The host / Chungeorahm Film, Showbox, and Mediaplex Inc. present ; a Chungeorahm Film production ; producer, Choi Yong-Bae ; original story, Bong Joon-Ho ; screenplay, Bong Joon-Ho, Hah Joon-Won and Baek Chul-Hyun ; directed by Bong Joon-Ho.
Edition:
2-disc Collector's edition.
Publisher:
Magnolia Home Entertainment,
Copyright Date:
2007
Description:
2 videodiscs (119 min.; approximately 240 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2006. Duration of motion picture: 119 min. plus "4 hours of special features"--Container. Special features: Disc one: Deleted scenes ; director Bong Joon-ho reflections ; commentary with director Bong Joon-ho // Disc two: 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 & visual effects ; casting tapes ; cast interviews ; actor training ; gag reel ; cast & crew goodbye ; and much more...! Special features Not Rated or Closed-captioned. Kang-ho Song, Hie-bong Byeon, Hae-il Park, Du-na Bae, Ah-sung Ko, Scott Wilson.
Contents:
Disc 1. Feature film [and special features] -- Disc 2. Special features.
Summary:
In Seoul, Korea, 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. The family receive a call from the daughter's cell phone and set off to rescue her from the monster that the government claims to be a host of an unidentified virus.
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