Who Wants to Kill Jessie?

Who Wants to Kill Jessie?
Directed by Václav Vorlíček
Written by Václav Vorlíček
Miloš Macourek
Starring Jiří Sovák
Dana Medřická
Olga Schoberová
Release dates
  • 26 August 1966
Running time
81 minutes
Country Czechoslovakia
Language Czech

Who Wants to Kill Jessie? (Czech: Kdo chce zabít Jessii?) is a 1966 Czechoslovak science fiction comedy film directed by Václav Vorlíček. The story focuses on a couple who use a machine which can bring objects and people from dreams to the real world. The main plot includes the accidental release of the comics character Jessie into the real world, and the film features many gags about the clash between the real world, and comics imagery such as word balloons and sound effects. The film premiered on 26 August 1966.[1]

The comics illustrator Kája Saudek participated as the creator of special effects and illustrations for the film.[2]

Notes

  1. "Kdo chce zabít Jessii?". Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze (in Czech). POMO Media Group. Retrieved 2010-11-23.
  2. Prokůpek (2010), p. 123

References

  • Saudek, Kája; Weigel, Jaroslav; Prokůpek, Tomáš (epilogue) (2010). Lips Tullian (in Czech). Prague: Albatros Plus. ISBN 978-80-259-0029-1.

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