The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008) Joheunnom nabbeunnom isanghannom (original title)

Director:

Jee-woon Kim

Writers:

Jee-woon Kim (screenplay)
Min-suk Kim (screenplay)

Release Date:

17 July 2008 (South Korea)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy

Plot:

The story of two outlaws and a bounty hunter in 1940s Manchuria and their rivalry to possess a treasure map while being pursued by the Japanese army and Chinese bandits.

Plot Keywords:

Map | Manchuria | Bounty Hunter | Treasure | Treasure Map

Awards:

9 wins & 23 nominations

Cast

Kang-ho Song	...	Yoon Tae-goo / The Weird
Byung-hun Lee	...	Park Chang-yi / The Bad
Woo-sung Jung	...	Park Do-won / The Good
Je-mun Yun	...	Byung-choon (as Jae-moon Yoon)
Seung-su Ryu	...	Man-gil (as Seung-soo Ryu)
Young-chang Song	...	Kim Pan-joo
Byung-ho Son	...	Seo Jae-sik
Dal-su Oh	...	Messenger for Kim Pan-joo (as Dai-soo Oh)
Cheong-a Lee	...	Song-yi (as Chung-ah Lee)
Kwang-il Kim	...	Two Blades
Dong-seok Ma	...	Bear (as Don Lee)
Kyeong-hun Jo	...	Doo-chao (as Kyung-hoon Cho)
Hang-soo Lee	...	Kanemaru
Hyun Joong Kang	...	Ghost Market Gang Leader
Sung-min Lee	...	Chef
Chang-sook Ryu	...	Granny
Cheol-ho Yeom	...	Chang-yi's Gang
Seung-won Seo	...	Chang-yi's Gang
Deok-jae Jo	...	Chang-yi's Gang
Ki-jun Hong	...	Chang-yi's Gang
Seung-jae Jeon	...	Chang-yi's Gang
Kil Geum-Seong	...	Chang-yi's Gang
Jin-yeong Jeong	...	Chang-yi's Gang
Jeong Mi-nam	...	Tri-nation Gang
Han-sol Lee	...	Tri-nation Gang
Seung-joon Lee	...	Tri-nation Gang
Seol-gu Lee	...	Tri-nation Gang
Kwang-su Lee	...	Tri-nation Gang
Woo-sang Yeom	...	Tri-nation Gang
Deligeer	...	Zhang Qi
Hakuryu	...	Ishihara
Shoken Kunimoto	...	Abe
Se-hyeong Jeong	...	Chinese Soldier
Min-Young Park	...	Hooker with a Bag
Woo-Jeong Oh	...	Japanese Woman in Train
Seo-won Oh	...	Chinese woman in Train
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dae-Sung Choi	...	Japanese Gentleman
Woo-hyuk Choi	...	Kid in Opium House
Son Jin-Hwan	...	Kim Hyeok
Eun Se Ki	...	Beauty in Opium House
Dae-won Kim	...	Flag Guy
Soo-nam Kim	...	Opium House Man
Sun-Young Kim	...	Beauty in Opium House
Yu-Mi Ko	...	Woman in Inn
Su-hyeon Lee	...	Manchurian Police in Train
Jae-hyeon Park	...	Poster Man
Jin-woo Park	...	Hwang
Yeon-ah Park	...	Little Girl in Opium House
Min Yeong	...	Opium Girl
Ji-won Uhm	...	Na-yeon (uncredited)

Directed by
Jee-woon Kim

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jee-woon Kim		screenplay
Min-suk Kim		screenplay

Produced by
Jae-Won Choi	....	associate producer
Jae-Won Choi	....	producer
Joon H. Choi	....	co-producer
Jee-woon Kim	....	producer
Joo-Sung Kim	....	associate producer
Jung-hwa Kim	....	co-producer
Miky Lee	....	executive producer
Sang-Yong Lee	....	co-producer
Woo-sik Seo	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Dalparan
Yeong-gyu Jang

Cinematography by
Mo-gae Lee
Seung-Chul Oh

Film Editing by
Na-young Nam

Production Design by
Hwa-sung Cho

Art Direction by
Jae-hyun Park

Costume Design by
Eui-yeong Choi
Yu-Jin Gweon

Makeup Department
Tae-young Kwak	....	special makeup effects artist
Hee Eun Lee	....	special makeup effects artist

Production Management
Sungho Nam	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Min-suk Kim	....	assistant director
An-kyu Lee	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Tae-young Choi	....	sound
Rob Nokes	....	additional sound effects library

Special Effects by
Do-ahn Jung	....	special effects
Hee-kyoung Lee	....	special effects: demolition

