Juyuso seubgyuksageun (1999)

Director:

Sang-Jin Kim

Writer:

Jeong-woo Park (writer)

Release Date:

2 October 1999 (South Korea)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Just when you wanted to laugh, here they come.

Plot:

A quartet of disaffected Korean youths have robbed a Seoul gas station. Later, while hanging out in a Chinese noodle shop...

Plot Keywords:

Gas Station | Fist Fight | Customer | Korean | Street Gang

Cast

Sung-jae Lee	...	No Mark
Oh-seong Yu	...	Mu Dae-po (a.k.a. Bulldozer)
Seong-jin Kang	...	Ddan Dda-ra
Ji-tae Yu	...	Paint
Yeong-gyu Park	...	Gas station owner
Jun Jeong	...	Geon-Bbang
Yu-won Lee	...	Ggal-chi
Jeong-ho Lee	...	Meek man
Su-ro Kim
Won-jong Lee
So-yeong Jeong
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michelle Carter	...	High School Girl (voice: English version)
Frank Dawson III	...	Rockstar (voice: English version)
Joe Gildea	...	Police Officer #2 (voice: English version)
Darrel Guilbeau	...	Ruffian #4 (voice: English version)
Rock Hugelarge	...	Ruffian #3 (voice: English version)
Chris Kent	...	Ruffian #2 (voice: English version)
Steve Kramer	...	Police Officer #1 (voice: English version)
Lex Lang	...	Ruffian #1 (voice: English version)
Seung-chae Lee		(as Ji-seon Lee)
Joey Lotsko	...	Customer #2 (voice: English version)
Yuri Lowenthal	...	Sassy Girl's Boyfriend (voice: English version) (as Sean Roberts)
Dave Mallow	...	High School Punk #1 (voice: English version)
Michael McConnohie	...	Loose Cannon (Mad Dog) (voice: English version)
J.C. Miller	...	Paint (voice: English version)
Tony Oliver	...	Nerd (voice: English version)
Sam Riegel	...	No Mark (voice: English version)
Michelle Ruff	...	Sassy Girl (voice: English version)
Michael Sorich	...	Paint's Dad (voice: English version)
Steve Staley	...	Delivery Boy (voice: English version)
Doug Stone	...	Boss (voice: English version)
Paul St. Peter	...	Baseball Coach (voice: English version) (as George C. Cole)
Julie Ann Taylor	...	Customer #3 (voice: English version)
Ezra Weisz	...	High School Punk #2 (voice: English version) (as Ethan Murray)
Dave Wittenberg	...	Hardtack (voice: English version)
Hae-jin Yu

Also Known As:

Attack the Gas Station! (International: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive language and violent behavior.

Runtime:

Japan:113 min

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Color:

Color

Certification:

Germany:16 | South Korea:18 | Singapore:M18 | Singapore:(Banned) (original rating) | Australia:M | Hong Kong:IIB | USA:R

Company:

Fun and Happiness

Quotes:

Delivery Boy: We're the delivery boys!

Movie Connections:

Followed by Juyuso seubgyuksageun 2 (2010)

The best urban actioner since The Warriors, the best camp comedy since Big Trouble in Little China...

"Attack the Gas Station!" is not only the most entertaining film Korea has produced during it's recent industry boom, but one of the most fun, tongue in cheek, genre-aware action/comedies from anywhere since heck knows when. Serving as both a parody of siege/hostage films and a camp action extravaganza in it's own right, ATGS moves at breakneck speed, leaving not a dull moment as the quartet of luckless youths try to avoid detection and learn running a gas station isn't as easy as it seems.

Despite feeling like an effective throwback to American cult B cinema of the 1970s and 80s - namely the works of Walter Hill and John Carpenter, ATGS also has such a refreshing, contemporary feeling and a razor sharp sense of humour that I can't think how the film can possibly get boring or how anyone could not enjoy it.

If I had to watch one film on a loop for the rest of my life, this would be a strong contender. By the time the end credits rolled (and they came VERY quickly), I wanted to watch the film again, and again. There isn't anything bad I can say about ATGS, and my words cannot do it justice. I can't remember the last time I was this entertained by a film. If "Attack the Gas Station!" doesn't restore your faith in cinema, and the human race in general, I can't think what will.