Two people: Igor, an ex-athlete living aimlessly and chasing rubles to get drunk and Vera, a dowdy librarian, try to find their luck by planning to fall in love with each other based on "psychological conditioning".
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Oleg YankovskiyIgor Bragin | Igor Bragin |
 Evgeniya GlushenkoVera Silkova | Vera Silkova |
 Irina ReznikovaNatasha (as I. Reznikova) | Natasha (as I. Reznikova) |
 Natalya Yegorovaотдыхающая «дикарём» с семьей на природе | отдыхающая «дикарём» с семьей на природе |
 Yuriy DubrovinPetrushin (as Yu. Dubrovin) | Petrushin (as Yu. Dubrovin) |
| VVladimir BelousovGena (as V. Belousov) | Gena (as V. Belousov) |
 Vsevolod ShilovskyKolya (as V. Shilovskiy) | Kolya (as V. Shilovskiy) |
 Kira Krejlis-PetrovaVera's mother (as K. Kreylis-Petrova) | Vera's mother (as K. Kreylis-Petrova) |
| YYuriy KopichMichail Petrovich (as Yu. Kopich) | Michail Petrovich (as Yu. Kopich) |
 Nikolay Drozdovanchorman | anchorman |