The Jerks (1987)
"The... Copanoi" (original title)

Leonidas is tricked into thinking he will hit the jackpot by a guy from the underworld, Babis, also well-known on the street as "the teacher". So, he sets up an ad hoc gang with his close ... See full summary »

Director:

Giorgos Konstadinou

Writer:

Giorgos Konstadinou

Stars:

Giorgos Konstadinou, Markos Lezes, Giannis Vouros

Cast

Credited cast:
Giorgos Konstadinou	...	Leonidas
Markos Lezes	...	Toufas
Giannis Vouros	...	Mickey
Kostas Palios	...	Doukas
Yiorgos Petrohilos	...	Gogo
Kostas Karagiorgis	...	Babis
Tasos Psomopoulos	...	Vlasis
Kostas Makedos	...	Fouskas
Frini Arvaniti	...	Froso
Dimitris Vasmatzis	...	Lahtaras
Michalis Arsenis	...	Old Man
Linda Giga	...	Liana
Sia Faraki	...	Vanesa
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dimitris Banos	...	Director of Bank
Toula Fanou

Storyline

Leonidas is tricked into thinking he will hit the jackpot by a guy from the underworld, Babis, also well-known on the street as "the teacher". So, he sets up an ad hoc gang with his close friends in order to rob a bank. The operation, however, is crowned by complete failure. Actually, Babis used Leonidas to create a diversion in order to rob a jeweler's shop. Leonidas flies into a rage and swears to take revenge on the "teacher". The scuffle that follows results in all of them ending up in hospital.

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Plot Keywords:

gang | bank robbery | intentionally misspelled title

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

Greece

Language:

Greek

Release Date:

21 October 1987 (Greece)

Also Known As:

The Jerks

Company Credits

Production Co:

Giorgos Karagiannis & Co.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Babis: Any how I must admit you don't love me any more
Liana: Shut up

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Connections

Featured in Cinemania: Cult... ala ellinika (2009)

User Reviews

A classic gang film

This is definitely one of the most surreal cinematic experiences I have ever had. The characters are so one dimensional it's actually contributing to the cheap humour of the film. I would like to pay my respect to the excellent comic actor Markos Lezes, who in this film, outdoes himself for sheer quality of performance and humour of the English style. Excellent.