The host [videorecording DVD] / Chungeorahm Film ; Showbox/Mediaplex ; produced by Yong-bae Choi ; written by Chul-hyun Baek, Joon-ho Bong, Jun-won Ha ; directed by Joon-ho Bong.
Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 2006. Special features: Disc 1. Deleted scenes; director reflections; director commentary. Disc 2. Making of The host with director Bong Joon-ho; storyboards; Memories of the sewer; Set design; Physical special effects; Sound effects; Designing the creature; Puppet animatronix; Animating the creature; The crew: production and visual effects; Casting tapes; Cast interviews; Actor training; Gag reel; Cast & crew goodbye; and more. Kang-ho Song, Hie-bong Byeon, Hae-il Park, Du-na Bae, Ah-sung Ko, Scott Wilson.
Summary:
In Seoul, an American army doctor forces his assistant to dump bottle after bottle of formaldehyde into the drain. The drain runs into the Han River, the major river running through the middle of Seoul. His only reason is that the bottles are covered with a layer of dust. Six years later, a food cart operator, Gang-du falls asleep every time his dad, Hie-bong, is away from the stand for more than a few minutes. Soon, his daughter, Hyun-Seo returns from school. Then a monster appears in the river and starts to attack the people lounging at its banks. Gang-du and Hyun-Seo are chased by the beast. Hie-bong tries valiantly to save his daughter, but the beast soon captures her and drags her away. They receive a call from the daughter's cell phone and try to rescue her from the large monster.
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