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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
Chul-hyun Baek (writer)
Joon-ho Bong (writer)
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Release Date:
27 July 2006 (South Korea) more
Tagline:
It is Lurking Behind You more
Plot:
A monster emerges from Seoul's Han River and focuses its attention on attacking people. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
18 wins & 13 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(21 articles)
The Host Director Bong Joon-ho Chats About His Upcoming Sci-Fi Project, Snow Piercer
(From Slash Film. 13 October 2009, 11:18 AM, PDT)
Stephanie Meyer’s The Host Latches on to Producers
(From Collider.com. 22 September 2009, 9:13 PM, PDT)
User Comments:
Enjoyable action/horror with humour more (217 total)
Cast
(Credited cast) | Kang-ho Song | ... | Park Gang-Du |
| Hie-bong Byeon | ... | Park Hie-bong |
| Hae-il Park | ... | Park Nam-il |
| Du-na Bae | ... | Park Nam-Joo |
| Ah-sung Ko | ... | Park Hyun-seo |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | David Joseph Anselmo | ... | Donald |
| Martin Lord Cayce | ... | U.S. Senator |
| Cristen Cho | ||
 | Philip Hersh | ... | Additional Voices (voice: English version) |
| Paul Lazar | ... | US Doctor trying to operate Gang-Du |
| Brian Lee | ||
| Kurt Leitner | ... | Additional Voices (voice: English version) |
| Clinton Morgan | ... | Agent Yellow |
| Dal-su Oh | ... | The Monster (voice) |
| No-shik Park | ||
 | Brian Rhee | ... | Young Korean Doctor (as Brian Lee) |
| Scott Wilson | ... | US Doctor in Morgue |
| Pil-Sung Yim | ... | Fat Guevara |
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Also Known As:
The Host (International: English title) (UK) (USA)
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MPAA:
Rated R for creature violence and language.
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Runtime:
119 min | Croatia:110 min (DVD)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
South Korea:12 | Singapore:PG | Hong Kong:IIA | UK:15 | Ireland:15A | Malaysia:U | New Zealand:R13 | USA:R | Germany:16 | Australia:M | Sweden:11 | Finland:K-15 | Argentina:16 | Norway:15 | Netherlands:16 | Portugal:M/12 | Philippines:PG-13 | France:U (with warning) | Brazil:14 | Peru:14 | Mexico:B15 | Canada:14+
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In the news montage that depicts public hysteria, the man following the shot of the Center for Disease Control is former Canadian deputy prime minister John Manley. more
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Revealing mistakes: When Kang-ho Song's character receives a tissue sample, there is no wound in the remaining scenes, even though he was screaming in pain. more
Quotes:
Suicidal jumper: You are dimwits, right to the end. I'll see you in hell. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2007-03-10)" (2007) more
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South Korean movies are usually enjoyable, offering a humour to counter the plot and disturbing theme(s), and this movie was no exception. I usually hate horror movies, but I enjoyed this action/horror/drama end to end and I left the cinema with a strong feeling of contentness.
The horror was actually quite interesting, as were each of the main actors and the relationships between them were surprising and amusing, with some really witty sub themes thrown in along the way and some good suspense as well.
The movie had great undertones and conversation topics to keep you talking to your friends for hours.
Overall: It was a really enjoyable experience, witty and well constructed.