today. A friend in the rain II – A story from Brooklyn is its free sequel. It featured one of the most beautiful Czech women: Simona Krainová. Do you remember the problems the friends have in this episode?
