Reptile 2001 (1999)
"2001 Yonggary" (original title)

It's been asleep for two hundred million years. Now it been awakened by aliens from another galaxy. The aliens are using Yonggary to destroy mankind.

Director:

Hyung-rae Shim

Writers:

Marty Poole (screenplay), Hyung-rae Shim (story)

Stars:

Dan Cashman, Bruce Cornwell, Dennis Howard

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dan Cashman	...	Lt. Gen. George Murdock
Bruce Cornwell	...	Mr. Mills, N.S.I.A.
Dennis Howard	...	Maj. Gen. Jack Thomas
Matt Landers	...	Maj. Gen. Don 'Boom Boom' Howell
Richard Livingston	...	Dr. Campbell (as Richard B. Livingston)
Donna Philipson	...	Holly Davis
Wiley M. Pickett	...	Lt. O'Neil
Brad Sergi	...	Bud Black
Eric Briant Wells	...	Captain Parker (as Briant Wells)
Harrison Young	...	Dr. Wendel Hughes
D.J. Robbins
Derrick Costa	...	Sgt. Archie
Johanna Parker	...	Sgt. Romiski, T-Force
Alex Walters	...	Sgt. Michaels, T-Force
Les Brandt	...	Sgt. Sanchez

Storyline

A team of scientists working on a remote dig site find the buried body of an enormous monster, perfectly preserved even after 200 million years. As soon as the beast is uncovered, however, an alien spacecraft suddenly appears above them and brings the monster back to life! The creature immediately sets about levelling the surrounding urban landscape and shrugging off the best firepower the military can throw at it. A lone scientist, working on decrypting an ancient set of hieroglyphics, may be on the verge of finding the aliens' weak point, but will it be too late?

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Plot Keywords:

alien | scientist | monster | spacecraft | dig | 

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Taglines:

Bigger. Badder. Meaner.

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Genres:

Action | Horror | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [jp] Official site [kr]

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean English

Release Date:

17 July 1999 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

Reptilian

Box Office

Budget:

KRW 10,000,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Younggu-Art Movies, Zero Nine Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Captain Parker: Compared to this guy, Godzilla is a pussy!

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Connections

References Independence Day (1996)

User Reviews

Awful...

Let me put it this way. I love bad movies. I pretty much grew up with MST3K since I was about 10. I often rent cheesy horror and action films for a good laugh. This movie made the original Godzilla movies look like Oscar worthy films. They even try to make their monster seem more powerful and more impressive with the line "This guy makes Godzilla look like a pussy." Well at least any Godzilla films (Japan or USA versions) has better plots and acting. The special effects were awful. A special effect is supposed to blend in to make creature or other objects look like they are real. The special effects in this film stick out big time. I would not wish this film on anyone.

1/2 stars out of 4