The Bad Guys: Reign of Chaos
The Bad Guys: Reign of Chaos is a 2019 South Korean action film directed by Son Yong-ho, based on the OCN hit drama series Bad Guys.[3] The film stars Ma Dong-seok, Kim Sang-joong, Kim Ah-joong and Jang Ki-yong.
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| Hangul | 나쁜 녀석들: 더 무비 |
| Revised Romanization | Na-ppeun Nyeo-seok-deul: Deo Mu-bi |
| Directed by | Son Yong-ho |
| Written by | Son Yong-ho |
| Based on | Bad Guys by Han Jung-hoon |
| Produced by | Kim Su-jin Yoon In-beom |
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| Cinematography | Lee Jae-hyuk |
| Edited by | Shin Min-kyung |
| Music by | Mok Young-jin |
Production companies | CJ Entertainment Bidangil Pictures |
| Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Budget | ₩8.1 billion[1] |
| Box office | US$22.3 million[2] |
Plot Edit
During an inmate transportation, several policemen are attacked and killed by assassins, where a former gangster's boss named No Sang-sik is freed. After capturing some of the prisoners, Oh Goo-tak, the former boss of an unusual special forces unit called "Crime Unit" is called by the head officer. The head officer tells that Sang-Sik was about to testify the real leader of the Yakuza, and tells Oh to reassemble his unit and capture them. Oh hires Woong-Cheol, a former crimefighter serving time in prison, and Yoo-Sung, a former police officer to capture them. The duo are also promised for a reduction of their prison sentence if they manage to capture them.
The unit soon manage to capture one of the prisoner named Kwak No-soon/Jessica, who later becomes a part of the unit as she has useful information which helps the team to close in one of the escaped prisoner named Kim Chang-min. The unit manages to track Kim, where Detective Choi arrests him, thus interfering in their operation. It is revealed that Woong-cheol accepted this mission, as he wants to settle a score with the gangster's boss for killing his best friend Nam Myeong-seok. After admitting Oh to the hospital due to liver cancer, The unit manages to retrieve Kim from the police station and also other prisoners, including Sang-sik, They interrogate Sang-sik and learn that the Yakuza leader's real name is Yoshihara, and reveals that Yoshihara had killed Myeong-seok for protesting against his drug operations.
Sang-sik felt guilty and decided to testify against Yoshihara by listing about his operations in his diary. However, the head officer; revealed to be Yoshihara's mole, retrieves the diary and kills Sang-sik, and leaves the unit to die in a fire accident, but they manage to escape. Choi helps the unit to trace Yoshihara's location in a factory. Along with Woong-Cheol's friend, the unit attacks the basement and defeats Yoshihara's goons. Woong-Cheol confronts Yoshihara and brutally thrashes him for Myeong-seok's death. Yoshihara and his men, along with the head officer are arrested. Oh gets recovered from his cancer, and gets encouraged by Woong-Cheol to work again. The next day, Oh arrests Yoshira's associates and the team's prison sentence are reduced while Woong-Cheol is hired for another mission.
Cast Edit
- Ma Dong-seok as Park Woong-cheol
- Kim Sang-joong as Oh Gu-tak
- Kim Ah-joong as Kwak No-soon / Jessica
- Jang Ki-yong as Ko Yoo-sung
- Park Won-sang as Kim Chang-sik
- Park Hyung-soo as Park Sung-tae
- Bang Jae-ho as Young police officer
- Kang Min-tae as Warehouse gangster 1
- Kang Ye-won as Yoo Mi-yeong (cameo)
- Kong Jung-hwan as Nam Myeong-seok (special appearance)
- Kim Hye-yoon as Oh Ji-yun (Oh Gu-tak's daughter) (special appearance)
- Ji Seung-Hyun as Nam Young-Gyu
Production Edit
Principal photography began on September 10, 2018, and wrapped on January 11, 2019.[4]
References Edit
- ^ "추석 극장가, 한국영화 3파전… 미스터 리·타짜·나쁜 녀석들". news.chosun.com (in Korean). 1 September 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^ "The Bad Guys: Reign of Chaos (2019)". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^ "The bad guys save the day for a change: Hit TV series gets the big screen treatment with new and familiar faces". koreajoongangdaily. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^ "KoBiz - Korean Film Biz Zone". www.kobiz.or.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 11 September 2019.
External links Edit
- The Bad Guys: Reign of Chaos at HanCinema
- The Bad Guys: Reign of Chaos at the Korean Movie Database