John Strauss John Strauss John Leonard Strauss (April 28, 1920 – February 14, 2011) was an American television and film composer and music editor. Strauss co-wrote the theme song for the NBC television series, "Car 54, Where Are You?", with Nat Hiken. He also won a Grammy Award for his work as the producer of the soundtrack for the 1984 film, "Amadeus". He was also frequently collaborated with director Woody Allen in his films, including "Take the Money and Run" in 1969 and "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)" in 1972. Strauss was born in
Jan Hřebejk Jan Hřebejk Jan Hřebejk (; born 27 June 1967) is a Czech film director. Born in Prague, Hřebejk graduated from high school in 1987 and continued his studies at the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU) from 1987 to 1991, majoring in screenplay and dramaturgy. He was at FAMU alongside Petr Jarchovský, also his classmate from high school and subsequently a frequent collaborator as a screenwriter. While at FAMU, Hřebejk directed and produced two short films, "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex But Were Afraid to Experience" (1988) and "1948 AD"