| The Fox Family | |
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 South Korean theatrical release poster | |
| Hangul | 구미호 가족 |
| Hanja | 九尾狐 家族 |
| 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 | Myung Films KD Media Pancinema |
| 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 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.
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, and on its opening weekend was ranked seventh at the box office with 39,025 admissions. The film went on to receive a total of 202,990 admissions nationwide, with a gross (as of 8 October 2006) of US$806,638.
In August 2007, The Fox Family was screened at the 3rd Jecheon International Music & Film Festival.
References
- Park, Soo-mee. " 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 (in Korean)
- The Fox Family at IMDb
- The Fox Family at HanCinema