History Film / KidnappingCaucasianStyle

* BedlamHouse: Averted. The psychiatric clinic where Saakhov has Shurik committed has a friendly staff, although the orderlies will, of course, not hesitate to subdue unruly patients. The doctors and nurses are determined to help their patients, who are allowed to roam the walled-off spaces around the clinic.

* UsefulNotes/GosKino: The Soviet censors nearly blocked the film's release, until Leonid Brezhnev saw the film and expressed his fondness for it. The censors changed their minds.

* GiantMedicalSyringe: A famous gag scene from Kidnapping, Caucasian Style is when the heroes, disguised as medics, are giving the trio of villains sedative injections under the guise of vaccine. [[TheBigGuy The Pro]] is injected with a huge syringe which the hero then struggles to pull out. In reality, it is called a Janet Syringe, and is used not for injections, but to flush out all kinds of filth like pus or earwax.

* GiantMedicalSyringe: A famous gag scene from Kidnapping, Caucasian Style is when the heroes, disguised as medics, are giving the trio of villains sedative injections under the guise of vaccine. ThePro is injected with a huge syringe which the hero then struggles to pull out. In reality, it is called a Janet Syringe, and is used not for injections, but to flush out all kinds of filth like pus or earwax.

''Kidnapping, Caucasian Style'' (original title: ''Кавказская пленница'', ''Prisoner of Caucasus'') is a 1967 Soviet comedy film by Leonid Gaidai with the central plot revolving around the old tradition of bride kidnapping in the North Caucasus. The film is a part of the so-called "Shurik Trilogy" (also including ''[[Film/OperationYAndShuriksOtherAdventures Operation "Y"]]'' and ''Film/IvanVasilievichChangesProfession'') and is also the last film to feature a "Three Stooges"-like trio of bumbling crooks known as the "Coward" (Georgy Vitsin), the "Fool" (Yuri Nikulin), and the "Pro" (Yevgeny Morgunov). You can watch ''Kidnapping, Caucasian Style'' on [[https://russianfilmhub.com/movies/kidnapping-caucasian-style-1967/ Russian Film Hub]].

* GoAmongMadPeople: After being committed, Shurik tries to enlist the help of two other patients to escape. The gesture he makes is suggesting to share a bottle of vodka among three of them (a common proposal and practice in USSR - that's why he wiggles three fingers). The two patients look at him in annoyance and tell him that it's a sin to make fun of sick people - because they are all locked up in asylum. Shurik insists he is serious, so they eventually help to catapult him on Edik's truck.

* GoAmongMadPeople: After being committed, Shurik tries to enlist the help of two other patients to escape. At first, he behaves as if he himself is insane, making strange noises and gestures. The two patients look at him in annoyance and tell him that it's a sin to make fun of sick people. He drops the act and explains what he wants.

''Kidnapping, Caucasian Style'' (original title: ''Кавказская пленница'', ''Prisoner of Caucasus'') is a 1967 Soviet comedy film by Leonid Gaidai with the central plot revolving around the old tradition of bride kidnapping in the North Caucasus. The film is a part of the so-called "Shurik Trilogy" (also including ''[[Film/OperationYAndShuriksOtherAdventures Operation "Y"]]'' and ''Film/IvanVasilievichChangesProfession'') and is also the last film to feature a "Three Stooges"-like trio of bumbling crooks known as the "Coward" (Georgy Vitsin), the "Fool" (Yuri Nikulin), and the "Pro" (Yevgeny Morgunov).

* VodkaDrunkenski: Averted with the main character, who doesn't drink and CantHoldHisLiquor when forced to. The trio start their arrival into town by ordering three large mugs of beer. The Coward accidentally passes his mug to random passerby, who immediately begins to praise Allah for the gift. Realizing his mistake, the Coward takes back his mug, and the passerby continues praising Allah.

The main character is an ethnography student named Shurik (Aleksandr Demyanenko) who goes to Caucasus to collect the local customs and folklore. On the way, he meets a truck driver named Edik (Ruslan Akhmetov) whose vehicle perpetually refuses to start. They meet a young woman named Nina (Natalya Varley, voiced by Nadezhda Rumyantseva), a pedagogical student. Her uncle Dzhabrail (Frunzik Mkrtchyan) works as the driver for the local corrupt official and rich guy named Saakhov (Vladimir Etush). Shurik's attempts to collect folklore result in him being frequently drunk, as the locals refuse to tell him their folklore (in the form of long and elaborate toasts) unless he drinks with them.

In 2014, a remake with an all-new cast was released with a mostly-unchanged plot. According to the director, his goal was not to make a remake but to "make a big cinema-attraction for the new generation".

* OnlyOneName: No character's full name is mentioned. They are either called by their first names (Shurik, Nina, Edik, Dzhabrail) or last names (Saakhov), although, technically, "Shurik" is a short form of Aleksandr.