Foolish Years

Foolish Years (Serbian: Lude godine / Луде године) is a popular Yugoslav series of films spawned from a 1977 movie of the same name. The original film as well as its nine sequels were all directed by Zoran Čalić between 1977 and 1992. By its latter part, the series became widely known informally as Žikina dinastija (Žika's Dynasty), which is actually the title of the seventh movie.

The series began with a 1977 film Lude godine. Centered on a young couple, Boba and Marija, it was supposed to be a serious drama addressing important issues such as unprotected sex and teen pregnancy. However, some of the supporting characters — most notably the inlaws Živorad "Žika" Pavlović (played by Dragomir Bojanić Gidra) and Milan Todorović (played by Marko Todorović) — pretty much stole the show by displaying great comedic potential. This was later exploited in nine subsequent sequels as all of them revolved around the pair of in-laws — wacky Žika and straight-laced Milan — rather than the young couple.