My Boss, My Hero (2001)

Ignorant Do-shik has to finish high school before taking over the family gangster business. He starts at a private co-ed high school in GangNam, Seoul. Disguised as a 19 year old, he gets bullied.

Director:

JK Youn

Writers:

Yun-heui Kim, JK Youn

Stars:

Jun-ho Jeong, Jeong Woong-in, Un-taek Jeong

Cast

Credited cast:
Jun-ho Jeong	...	Gye Do-shik
Jeong Woong-in	...	Kim Sang-do
Un-taek Jeong	...	Dae Ka-ri
Seung-eun Oh	...	Lee, Yun-ju
Jun Gyu Park	...	Jo, Dong-pal
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jang-soo Bae
Jung-shik Bae	...	Seongbuk-pa Boss
Ju-bong Gi
Kyung Ho Jung	...	(as Kyeong-ho Jeong)
Sang-Jung Kim	...	Doo-shik's boss (as Sang Jung Kim)
Tae-Hak Li
Chang Jung Lim	...	Yeok-sam
Tam-hee Park
Song Seon-mi	...	English Teacher

Storyline

When a young gang leader seems to be just a bit too stupid to effectively carry out his daily tasks--embarrassing his gang members and himself frequently--his superiors order him to go back to school for his high school diploma. Once situated in the school, posing as a 19-year-old, he soon learns that the school is even more corrupt and vicious a place to spend his days than in his gang. After he can't stand it any longer, he decides to stop playing "the innocent student" and unleashes his wrath on the place.

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Plot Keywords:

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime

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Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by My Boss, My Teacher (2006)

User Reviews

'Volcano High' with added emotion

Version: Korean audio, English subtitles.

I enjoy watching random Korean movies. I don't do it very often, but when I do, I come across such awesome movies like 'Volcano High'. Did I say 'Volcano High'? I meant 'My Boss, My Hero'.

Young gang leader Gye Do-shik (Jun-ho Jeong) finds that other Korean mob leaders don't take him seriously because he did not complete high school. Do-shik is then ordered by his boss to pose as a student and complete high school. He finds his new school rife with corruption, and he has the power to save his new friends but he won't stop in for fear of not finishing high school again.

'My Boss My Hero' is part action movie, part comedy, and part 'Volcano High' with a serious tone and more emotion. I watched this with some friends and they didn't agree with me comparing it to 'Volcano High' but there are elements of 'My Boss My Hero' that remind me of 'Volcano High'. Both have a similar story - although 'Volcano High' is much more outlandish - and both are spoofs on the action genre, even if 'My Boss, My Hero' frequently switches between fun and serious.

I can't really comment on the current state of the Korean education system, but considering 'My Boss, My Hero' and 'Volcano High', there must be a message in there between all the martial arts. When 'My Boss, My Hero' wants to be funny, it is very funny. As a spoof on action movies, it is entertaining, and the serious action scenes were compelling enough to keep me watching.

'My Boss, My Hero' is an entertaining action / comedy. It should appeal to fans of 'Volcano High' and maybe even 'Arahan', or Korean movie fans in general - 7/10

Details

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Release Date:

14 December 2001 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

My Boss, My Hero

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$99,128

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Color:

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