Reptile 2001 (1999)

It's been asleep for two hundred million years. Now it been awakened by aliens from another galaxy. The aliens are using Yonggary to destroy mankind.

Director:

Hyung-rae Shim

Writers:

Marty Poole (screenplay), Hyung-rae Shim (story)

Stars:

Richard Livingston, Harrison Young, D.J. Robbins

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Richard Livingston	...	Dr. Campbell (as Richard B. Livingston)
Harrison Young	...	Dr. Hughes
D.J. Robbins	...	Editor
Brad Sergi	...	Bud Black
Donna Philipson	...	Holly Davis
Wiley M. Pickett	...	Lt. O'Neil (as Wiley Pickett)
Dan Cashman	...	Lt. Murdock
William Hankins	...	Man At Door (as W. M. Hankins)
Eric Briant Wells	...	Captain Parker (as Briant Wells)
Julie Kessler	...	Bartender
Matthew Perniciaro	...	Man At Bar
Wilborn Monroe Kilpatrick Jr.	...	Dudly
Dennis Howard	...	Gen. Thomas
Matt Landers	...	Gen. Howell
Johanna Parker	...	Sgt. Romiski

Storyline

A team of scientists working on a remote dig site find the buried body of an enormous monster, perfectly preserved even after 200 million years. As soon as the beast is uncovered, however, an alien spacecraft suddenly appears above them and brings the monster back to life! The creature immediately sets about levelling the surrounding urban landscape and shrugging off the best firepower the military can throw at it. A lone scientist, working on decrypting an ancient set of hieroglyphics, may be on the verge of finding the aliens' weak point, but will it be too late?

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Plot Keywords:

alien spacecraft | digging | alien | scientist | monster | 

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Taglines:

Bigger. Badder. Meaner.

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Genres:

Action | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some violence

Did You Know?

Trivia

Concept art done for the planned sequel Yonggary 2 featured a Mechagodzilla-style robotic version of Yonggary.

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Quotes

Gen. Thomas: What in heaven is that thing?
Gen. Howell: If that thing weren't any meaner, I'd swear it was my wife.

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Alternate Versions

This film was re-released with upgraded special effects and some modifications in the plot. This re-release version was re-titled "Reptilian" in the U.S. market.

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Connections

Follows Yongary, Monster from the Deep (1967)

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Soundtracks

New Country Feeling
Written and Performed by Paul Kerr and Andy Dewar
Published by JW Media Music
Courtesy Opus 1

User Reviews

Silly but entertaining

In the long history of Godzilla films, Yonggary adds a small twist of alien invasion and tells the story of a monster, determined to destroy Earth. It's a low budget film with low budget digital effects and quite simple plot, reminding us B Movies in which actors play flat, monsters are unable to fright even the children, nobody cares about what it's going to happen next and everything is silly but entertaining.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan] Official site [South Korea]

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean English

Release Date:

17 July 1999 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

Reptilian

Box Office

Budget:

KRW10,000,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Korea Pictures, Mirae Asset Capital, Younggu-Art Movies

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1