Marrying the Mafia
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Hangul | 가문의 영광 |
Hanja | 家門의 榮光 |
Revised Romanization | Gamunui yeonggwang |
McCune–Reischauer | Kamunŭi yŏnggwang |
Directed by | Jeong Heung-sun[1] |
Written by | Jeong Heung-sun |
Produced by | Chung Tae-won |
Starring | Jung Joon-ho Kim Jung-eun Yoo Dong-geun Sung Ji-ru Park Geun-hyung |
Cinematography | Kim Yun-su |
Edited by | Go Im-pyo |
Music by | Park Jeong-hyeon |
Production company | Taewon Entertainment |
Distributed by | Cinema Service |
Release date |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Box office | US$$28.9 million[2] |
Marrying the Mafia (Korean: 가문의 영광; RR: Gamuneui yeonggwang; lit. “Family’s Honor”) is a 2002 South Korean film released on September 13, 2002. It was an instant hit, beating out other 2002 film competitors such as Jail Breakers, The Way Home and Sex is Zero.
The film sold 5,200,000 tickets, becoming 14th highest Korean films-ticket selling film. For the year of 2002 it was the highest-attended South Korean film, and the second highest-attended film (including international productions) in South Korea with 5,021,001 admissions nationwide.[3]
Plot[]
The film is a gangster comedy about a businessman who becomes involved with the gangster underworld through the daughter of a crime boss.[1]
A businessman and a young woman wake up in bed together with no knowledge of how they got there. Next, the businessman is confronted by the young woman's brothers, who are members of the mafias. The brothers demand that the businessman make an honorable woman of their sister. Ensue the craziness!
Cast[]
- Jung Joon-ho as Park Dae-seo
- Kim Jung-eun as Jang Jin-kyeong
- Yoo Dong-geun as Jang In-tae (Jin-kyeong's brother)
- Sung Ji-ru as Jang Seok-tae (Jin-kyeong's brother)
- Park Sang-wook as Jang Kyeong-tae (Jin-kyeong's brother)
- Park Geun-hyung as Jang Jeong-jong (Jin-kyeong's father)
- Jin Hee-kyung as Won Hye-suk
English Vocal Cast[]
- John Gremillion as Park Dae-sun (seo?)
- Shelly Calene-Black as Jang Jin-kyung
- Chris Ayres as Jang Jung-jong
- John Swasey as Jang In-tae
- Rob Mungle as Jang Seok-tae
- Mike MacRae as Jang Kyung-tae
- Jessica Boone as Lee Yoo-jin
- as Mi-soon
- Nancy Novotny as Won Hae-sook
- Jason Douglas as Sang-pal
- Andy McAvin as Dae-suh's Father
- as Dae-suh's Mother
- Illich Guardiola as Manager
- Vic Mignogna as Yeo Min-seok
- Kim Prause as Jin-kyung's Friend
- as Jang Young-min
- as Lawyer
- as Dae-suh's Friend A
- as Dae-suh's Friend B
- as School Violence Mother
- as Yoo-jin's Mentor
- Nam as Ty Mahany
- David Born as TV Host Male
- Kim Prause as TV Host Female
- David Born as Security Guard
- Ty Mahany as Radio DJ
- Kim Prause as Hostess A
- Nancy Novotny as Hostess B
- Rebekay Dahl as Hostess C
- English Language and Subtitled Versions
Presented by ADV Films
Reception[]
G. Allen Johnson of the San Francisco Chronicle said that "[the film is] a comedy that tries too hard to be funny, therefore it isn't".[4]
Sean Axmaker of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer said that "[the film's] unusual cultural details add a little color to the usual romantic turbulence, but it's otherwise as rote as its American counterparts".[5]
See also[]
Sources[]
- Leong, Anthony (2003). "Marrying the Mafia Movie Review". mediacircus.net. Retrieved 2007-11-28.
References[]
- ^ a b "Marrying the Mafia (Gamun-ui Yeonggwang)(2002)". Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ^ "Marrying the Mafia". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ^ "2002". koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ^ "FILM CLIPS/Also opening today". San Francisco Chronicle. 2005-04-08. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ^ "Limited movie runs: 'The Nomi Song,' 'Marrying the Mafia, 'Dot the I' and more". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. 2005-03-24. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
External links[]
- "Marrying the Mafia]". Cine21 (in Korean).
- Marrying the Mafia at IMDb
- Marrying the Mafia at HanCinema
- 2002 films
- Korean-language films
- South Korean films
- South Korean crime comedy films
- Films about organized crime in South Korea
- 2000s crime comedy films