Fools Die on Friday
(Duraki umirayut po pyatnitsam)

DVD Cover

Country	USSR Bulgaria
Directed by	Rudolf Fruntov
Release Date	1990
Language	Russian
Studio	Paritet, Boyana Film, Bulgaria Film

Main Cast
Character	Actor
Andrey Obukhov	Vasiliy Mishchenko
Yana	Oksana Fandera
Anatoliy Tkachyov	Igor Yankovskiy
Ryzhiy	Andrey Gusev
Pavel Ivanovich	Vladimir Zemlyanikin
Borenka	Igor Kashintsev
Geliy Ivanovich	Mikhail Kozakov
Aunt Tanya	Rimma Markova
Ritka	Margarita Sergeyecheva
Vasiliy	Evgeniy Degtyarenko

Fools Die on Friday (Russian: Дураки умирают по пятницам; Duraki umirayut po pyatnitsam) is the 1990 Soviet-Bulgarian Crime Action Movie.

The following weapons were used in the film Fools Die on Friday (Duraki umirayut po pyatnitsam):

WARNING! THIS PAGE CONTAINS SPOILERS!

Handguns

Makarov PM

The Makarov PM is the standard-duty sidearm of most Soviet policemen. Several criminals also use them. None of these guns are ever fired onscreen.

Russian Makarov PM - 9x18mm Makarov

Sergeev (Viktor Litvinchuk) holds his PM during the raid.

Ryzhiy (Andrey Gusev) aims his PM.

Anatoliy Tkachyov (Igor Yankovskiy) holds his PM.

Close-up.

Anatoliy holds his PM in the climax.

FN Barracuda

Andrey Obukhov (Vasiliy Mishchenko) takes an FN Barracuda from a criminal. It is unmistakable because of its semi-hooked trigger guard. How a rare Belgian revolver could appear in a Soviet movie is nothing short of inexplicable.

FN Barracuda - .357 Magnum

Andrey fires his Barracuda.

Andrey puts his revolver to Geliy Ivanovich's (Mikhail Kozakov) head.

Good view of the revolver.

FN logo is seen.

Custom ZKR 551

In continuty error, Andrey's Barracuda switches to a custom snub-nosed ZKR 551 - the barrel has been manually shortened rather than a factory short barrel (4"). In another continuity error, more than likely because of a lack of 9x18mm blanks, Anatoliy's and Ryzhiy's Makarovs switches to ZKR 551s in firing scenes. The short barrel can explain the enormous muzzle flash. Two props are used in the movie, one with and the other without a front sight. It is worth noting that there were examples of similar shortened revolvers for concealed carry (such as the SAA "Sheriff's Model").