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The Good, the Bad, the Weird
(2008)
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Cast
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| Kang-ho Song | ... |
Yoon Tae-goo /
The Weird
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| Byung-hun Lee | ... |
Park Chang-yi /
The Bad
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| Woo-sung Jung | ... |
Park Do-won /
The Good
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Je-mun Yun | ... |
Byung-choon
(as Jae-moon Yoon)
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Seung-su Ryu | ... |
Man-gil
(as Seung-soo Ryu)
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Young-chang Song | ... |
Kim Pan-joo
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Byung-ho Son | ... |
Seo Jae-sik
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Dal-su Oh | ... |
Messenger for Kim Pan-joo
(as Dai-soo Oh)
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Cheong-a Lee | ... |
Song-yi
(as Chung-ah Lee)
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Kwang-il Kim | ... |
Two Blades
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Dong-seok Ma | ... |
Bear
(as Don Lee)
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Kyeong-hun Jo | ... |
Doo-chao
(as Kyung-hoon Cho)
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Hang-soo Lee | ... |
Kanemaru
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Hyun Joong Kang | ... |
Ghost Market Gang Leader
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Sung-min Lee | ... |
Chef
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A guksu western. Three Korean gunslingers are in Manchuria circa World War II: Do-wan, an upright bounty hunter, Chang-yi, a thin-skinned and ruthless killer, and Tae-goo, a train robber with nine lives. Tae-goo finds a map he's convinced leads to buried treasure; Chang-yi wants it as well for less clear reasons. Do-wan tracks the map knowing it will bring him to Chang-yi, Tae-goo, and reward money. Occupying Japanese forces and their Manchurian collaborators also want the map, as does the Ghost Market Gang who hangs out at a thieves' bazaar. These enemies cross paths frequently and dead bodies pile up. Will anyone find the map's destination and survive to tell the tale? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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Rated R for nonstop violence and some drug use | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
South KoreaRelease Date:
17 July 2008 (South Korea) See more »Also Known As:
Nom Nom Nom See more »Box Office
Budget:
$10,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$4,775 (USA) (23 April 2010)Gross:
$128,486 (USA) (25 June 2010)Company Credits
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Dolby Digital EXAspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
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Composed by Bennie Benjamin and Gloria Caldwell
Published by Warner/Chappel Music Inc.
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Trivia
Director Kim Jee-Woon says he'd like this to be called a "kimchee western", after the Korean food made with fermented cabbages. He says he thinks the plot and film are spicy and vibrant, like the Korean culture and people. See more »Goofs
When Park Chang-yi spins a supposedly 78-rpm record in Kim Pan-joo's office, the record he play is a 33 1/3 rpm Angel record. Angel records were not around in the 1940's (the record label is from the 1970's). Furthermore, Angel records specialize in classical music and would not release a record of Glenn Miller music even if they had been around at the time of this movie. See more »Quotes
Park Chang-yi: People must know that they're going to die, and yet they live as though they never will. Hilarious.See more »
Soundtracks
"Don't Let Me Be Missunderstood"Composed by Bennie Benjamin and Gloria Caldwell
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The Manchurian desert in the 1930's has become the Asian cinematic version of the American West. A number of action films have been set here but this is the first to make an outright reference to a classic western that I've seen. While taking off from Leone's "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" this film goes in it's own direction although the mix of horses, trains, motorcycles, Chinese and Western costumes and some very odd characters makes this film resemble the Mad Max films more than anything else. An extended chase scene towards the end really seems influenced by the George Miller films.
Influences aside, the ingenuity in crafting the action scenes in this film makes it a joy to watch. Photography is great. The lead actors are good and the story while a little daft is easy to follow for the most part.The music is good but nowhere near the Leone films. The violence is typical for Korean action and might be a little hard to watch at times. Long but pure fun for the most part.
This is probably the best action film I've seen in a while.