Save the Green Planet! (2003)

Byeong-gu believes that the world is on the verge of an alien invasion, and sets out to save the world.

Director:

Joon-Hwan Jang

Writer:

Joon-Hwan Jang

Stars:

Shin Ha-kyun, Yun-shik Baek, Jung-min Hwang

20 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Shin Ha-kyun	...	Lee Byeong-gu
Yun-shik Baek	...	Kang Man-shik
Jung-min Hwang	...	Su-ni
Jae-yong Lee	...	Inspector Choo
Ju-hyeon Lee	...	Inspector Kim
Ju-bong Gi	...	Squad Leader Lee
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jae-Jin Jung	...	Noah
Dong-hyeon Kim
Roe-ha Kim
Mu-hyeon Lee
Woong-jae Won	...	Detective Jang

Storyline

A traumatized young man abducts Korean leaders, believing they're toxic reptilian aliens - a fifth column launching a takeover of beloved Earth. Stumped law enforcement geniuses half-seriously hire a disgraced, disheveled private detective with a long-ago history of super-crime solving. The alienated South Korean youngster Lee Byeong-gu builds an isolated basement command post/torture chamber/film studio to force the awful truth out of the slimy, uncooperative politicians and businesspeople, then alert the public. Byeong-gu is helped by his devoted girlfriend, who buys his theories, but wonders if his horrible childhood has colored his thinking.

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Plot Keywords:

cult favorite | police officer | unidentified flying object | south korea | alien | 

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Taglines:

Perhaps you, are an alien?

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Genres:

Comedy | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

[All trivia items for this title are spoilers.]

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Connections

References Men in Black II (2002)

User Reviews

so shocking and good

This is one of the most unprecented korean films I've ever seen. It contains almost every film genre, horror, comedy, action, thriller and so on. The story is very rare to find in the main stream movis. The plot was so surprising. Acting, and cinematography were also superb. Assuming that it's the director's dubut film, I expect that he becomes a great master as he keeps making movies. This is a true rule breaker. Other Korean fist timer directors, who made such crap as "Jungle Juice" and "My wife is a gangster" and there are so many, should reflect on themselves.

Details

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Release Date:

4 April 2003 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

Save the Green Planet!

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,040, 24 April 2005

Gross USA:

$15,516

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$15,516

Company Credits

Production Co:

CJ Entertainment, Sidus

Technical Specs

Runtime:

118 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1