The Fox Family
The Fox Family (Korean: 구미호 가족; RR: Gumiho Gajok) is a 2006 South Korean film. Made on a budget of ₩3.5 billion (US$3.8 million), the film is a musical comedy about the kumiho of Korean mythology.[1]
| 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 |
|
Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Budget | US$3.8 million |
| Box office | US$806,638 |
Plot
Disguising themselves as humans, a family of kumiho travel 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
- 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
The Fox Family was released in South Korea on 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) of US$806,638.[4]
In August 2007, The Fox Family was screened at the 3rd Jecheon International Music & Film Festival.[5]
References
- Park, Soo-mee. "[DVD Review] Foxes have atrocious pick-up lines". JoongAng Daily, 14 May 2007. Retrieved on 7 December 2008.
- "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
- Official website (in Korean)
- The Fox Family at the Korean Movie Database
- The Fox Family at IMDb
- The Fox Family at HanCinema