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References
There is a scene in which ants crawl out of Dae-su's skin.
Poster on the wall of character's room is that of the original "King Kong".
Near the ending the picture is split in two halfs showing the faces of Oh Dae-su and Evergreen as one
Oh Dae-su orders sushi in exactly the same manner as the protagonist.
Man falls in love with his own daughter as result of conspiracy by his rival
Man falls in love with his own daughter as result of conspiracy by his rival
The location of the prison being on 7 1/2 floor of the building. Lester Corps in Being John Malkovich is also on 7 1/2 floor.
Cutting off one's own tongue as a punishment
Man imprisoned for no apparent reason seeks revenge once he is free. Besides, Woo-jin asks for Montecristo when he is in the chat with Mi-do.
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The protagonist practices martial arts on a human figure pasted on the wall like Oh Dae-su
Oldboy film poster on the Bobby Lee's room.
poster in Chuck's room
Making a mark on his hand showing how much years he has been in his hand
A scene where a character throws a fit in a police station is an exact copy of when Oh Dae-su throws his drunken fit in a police station in Oldboy.
The famous corridor scene was referenced in detail, including the main character's unusual weapon: A hammer.
Joey Vosevich says "Repo Men" steals from this movie.
Matt mentions that Park Chan-wook directed the film
Ignatiy mentions that Choi Min-sik starred in the film
Matt mentions that Park Chan-wook directed the film
Features
one of scene in Frankenstein showed in Oldboy
In the pc room scene. Starcraft sounds are heard as well as counter-strike.
In the long scene in the Internet Cafe you can hear people play the PC Game Counter Strike.
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Movie scene from this Movie can be seen here
One of the movies shown.
The #4 Movie Badass.
clips are shown during Kevin Lee's segment
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