This family comedy made by Jaroslava Vošmiková turned out to be another hit film featuring child star Tomáš Holý. The young actor, very much in demand and 12-years-old at the time, was cast in a movie that follows a story model successfully delivered by the “little Vašek in Šumava” film trilogy directed by Václav Gajer (Pod Jezevčí skálou [Beneath Badger Rock, 1978], Na pytlácké stezce [On the Poacher’s Path, 1979], Za trnkovým keřem [Behind the Blackthorn, 1980]). Once again a little boy from Prague, named Petr in this case, is spending his holidays at his grandparents’ place in the country. And once again there is a loyal canine friend, with a Welsh Terrier named Blek this time landing the part. It is indeed the inquisitive dog that becomes the driving force behind the boy’s adventures. They include an encounter with the money-grubbing Mr. Plavec (Oldřich Navrátil), who even steals Blek. And his efforts to win acceptance from a group of local boys led by the competitive Jarda (Pavel Stránský)... Prázdniny pro psa (Holiday for a Dog) would become the last film to feature Holý. After its completion, the boy terminated his acting career.
The Mráz family is preparing for holidays. Parents are travelling to the spa and little Petr is going to the country to his grandparents. In addition, to the chaotic preparations, mother's friend is bringing a dog Blek. She wants Petr to look after it. Grandfather welcomes Petr and the dog with pleasure because he needs the ally against strict grandmother. Grandfather is not very skilful and thus grandmother often experiences troubles with his ideas. That is why she sells grandfather's gun to the miserly Plavec. Petr has troubles with the gang of village children which is led by Jarda. The boys are at first a little malicious but gradually they become friends with Petr. Jarda feels Petr to be a threat to him, revengefully lets Blek free from the lead and it runs away to the woods, in which the children look for it in vain. The point is that in the meantime the dog was caught by Plavec and Plavec passes it off as his own. Grandmother changed her mind as for the sale; she gave back money to Plavec and asked for the gun. The robust driver Drtikol wants to intervene but meanwhile the dog ran away from Plavec. Drtikol forces Plavec into giving him money, which he obtained from Petr's grandmother, so as to give it to grandfather for stolen dog. Parents have brougt Petr as a present a dog of the same race but Petr will have to give it in return for Blek to the owner. While returning home in a car the boy takes a glance of the lost dog and runs out for it. Drtikol caught up the Mrázs and gives them money from Plavec. They refuse it and the sudden gust of wind lifts the banknotes to the air. Grandfather at the small courtyard is surprised by hundred-crown notes falling down from the sky.
In one the scene from Prague’s street spoke Vladimír Hrabánek six sentences in postsynchronizations instead of the deceased Jiří Hrzán.
Petr Mráz
dědeček Sláma
babička Slámová
Voice by Vladimír Hrabánek /pouze v jedné exteriérové scéně/
tatínek Milan Mráz
maminka Jaruška Mrázová
Pepa Plavec
Máňa, Plavcova žena
řidič Vrabec zvaný Drtikol
vůdce party Jarda
Voice by Miriam Chytilová
Milena
Zdeněk
Voice by David Strupek
Jirka
Alice Jirsová, Jaruščina přítelkyně
babička Plavcová
dědeček Plavec
sousedka Krásová
švagrová
švagr Rosťa
dáma se psem
dáma se psem
závozník s plnovousem
žena v okně
Dan, chlapec z kempu
děvče z kempu
pes Blek
Jan Dolejš
Jiří Cvrček, Jaroslav Chytrý, Jiří Cvrček ml., Bohumil Kadlec
Antonín Hausknecht (autokaskadér)
Václav Dobeš, Václav Petr, Zdeňka Černá
René Michalička (vrchní osvětlovač), Josef Vítek (fotograf), Marie Holá
FISYO (Music Conducted by Štěpán Koníček)
Song Composer Petr Skoumal
Writer of Lyrics Petr SkoumalPavel Šrut
Singer Marie Rottrová
Singer Hana Maciuchová
Singer ženský sbor
Prázdniny pro psa
Prázdniny pro psa
Holiday for a Dog
film
featuretheatrical distribution
children, comedy
Czechoslovakia
1980
1980
literary Screenplay approved 26 January 1979
start of filming 8 April 1980
technical Screenplay approved 30 April 1980
end of filming 11 November 1980
projection approval 3 December 1980
withdrawal from distribution 30 June 1995
premiere 10 July 1981 /suitable for youths/
Dramaturgická skupina Oty Hofmana, Ota Hofman (vedoucí dramaturgické skupiny)
feature film
78 min
2 224 meters
16mm, 35mm
1:1,37
colour
sound
mono
Czech
Czech
without subtitles
Czech
Festival: 21. festival filmů pro děti Gottwaldov
1981
Zlín / Czechoslovakia
Festival: 21. festival filmů pro děti Gottwaldov
1981
Zlín / Czechoslovakia
Festival: 19. festival českých a slovenských filmů Kladno
1981
Kladno / Czechoslovakia
Jaroslava Vošmiková
Festival: 32. filmový festival pracujících – léto ´81
1981
62 měst / Czechoslovakia
Jaroslava Vošmiková
Festival: 3. festival československé filmové veselohry Nové Město nad Metují
1981
Nové Město nad Metují / Czechoslovakia
Jaroslava Vošmiková
Festival: 32. filmový festival pracujících – léto ´81
1981
62 měst / Czechoslovakia