Visual Effects by
Kyung Soo Hwang	....	visual effects supervisor: Triton
Jeong Jaehoon	....	digital artist
Seo Jungwook	....	research and development
Wook Kim	....	visual effects supervisor: DTI
Hyukil Kwon	....	matte painter
Dong-hoon Lee	....	visual effects supervisor: Footage
Seung Ho Lee	....	visual effects supervisor: Modball
Jason Madigan	....	technical director
Eun Jeong Park	....	visual effects coordinator: Footage (as Eun-jung Park)
Sunny Sung-Yong Park	....	visual effects artist
Won Bong Park	....	visual effects supervisor: Inframe

Stunts
Heo Myeong Haeng	....	martial arts coordinator (as Myeong-haeng Heo)
Joong-hyun Ji	....	martial arts coordinator
Joo-hyun Jo	....	stunts (as Ju-hyeon Jo)
Doo-hong Jung	....	martial arts coordinator
Jin-Suk Kwag	....	stunts (as Jin-seok Kwak)
Kwi-deok Kwon	....	stunts (as Gwi-deok Kwon)
Mun-cheol Kwon	....	stunts (as Moon-cheol Kwon)
Dong-hyun Park	....	stunts
Ji-oh Seo	....	stunts
Seung-il Shin	....	stunts (as Sung-il Shin)

Other crew
Joori Kim	....	production accountant
David Magdael	....	publicist

Production Companies

• Barunson
• CJ Entertainment
• Cineclick Asia
• Grimm Pictures

Distributors

• Mediatres Estudio (2010) (Spain) (all media) (Distribution)
• IFC Films (2010) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Showgate (2009) (Japan) (theatrical)
• ARP Sélection (2008) (France) (all media)
• CJ Entertainment (2008) (South Korea) (all media)
• CJ Entertainment (2008) (Sri Lanka) (all media)
• Film1 (2010) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Huayi Brothers (2008) (China) (all media)
• Innoform Media (2008) (Singapore) (all media)
• MPI Media Group
• Min Gyo Group (2008) (Australia) (all media)
• Saigon Movies Media (2008) (Vietnam) (all media)
• Seven Films (2009) (Greece) (all media)
• Shaw Organisation (2008) (Singapore) (all media)
• Splendid Film (2008) (Germany) (all media)
• Splendid Film (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Splendid Film (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Tartan Films (2008) (UK) (all media)

Other Companies

• Cinerent  camera and lighting equipment supplied by: China scenes
• HFR  dailies
• HFR  digital cinema
• HFR  digital intermediate
• Kodak  film stock supplied by

Also Known As:

"Joheunnom nabbeunnom isanghannom" - South Korea (original title)
"Nom Nom Nom" - International (English title) (informal short title)
"Good Bad Weird" - Japan (English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for nonstop violence and some drug use

Runtime:

136 min | South Korea:139 min | South Korea:120 min (Cannes Film Festival) | Argentina:130 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival) | Japan:129 min | USA:130 min | Sweden:125 min

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean | Mandarin | Japanese

Color:

Color | Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX

Certification:

South Korea:15 | Australia:MA (2008) | Singapore:NC-16 | Argentina:16 | UK:15 (cut) | Ireland:15A | Japan:PG-12 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | USA:R (certificate #46169) | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Finland:K-15 | Italy:T | Brazil:16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba)

Company:

Barunson

Trivia:

Director Jee-woon Kim 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.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: 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.

Quotes:

Park Do-won:[a captured Tae-goo runs past Do-Won as he's trying to escape] Are you going somewhere? Escaping?
Yoon Tae-goo:No, of course not. just gave the rope a tug and it fell out. You folks shouldn't be so careless.
Park Do-won:Fine. Just go back in and sleep, then.

Movie Connections:

References The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

Soundtrack:

Don't Let Me Be Missunderstood

I spent half the time with my mouth agape and rest with a broad smile

This is a real blast. A London Film Festival viewing this afternoon and my jaw dropped during the opening. This may have the most stunning opening of any film, I certainly can't think of any other contenders at present, with crazy music, a landscape out of a dream, soaring birds of prey and a great big steam train. The camera and hence the audience are everywhere, this side, that side above, below and even in the smoke from the engine. Previously there has been some set up to accompany the credits and then we are away. This film does not let up so if it is not non-stop action you are after you had best avoid. For all sensible folk this is a mind blowing exercise in action cinema. Loud, violent and stunningly shot this is awe inspiring stuff and with a comic edge too. I spent half the time with my mouth agape and rest with a broad smile. I have heard some criticise this for lack of storyline and certainly there is minimal narrative flow here as we are sped on by sheer excitement and amusement. Fantastic entertainment on a massive scale. Large screen viewing recommended.