Marrying the Mafia

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.

Marrying the Mafia
Poster to Marrying the Mafia
Hangul가문의 영광
Hanja家門의 榮光
Revised RomanizationGamunui yeonggwang
McCune–ReischauerKamunŭi yŏnggwang
Directed byJeong Heung-sun[1]
Produced byChung Tae-won
Written byJeong Heung-sun
StarringJung Joon-ho
Kim Jung-eun
Yoo Dong-geun
Sung Ji-ru
Park Geun-hyung
Music byPark Jeong-hyeon
CinematographyKim Yun-su
Edited byGo Im-pyo
Production
company
Taewon Entertainment
Distributed byCinema Service
Release date
  • September 13, 2002 (2002-09-13)
Running time
113 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$$28.9 million [2]

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]

Synopsis

The film is a gangster comedy about a businessman who becomes involved with the gangster underworld through the daughter of a crime boss.[4]

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

English Vocal Cast
  • Park, Dae-sun (seo?) ... John Gremillion
  • Jang, Jin-kyung ... Shelly Calene-Black
  • Jang, Jung-jong ... Chris Ayres
  • Jang, In-tae ... John Swasey
  • Jang, Seok-tae ... Rob Mungle
  • Jang, Kyung-tae ... Mike MacRae
  • Lee, Yoo-jin ... Jessica Boone
  • Mi-soon ... Celeste Roberts
  • Won, Hae-sook ... Nancy Novotny
  • Sang-pal ... Jason Douglas
  • Dae-suh's Father ... Andy McAvin
  • Dae-suh's Mother ... Jennie Welch
  • Manager ... Illich Guardiola
  • Yeo, Min-seok ... Vic Mignogna
  • Jin-kyung's Friend ... Kim Prause
  • Jang, Young-min ... Max Issacson
  • Lawyer ... David Born
  • Dae-suh's Friend A ... Ty Mahany
  • Dae-suh's Friend B... Quinton Haag
  • School Violence Mother ... Rachel Buchman
  • Yoo-jin's Mentor ... Rebekay Dahl
  • Nam ... Ty Mahany
  • TV Host Male ... David Born
  • TV Host Female ... Kim Prause
  • Security Guard ...David Born
  • Radio DJ ... Ty Mahany
  • Hostess A ... Kim Prause
  • Hostess B ... Nancy Novotny
  • Hostess C ... Rebekay Dahl
  • English Language and Subtitled Versions

Presented by ADV Films

See also

Sources
  • Leong, Anthony (2003). "Marrying the Mafia Movie Review". www.mediacircus.net. Retrieved 2007-11-28. External link in |publisher= (help)
  • "Marrying the Mafia ( Gamun-ui Yeonggwang )(2002)". KMDb Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 2008-01-24. External link in |publisher= (help)

References
  1. Infobox data from "Marrying the Mafia ( Gamun-ui Yeonggwang )(2002)". [KMDb Korean Movie Database]. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  2. https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&wk=2002W39&id=_fFAMILYHONOR01
  3. "2002". [www.koreanfilm.org]. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  4. Synopsis based on "Marrying the Mafia ( Gamun-ui Yeonggwang )(2002)". [KMDb Korean Movie Database]. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
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