The Fox Family
| The Fox Family | |
|---|---|
 South Korean theatrical release poster | |
| Hangul | |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gumiho Gajok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kumiho Kajok |
| Directed by | Lee Hyung-gon |
| Written by | Jeon Hyeon-jin Park Eun-ah |
| Produced by | Shim Jae-myung Lee Ha-na Kim Hyeon-cheol |
| Starring | Joo Hyun Park Jun-gyu Ha Jung-woo Park Si-yeon Ko Joo-yeon |
| Cinematography | Choi Jin-woong |
| Edited by | Gwon Gi-suk |
| Music by | Bang Jun-seok Lee Byung-hoon Dalpalan |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | MK Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Budget | US$3.8 million |
| Box office | US$806,638 |
The Fox Family(Korean:구미호 가족;RR:Gumiho Gajok) is a2006 South Korean film.Made on a budget of ₩3.5 billion (US$3.8 million), the film is a musical comedy about thekumihoofKorean mythology.[1]
Plot
[edit]Disguising themselves as humans, a family ofkumihotravel from their home in the mountains to the city. The kumiho can only truly become human if they consume a human liver during an eclipse that occurs once every thousand years, and with just thirty days to go they open a circus in the hope of attracting some victims. But the only person they succeed in capturing is conman Gi-dong, and things get complicated when the family's eldest daughter falls in love with him. In addition, a series of murders in the city brings the family under suspicion from a local police department.
Cast
[edit]- Joo Hyun... Father fox
- Park Jun-gyu... Gi-dong, camera man
- Ha Jung-woo... Son fox
- Park Si-yeon... Older daughter fox
- Ko Joo-yeon... Younger daughter fox
- Sunwoo Yong-nyeo... Mother fox
- Park Chul-min... detective
- Woo Hyun... Mr. Hong
- Yoon Hyeon-sook... Ms. Hwang
- Wang Ji-hye... convenience store girl
- Kang Yu-mi... female reporter
- Kim Hee-ra... man living in the container
- Byun Joo-yeon... Gi-dong's daughter
- Byun Shin-ho... elderly lady Oh
- Lee Bong-kyu... bathhouse owner
- Hong Gyung-yeon... middle aged woman in cabaret
- Kim Young-woong... reporter
Release
[edit]The Fox Familywas released inSouth Koreaon 27 September 2006,[2]and on its opening weekend was ranked seventh at the box office with 39,025 admissions.[3]The film went on to receive a total of 202,990 admissions nationwide,[2]with a gross (as of 8 October 2006) ofUS$806,638.[4]
In August 2007,The Fox Familywas screened at the 3rdJecheon International Music & Film Festival.[5]
References
[edit]- ^Park, Soo-mee. "[DVD Review] Foxes have atrocious pick-up lines".JoongAng Daily,14 May 2007. Retrieved on 7 December 2008.
- ^ab"Commercial Releases in 2006: Box-Office Admission Results".Koreanfilm.org.Retrieved on 6 December 2008.
- ^"Korean Box Office"(2006.09.29 ~ 2006.10.01).HanCinema.Retrieved on 6 December 2008.
- ^"South Korea Box Office October 6–8, 2006".Box Office Mojo.Retrieved on 6 December 2008.
- ^D'Sa, Nigel. "Jecheon Fest Highlights Music-themed Films".Korean Film Council,7 August 2007. Retrieved on 7 December 2008.
External links
[edit]- Official website(in Korean)
- The Fox Familyat theKorean Movie Database(in Korean)
- The Fox FamilyatIMDb
- The Fox FamilyatHanCinema