Fans know him from a number of key films, but they also remember him as the primary psychiatrist of Prášek from the series Pub. Sitcom, made famous by great actors whom you believed to be regulars and leading their clever speeches in a Czech pub …
He made money on the bathroom
Even though the actors didn’t believe it at first, what the director happened Jaroslav Dudek († 68) predicted – the series Pub is famous. 52 episodes were filmed in two series and the people adored the local characters – Petr Nárožný as an innkeeper he glossed, he was sarcastic, regulars uttered good wisdom and announcements, sometimes he was overwhelmed by a clumsy old man Pilot burner (great Lubomír Leipzig), or an irritable gymnast appeared (Václav Button). And in this environment, which is not exactly attractive to him, the director also shone Menzel. He accepted the role because it was a challenge – and decent extra money. He later admitted that only thanks to her could he arrange a luxurious bathroom in his attic apartment.
Instruction for wives
It was a phenomenon of the nineties, it had a huge audience. The actors who appeared in it whispered with a smile that it was an instructional series for wives who were still asking what the men were talking about in the pub. What a part, it’s an anecdote. Although it was filmed in a studio, the illusion was perfect. There was no lack of real cigarette smoke and beer flowed. And that is exactly what Jiří Menzel hated! The director who shot the famous Postřižiny was his sworn opponent. “I don’t like beer, whatever. My stomach hates him, “he confided.
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I don’t like beer!
For him, filming the Pub often meant suffering for him. “When I had to drink beer, I always spat it out right away. Back, under the table… I secretly poured aside. I just don’t like beer and nothing has changed, “he recalled. However, director Jaroslav Dudek did not let him bother him for a long time – because of Jiří Menzel, he had the script changed and the famous director changed from a beer regular to a wine lover. But you didn’t enjoy it much either. “They poured me currant juice. And I like him, “he revealed.
Diploma for holding a pint glass
Because all colleagues knew how director Menzel had a relationship with the golden juice, various curious situations arose during the filming. “Not only does Jirka Menzel not drink beer, but we wanted to give him a diploma that for the first time in his life he was holding a pint in his hand. But he never drank! We told him that this was a truly unique case and that, thanks to Lord, it was recorded for the nation and future generations that he at least held the beer in his hand. He laughed, he was so chaste, “the acting colleague recalled Jan Kanyza (72).
He played a lawyer in the House
She hammered, and together with Menzel, they were among the most educated staff in the pub. The audience loved the Pub so much that the third series was coming up. But it never happened – director Dudek died and no one wanted to take over the filming after him. Some actors also left forever, others resigned. Among them was Jiří Menzel – he shot two series, in the third he did not want to play. He knew that he would still remain an unforgettable Dr. Prášek …
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