Tidal Wave (2009) Haeundae (original title)

Director:

Youn Jk

Writer:

Je-gyun Yun (writer)

Release Date:

22 July 2009 (South Korea)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

Man-sik and Yeon-hee, are unsure as to whether they can overcome past wounds and continue being a couple...

Plot Keywords:

Tsunami | Disaster | Korea | Tidal Wave | Giant Wave

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Ji-won Ha	...	Gang Yeon-heui
Nicole Dionne	...	Yeon-Hee (voice)
Kyung-gu Sol	...	Choi Man-shik
Jeong-hwa Eom	...	Lee Yu-jin
Joong-Hoon Park	...	Kim Hwi
Min-ki Lee	...	Hyeong-shik
Ye-won Kang	...	Hee-mee
In-kwon Kim	...	Dong-chun
Jae-ho Song	...	Choi's uncle
Bo-geun Cheon	...	Seung-hyeon
Sean House
Byeong-sook Seong	...	Dong-chun's mother
Lee Briggs	...	Helicopter Pilot
James Kneafsey
Jae-won Jeong	...	Helicopter driver
Ho-min Yeo	...	Jun-ha
Han-jo Kwon	...	Emergency room intern
Hee-chi Ja	...	Big body 1
Yong-hwan Kim	...	Secretary
Won-yeong Kim	...	Private policeman
Yu-kyeong Seong	...	Child at beach
Seung-jae Jeon	...	Police at baseball stadium
Jae-kyeong Kim	...	Hyeong-sik's senior
Oh-jin Kwon	...	Elder throwing eggs
Yi-du Jeon	...	Section chief at district office
Won-beom Kim	...	Debater
In-gyu Kim	...	Guest's dad
Dong-hyeon Yeom	...	Head of police station
Jae-seop Choi	...	Dong-su
Jeong-gon Kim	...	Master of ceremonies
Lauchlin O'Sullivan
Lee Briggs
Jeong-gi Yu	...	Shoe store owner
Hyeong-seok Kim	...	Hyeong-sik's successor
Myeong-hoon Park	...	Emergency room intern
Mark Zeeman
Won-ik Lee	...	Detective
Ji-ho Park	...	Disease prevention worker
Si-on Lee	...	Gong-ju
Gerry Robertson
Myeong-cheol Ju	...	Man at motel

Directed by
Youn Jk

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Je-gyun Yun		writer

Produced by
David S. Dranitzke	....	producer
JaeWon Jung	....	line producer
Doo Jin Kim	....	executive producer
Ji-seung Lee	....	producer
Hans Uhlig	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Byung-woo Lee

Cinematography by
Young-Ho Kim

Film Editing by
Min-kyeong Shin

Production Design by
In-Jun Hwang

Art Direction by
Nanci Noblett		(as Nanci Starr)

Set Decoration by
Dean Backer

Costume Design by
Jong-won Kim

Makeup Department
Jihyun Kim	....	makeup artist
Lisa Zomer	....	makeup supervisor

Production Management
Heidi Erl	....	production supervisor
Kei Lee	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jason Halley	....	second second assistant director
Geoffrey Sawyer	....	first assistant director
Hans Uhlig	....	second unit director

Art Department
Dale Haugo	....	lead scenic artist
Mike Helbig	....	leadman
Lawrence Hornbeck	....	set dresser
Andrew Lewis	....	property master
Ben Nichols	....	construction coordinator
Andrew Somma	....	painter
David Vernali	....	construction foreman

Sound Department
Tae-young Choi	....	supervising sound editor
Chung Gyu Lee	....	foley artist
Min Young Park	....	dialogue editor
Yong Ki Park	....	adr mixer
Lou Wiskes	....	utility/boom operator

Special Effects by
Richard W. Clot	....	special effects (as Richard Clot)
Andrew Heron	....	special effects
Geoff Heron	....	special effects supervisor
Geoffrey R. Heron	....	special effects
Matt Heron	....	special effects coordinator
Philip Heron	....	special effects
Ken Mieding	....	special effects
Brad Moore	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Diana Argos	....	visual effects coordinator
Michael Catalano	....	visual effects electrician
Young Choi	....	visual effects producer: Mofac Studio
Yueh-Hua Chou	....	technical director
Ian Chriss	....	visual effects gaffer
Stephen DeLuca	....	compositor: PolygonFX
Tony Hurd	....	production operations manager: Polygon Entertainment
Jeong Jaehoon	....	digital effects
Seongho Jang	....	visual effects supervisor: Mofac Studio
Heedong Kim	....	visual effects producer
Jia Kim	....	technical director
Jun Young Kim	....	visual effect artist: Polygon
Namsik Kim	....	visual effects supervisor
Sung-tae Kim	....	on set supervisor
Kenneth 'Spike' Kirkland	....	visual effects key grip
Jessica Lai	....	matchmove artist
Taehee Lee	....	technical director
Kim Namsik	....	visual effects supervisor
Maggie Oh	....	technical director
Jeff Olson	....	visual effects producer
Aaron Rhodes	....	compositing supervisor
Frederic Schmidt	....	digital artist
Dong Yeop Shin	....	computer graphics supervisor
Kevin Wallace	....	production manager: Kerner Optical

