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:

Dan Cashman, Bruce Cornwell, Dennis Howard

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dan Cashman	...	Lt. Gen. George Murdock
Bruce Cornwell	...	Mr. Mills, N.S.I.A.
Dennis Howard	...	Maj. Gen. Jack Thomas
Matt Landers	...	Maj. Gen. Don 'Boom Boom' Howell
Richard Livingston	...	Dr. Campbell (as Richard B. Livingston)
Donna Philipson	...	Holly Davis
Wiley M. Pickett	...	Lt. O'Neil
Brad Sergi	...	Bud Black
Eric Briant Wells	...	Captain Parker (as Briant Wells)
Harrison Young	...	Dr. Wendel Hughes
D.J. Robbins
Derrick Costa	...	Sgt. Archie
Johanna Parker	...	Sgt. Romiski, T-Force
Alex Walters	...	Sgt. Michaels, T-Force
Les Brandt	...	Sgt. Sanchez

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 | alien | scientist | monster | spacecraft | 

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Taglines:

It's not what you expect

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Genres:

Action | Horror | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some violence

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:

KRW 10,000,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

DC Digital Content Comics, Korea Pictures, Mirae Asset Capital

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

There was an update to the special effects, but the updated version was never released on VHS, Betamax, DVD, or Blu-Ray.

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Quotes

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

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Connections

References Godzilla (1954)

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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

How Can a Producer Invest Money in This Lame Mediocrity?

"2001 Yonggary" is one of those films so bad that becomes funny to watch. The plot is a lame combination of "Gozilla" with many sci-fi from the 50 's in an Ed Wood style. The story and the screenplay are ridiculous with the most of the situations dumb and messy. The dialogues are stupid and the characters are incredibly dumb. The acting is awful and the special effects are laughable. The question is how can a producer invest money in this lame mediocrity? My vote is two.

Title (Brazil): "Réptil" ("Reptile")