The Bad Guys: Reign of Chaos is a 2019 South Korean action film directed by Son Yong-ho and is based on OCN drama series Bad Guys. Ma Dong-seok and Kim Sang-joong reprise their roles from the drama series, while Kim Ah-joong and Jang Ki-yong appear in new roles.[3]
| The Bad Guys: Reign of Chaos | |
|---|---|
 US theatrical release poster | |
| 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 |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Lee Jae-hyuk |
| Edited by | Shin Min-kyung |
| Music by | Mok Young-jin |
Production companies | CJ Entertainment Bidangil Pictures |
| Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
Release date |
|
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, who is 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 prisoners 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 prisoners named Kim Chang-min.
The unit manages to track Kim, but 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. He 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, who is revealed to be Yoshihara's mole, retrieves the diary and kills Sang-sik, where he leaves the unit to die in a fire accident, but the unit manages 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. 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
- Ji Seung-Hyun as Nam Young-Gyu
- Bang Jae-ho as a police officer
- Kang Min-tae as a warehouse gangster
Cameo appearance edit
- Kang Ye-won as Yoo Mi-yeong
- Kong Jung-hwan as Nam Myeong-seok
- Kim Hye-yoon as Oh Ji-yun, Oh Gu-tak's daughter
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.