Weather Is Good on Deribasovskaya, It Rains Again on Brighton Beach

Weather Is Good on Deribasovskaya, It Rains Again on Brighton Beach VHS Cover Country Russia USA Directed by Leonid Gaidai Release Date 1992 Language Russian Studio Mosfilm RSM Trading Corp. Main Cast Character Actor Fyodor Sokolov Dmitry Kharatyan Mary Star Kelly McGrill Artist Andrey Myagkov Kravchuk Mikhail Kokshenov Katz Armen Dzhigarkhanyan

Weather Is Good on Deribasovskaya, It Rains Again on Brighton Beach (Russian title Na Deribasovskoy khoroshaya pogoda, ili na Brayton Bich opyat idut dozhdi) is a Russian-American 1992 comedy detective movie directed by Leonid Gaidai. Russian special agent Fyodor Sokolov (Dmitry Kharatyan) and American special agent Mary Star (Kelly McGrill) join forces to capture the mysterious boss of the Russian mafia in New York known only as Artist (Andrey Myagkov) (Artist is Russian for Actor). Artist never reveals his true identity and always appears disguised as one of former leaders of the USSR - Lenin, Stalin, Khrushchev or Brezhnev.

The following weapons were used in the film Weather Is Good on Deribasovskaya, It Rains Again on Brighton Beach:

Revolvers

Nagant M1895

Agent Mary Star (Kelly McGrill) is armed with a Nagant M1895. In the final scene, Fyodor Sokolov (Dmitry Kharatyan) also uses this revolver.

Nagant M1895 - 7.62x38mmR

Mary Star aims her revolver at the kidnapped Arabian sheikh (this role is also performed by Dmitry Kharatyan).

Mary fires her revolver in the final scene.

Fyodor Sokolov holds a discharged revolver in the final scene.

In one scene Mary Star (Kelly McGrill) is armed with a Nagant M1895 revolver with 3.3" barrel.

Nagant M1895 Revolver with 3.3 inch (85mm) barrel - 7.62x38mmR

Mary fires her snub nose Nagant.

A closer view of the revolver.

Reichsrevolver M1883

One of mobsters at the casino (Vladimir Episkoposyan) is armed with a Reichsrevolver M1883.

Reichs Revolver M1883 - 10.6x25mmR

The mobster at the left holds a Reichsrevolver M1883. The other one is armed with a percussion cap pistol.

The mobsters hold a Reichsrevolver M1883, M1911A1, and percussion cap pistol.

Pistols

Makarov PM

A Makarov PM is Fyodor Sokolov's (Dmitry Kharatyan) personal sidearm. It is seen only in one scene and very briefly.

Russian Makarov PM - 9x18mm Makarov

Sokolov holds his PM.

M1911A1

A mobster at the casino, Tsuladze (Mamuka Kikaleishvili), is seen with an M1911A1.

World War II Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP

Tsuladze holds his pistol.

The mobsters hold a Reichsrevolver M1883, M1911A1 and percussion cap pistol.

Mauser C96

When Artist (Andrey Myagkov) is disguised as Lenin, his hitman Kravchuk (Mikhail Kokshenov), dressed as a Red sailor from the Russian Civil war, carries a Mauser C96.

Pre-War dated Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" Commercial Version - 7.63x25mm Mauser

Kravchuk holds his Mauser C96.

Percussion Cap Pistol

One of mobsters at the casino (Vladimir Maisuradze) is armed with a Percussion Cap Pistol. Why a criminal in the late 20th century is armed with a weapon considered outdated by the 1850s is not elaborated upon.

Italian (Kingdom of the Two Sicilies) Percussion cap pistol, converted from flintlock, circa mid-19th century - .69 caliber (17.7mm)

The mobster at the right holds a percussion cap pistol. The other one is armed with a Reichsrevolver M1883.

The mobsters hold a Reichsrevolver M1883, M1911A1, and percussion cap pistol. The nipple for the cap can be seen under the hammer.

Rifles

Simonov SKS

During the scene in Moscow, the honor guards of the Kremlin Regiment carry Simonov SKS carbines.

Russian Simonov Type 45 aka the Russian SKS rifle - 7.62x39mm

Machine Guns

PK

During the car chase, Kravchuk (Mikhail Kokshenov) fires a PK Machine Gun.

PK Machine Gun, note the larger curved gas block and the thicker fluted barrel that is found on the original weapon - 7.62x54mm R

Kravchuk fires PK at pursuing Sokolov and Star.

Launchers

M20A1 "Super Bazooka"

In one scene, Kravchuk (Mikhail Kokshenov) fires an M20A1 "Super Bazooka".

M20A1 "Super Bazooka" - 3.5" Rocket

Kravchuk aims his Bazooka.

A closer view at the grip.

A pleased Kravchuk holds the Bazooka after the shot.

Grenades

RGD-33 Hand Grenade

In the scene where Artist (Andrey Myagkov) is disguised as Lenin, Kravchuk (Mikhail Kokshenov), dressed as a Red sailor from the Russian Civil war, carries an RGD-33 hand grenade. This grenade lacks the common fragmentation sleeve. In the final scene, Fyodor Sokolov (Dmitry Kharatyan) uses a bundle of RGD-33 grenades.

RGD-33 high-explosive fragmentation stick grenade, shown with the diamond-patterned fragmentation sleeve.

A grenade lies on the floor.

"Don't be afraid of this grenade - it's a hand one!"
The Russian term "ruchnaya granata" means "hand grenade" but the word "ruchnaya" is also used when speaking about pet animals, so Kravchuk jokes about his "pet grenade".

Sokolov holds a bundle of grenades in the final scene.

URG Training Hand Grenade

In the final scene, Artist (Andrey Myagkov) throws a hand grenade that appears to be a URG training grenade. The URG is widely used in Soviet/Russian army as an stand-in for the F-1 hand grenade.

URG F-1 practice grenade

Artist holds a grenade.

Fake Gas Grenade

In the final scene, Artist (Andrey Myagkov) and Kravchuk (Mikhail Kokshenov) use fake gas grenades.

Artist and Kravchuk in gas masks prepare to throw gas grenades.

Trivia

Armor

Russian BTR-70. Note that this example lacks its standard KPVT machine gun.

Fake M41 Walker Bulldog tank. This mockup is build on a T-44 chassis, originally for the 1979 film The Centaurs (Kentavry) about the 1973 Chilean coup d'état (screenshot). Later, this tank appeared in several other Soviet movies and currently can be seen in the Mosfilm museum.

Unknown Smith & Wesson Revolver

On some of the video covers of the film, Fyodor Sokolov (Dmitry Kharatyan) holds a revolver which is similar to both the Smith & Wesson Model 36 Chief's Special and Smith & Wesson Model 37 Airweight. It is likely hand drawn (or, perhaps, salvaged from an unrelated photo) into the picture, so it is likely not meant to be any revolver in particular.

Fyodor Sokolov holds a revolver on the video cover.