My Sassy Girl (2001)

A young man sees a drunk, cute woman standing too close to the tracks at a metro station in Seoul and pulls her back. She ends up getting him into trouble repeatedly after that, starting on the train.

Director:

Jae-young Kwak

Writers:

Ho-sik Kim (novel), Jae-young Kwak (screenplay)

Stars:

Tae-Hyun Cha, Jun Ji-Hyun, In-mun Kim

7 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tae-Hyun Cha	...	Kyun-woo
Jun Ji-Hyun	...	The Girl
In-mun Kim	...	Kyun-woo's Father
Song Wok-suk	...	Kyun-woo's Mother
Jin-hie Han	...	The Girl's Father
Sook-hee Hyun	...	The Girl's Mother
Il-woo Kim	...	Quintuplets
Soon-cheol Yoo	...	Old Man
Dong-won Seo	...	Deserter
Min-Jae Kim	...	Junior High School Kyun-woo
Nam-hwi Heo	...	Elementary School Kyun-woo
Jae Ho Lee	...	Neighborhood Friend 1 (as Jae-ho Lee)
Joon-yeong Park	...	Neighborhood Friend 2
Cheol-ho Hyeon	...	Neighborhood Friend 3
Jong-hun Hyeon	...	School Friend 1

Storyline

Based on a series of true stories posted by Ho-sik Kim on the Internet describing his relationship with his girlfriend. These were later transformed into a best-selling book and the movie follows the book closely. It describes the meeting of Kyun-woo (Cha) and an unnamed girl. Kyun-woo is shamed into assisting the girl because the other passengers mistakenly think she is his girlfriend. Once he helps her, Kyun-woo develops a deep sense of responsibility for her which enables him to tolerate (somehow) the girl's abuses.

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Plot Keywords:

south korea | boyfriend girlfriend relationship | wild girl | time capsule | ends with freeze frame | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

The exact coordinates of where The Girl and Kyun-woo yell at each other on hills are: The Girl: (35° 18' 48.75" N, 128° 58' 48.75" E) and Kyun-woo: (35° 18' 17.75" N, 128° 59' 45.75" E)

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Goofs

When Kyun-woo is browsing the Internet and checking his e-mail, the address bar shows that he's looking at local files on his hard-disk, not actual websites.

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Quotes

The Girl: Dummy, you're supposed to dodge.

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Alternate Versions

Korean distributor Starmax relaesed a director's cut which runs ca. 15 minutes longer than the original theatrical release.

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Connections

Referenced in Man yan (2004)

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Soundtracks

Gi Juk So Ri
Performed by Shinchon Blues
Played only in theatrical version
Played during the high heels scene

User Reviews

Worth watching it

I watched this film by mistake - I simply didn't ender the right saloon, but I don't sorry for that at all. Why you should watch it?

• it surely is different from the other films that you've watched lately

• the actors are young and they love playing, not like the spoiled Hollywood "wunderkinds"

• it's funny

• it's realistic /with real emotions and problems of the young people - no matter whether they are in Asia, Europe, or America/

• at least for this short time, you can feel something of the culture. I am sure, that you won't find the time for watching the movie lost and won't regret it, like I didn't.

Details

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean English

Release Date:

27 July 2001 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

My Sassy Girl

Filming Locations:

Jodong-ri, Sindong-eup, Jeongseon-gun, Gangwon-do, South Korea

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$365,429

Company Credits

Production Co:

Shin Cine Communications

Technical Specs

Runtime:

137 min 137 min (director's cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1