Stunts
Kevin Larson	....	stunt coordinator
Andrew Mew	....	stunts
Danton Mew	....	stunts
Courtney Sasse	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Best	....	best boy
Phil Bowen	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Stephen Buckingham	....	camera operator
Kris Butler	....	assistant camera
Michael Hardwick	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Anne Lee	....	second assistant camera
Darrell M. Lee	....	grip
Teo Lee	....	second assistant camera
Robert 'Boomer' McCann	....	key grip
Fred Meyers	....	digital imaging technician
Carl Miller	....	director of photography: second unit
David Mong	....	electrician
Orlando Orona	....	crane operator
Orlando Orona	....	dolly grip
Marc Wall	....	dolly grip
Alex Worster	....	camera intern

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kathleen Giordano	....	costume supervisor
Ji-yeon Yu	....	costume supervisor

Other crew
James Chandler	....	craft service
Robin De Lano	....	dubbing voice
Colin Johnson	....	production assistant
Will King	....	production assistant
Heather MacLean	....	key set production assistant
Christopher Waters	....	production accountant (as Chris Waters)

Production Companies

• CJ Entertainment
• Doosabu Film
• Polygon Entertainment

Distributors

• CJ Entertainment (2009) (South Korea) (theatrical)
• Cathay-Keris Films (2009) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• CJ Entertainment (2010) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Cine-Asie (2009) (Canada) (theatrical) (as Ciné-Asie Creatives)
• MegaVision (2011) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Optimum Releasing (2009) (UK) (theatrical)
• Paramount Japan (2010) (Japan) (theatrical) (as Paramount Pictures Japan)
• VSG (2009) (Malaysia) (theatrical)
• VSG (2009) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• EDKO Film (2009) (Hong Kong) (all media)
• Madman Entertainment (2009) (Australia) (all media)
• Magnolia Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD)
• Magnolia Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Optimum Home Entertainment (2009) (UK) (DVD)
• Splendid Film (2009) (Austria) (all media)
• Splendid Film (2009) (Germany) (all media)
• Splendid Film (2009) (Switzerland) (all media) (German language)
• Splendid Film (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Splendid Film (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Wild Bunch (2010) (France) (DVD)

Special Effects

• CJ Powercast
• Kerner Optical
• Mofac Studio (visual effects)
• ROTO Visual Studio (visual effects: rotoscoping)

Other Companies

• Mandarin Laboratory (International) Ltd.  subtitles: Hong Kong version (uncredited)
• PES Payroll  crew payroll
• Willow Camp Catering  caterer
• X2 Technologies  IT support

Also Known As:

"Haeundae" - South Korea (original title)
"Haeundae: The Deadly Tsunami" - Singapore (English title)
"Tsunami at Haeundae" - Philippines (English title) (imdb display title)

MPAA:

Rated R for some disturbing disaster images and language

Runtime:

120 min | 129 min (director's cut) | 103 min (international version)

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Korea:12 | Singapore:PG | New Zealand:M | Hong Kong:IIB | UK:15 | Canada:14A (Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Australia:M | USA:R (certificate #46037) | Japan:G | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Netherlands:16 | Finland:K-13 | France:U (DVD rating) | Germany:12

Filming Locations:

San Francisco, California, USA

Company:

CJ Entertainment

Trivia:

The film's title is taken from Haeundae Beach, a wealthy sea-side resort area south-east of the city of Busan, South Korea. 'Haeun' translates as 'Sea and Clouds'.

Movie Connections:

References The Matrix (1999)

This is an insult to Asian (Korean) Cinema

The film Haeundae is more than a disappointment. This was just a marketing heist that tries to cover up for a very bad movie.

The crappy CGI, the shabby script (full of clichés) and retarded acting makes this the worst Korean movie in recent memory. The director of this film, J.K. Youn, has been notorious for literally copying American comedy hits of the past and 'translating' them into Korean for quick bucks movies.

Of course I didn't expect any originality or authenticity from the director J.K. Youn, but this movie just scrapes the bottom of the barrel... I mean this insults my intelligence! As a fan of Asian cinema and Korean cinema I was actually angry after watching this movie. There are great Korean filmmakers such as Bong Joon Ho (The Host) and Park Chan Wook (Oldboy). But when I see a film like this I began to wonder what kind of people make this kind stuff. I read that the production cost for this movie was more than that of The Host. Haeundae is just a waste of resources (as well as your time if you care to watch this) for copycat filmmaker with no imagination and poor visual effects.

Haeundae is not a disaster movie, it's major disaster itself!