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Barking Dogs Never Bite

Original title: Flandersui gae
  • 20002000
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
8.3K
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Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000)
Barking Dogs Never Bite(2000)
Play trailer1:26
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  • Comedy
An idle part-time college lecturer is annoyed by the yapping sound of a nearby dog. He decides to take drastic action.An idle part-time college lecturer is annoyed by the yapping sound of a nearby dog. He decides to take drastic action.An idle part-time college lecturer is annoyed by the yapping sound of a nearby dog. He decides to take drastic action.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
8.3K
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  • Director
    • Bong Joon Ho
  • Writers
    • Bong Joon Ho
    • Ji-ho Song
    • Derek Son Tae-woong
  • Stars
    • Bae Doona
    • Sung-Jae Lee
    • Ho-jung Kim
Top credits
  • Director
    • Bong Joon Ho
  • Writers
    • Bong Joon Ho
    • Ji-ho Song
    • Derek Son Tae-woong
  • Stars
    • Bae Doona
    • Sung-Jae Lee
    • Ho-jung Kim
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 43User reviews
    • 34Critic reviews
    • 66Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 3 nominations

    Videos2

    Main trailer_Barking Dogs Never Bite
    Trailer 1:26
    Main trailer_Barking Dogs Never Bite
    Bong Joon-Ho – Making the Film You Want
    Clip 1:44
    Bong Joon-Ho – Making the Film You Want

    Photos26

    Bae Doona and Sung-Jae Lee in Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000)
    Bong Joon Ho in Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000)
    Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000)
    Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000)
    Ho-jung Kim and Sung-Jae Lee in Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000)
    Bae Doona and Su-hee Go in Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000)
    Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000)
    Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000)
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    Bae Doona
    Bae Doona
    • Hyun-namas Hyun-nam
    Sung-Jae Lee
    Sung-Jae Lee
    • Yun-juas Yun-ju
    Ho-jung Kim
    Ho-jung Kim
    • Eun-silas Eun-sil
    Byun Hee-Bong
    Byun Hee-Bong
    • Janitoras Janitor
    • (as Hie-bong Byeon)
    Su-hee Go
    • Jang-mi (Hyun-nam's friend)as Jang-mi (Hyun-nam's friend)
    Roe-ha Kim
    Roe-ha Kim
    • Shadow Manas Shadow Man
    Jin-gu Kim
    • Grannyas Granny
    • (as Gin-goo Kim)
    Im Sang-soo
    Im Sang-soo
    • Senior Joon-pyoas Senior Joon-pyo
    Jeong-seon Seong
    • Aengbalias Aengbali
    Jae-ha Jo
    • Aengbali's babyas Aengbali's baby
    Chae-rin Hwang
    • Seul-gias Seul-gi
    Sookyung Lee
    • Seul-gi's motheras Seul-gi's mother
    Hyuk-Poon Kwon
    • Management office chiefas Management office chief
    Yeongi Lee
    • Management office old-timeras Management office old-timer
    Yong-ok Kim
    • Management office directoras Management office director
    Se-Geum Oh
    • Grandma's relativeas Grandma's relative
    Seong-hae Kang
    • Nam Goong-myeonas Nam Goong-myeon
    Jin-won Lee
    • College deanas College dean
    • Director
      • Bong Joon Ho
    • Writers
      • Bong Joon Ho
      • Ji-ho Song
      • Derek Son Tae-woong
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Made for around 950 million won (around $800,000/£500,000), Bong Joon Ho was hoping the film would break-even at the box-office, however only around 100,000 viewers nationwide in South Korea saw the film, concluding Bong to note that; "It was a total flop at the box office."
    • Quotes

      Shadow Man: Is that your dog?

      Shadow Man: No.

      Shadow Man: Then we can eat it together.

    • Connections
      Features Christmas in August (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      Barking Dogs Never Bite
      Composed and performed by Cherry Filter

    User reviews43

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    very original black comedy
    I only found about this movie through the director Bong Jun Ho, who I think is a legend for producing Salineui Chuak. Anyways my hopes were high for this movie.

    This was the debut film for the director Bong and the camera-work and music scores are kind of crude for a recent Korean film. That's not a bad thing since it brings more vibrancy and tension of the situation, especially in the chase scenes.

    Some people might find themselves disturbed by the scenes with the dogs, but there isn't much in it, just the fact that they're not treated like your ordinary pet. Try to put yourself into a Korean's point of view where a dog isn't any different from chicken.

    The comedy element cannot be missed out too. The situations are so hilarious and fresh, it felt as if my new eye opened. What's amazing is that these situations look realistic and it's believable.

    Some marks were deducted because even though the scenes were original and executed well, the director failed to put them all together to have some sort of meaning. It's really weird how my favourite scenes are the ones that could've been cut (like the toilet paper scene and the ghost story in the basement)
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    14
    • c_waddle
    • Aug 11, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 19, 2000 (South Korea)
    • Country of origin
      • South Korea
    • Language
      • Korean
    • Also known as
      • 綁架門口狗
    • Production companies
      • CJ Entertainment
      • Cinema Service
      • Uno Film
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $45,853
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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