Wishing Stairs (2003) Yeogo goedam 3: Yeowoo gyedan (original title)

Director:

Jae-yeon Yun

Writer:

Soyoung Lee (screenplay)

Release Date:

1 August 2003 (South Korea)

Genre:

Horror | Drama

Tagline:

Do you dare to climb the 29th step?

Plot:

A staircase leading to the dormitory of a remote boarding school usually has 28 stairs, but every so often there appears to be 29. When someone steps on the mysterious extra stair, the horror begins

Plot Keywords:

Ballet | Stairs | Art Class | Statue | Third Part

Cast

Ji-hyo Song	...	Yun Jin-seong
Han-byeol Park	...	Kim Sohee
An Jo	...	Eom Hye-ju
Ji-Yeon Park	...	Han Yun-ji
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Su-a Hong
Wu-jin Jang
Ji-min Kwak
Jung-Hee Moon

Directed by
Jae-yeon Yun

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Soyoung Lee		screenplay

Produced by
Eun-mi Ahn	....	producer
Jae-hong Kim	....	producer
Choon-Yeon Lee	....	producer

Cinematography by
Jeong-min Seo

Makeup Department
Ji-Yeon Park	....	makeup artist

Art Department
Yoona Cho	....	props

Visual Effects by
Jung-hoon Kim	....	technical director

Production Companies

• Cine-2000 Film Production

Distributors

• Cinema Service ((????)) (South Korea) (theatrical)
• Toshiba Entertainment (2004) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures Nordic (????) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Palisades Tartan (2009) (UK) (all media)
• Palisades Tartan (2003) (USA) (all media)
• Tartan Video USA (2005) (USA) (DVD) (widescreen)
• Tartan Video (2006) (UK) (DVD)
• e-m-s the DVD-Company (2005) (Germany) (DVD)

Also Known As:

"Yeogo goedam 3: Yeowoo gyedan" - South Korea (original title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violent and disturbing images

Runtime:

South Korea:97 min

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Finland:K-15 | Germany:16 | Philippines:R-13 | Singapore:PG | USA:R | UK:15 | Sweden:15 | South Korea:12 | Japan:PG-12 | New Zealand:R13 | Spain:13 | Canada:13+ (Quebec)

Filming Locations:

South Korea

Company:

Cine-2000 Film Production

Quotes:

Yun Ji-seong:Fox, fox, please, grant my wish... Let me win just this once.

Movie Connections:

References Ring (1998)

Should be a classic!

Living in the USA, I am forced to choose from some pretty crappy and unoriginal horror films. Not that this was the most original idea for a horror film, but it somehow manages to make it feel fresh enough to like it. I'm just glad I bought a multi-regional player, and a wife who was curious about the title. I would have missed a good thing.

The plot is inspiring. It's not as scary as "The Eye" from the Pang brothers, but it's probably a more engaging and simpler story. The acting is so good, that I can feel the characters emotions, even though they're not speaking English. I especially loved the red-haired girl's acting in the cafeteria scene. I could feel her torment.

For some reason, I felt transported back to the original "Nightmare on Elm Street". It has that "classic" feel to it, even though it's a third film in a series. I'm glad they made it stand out on its own.

When does the next film from these people come out? 8/10