The Accidental Detective 2: In Action is a 2018 South Korean action comedy film and sequel to Kim Jung-hoon's 2015 film The Accidental Detective. The film is directed by Lee Eon-hee, starring Kwon Sang-woo, Sung Dong-il and Lee Kwang-soo. The film was released on June 13, 2018.
| The Accidental Detective 2: In Action | |
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| Hangul | 탐정: 리턴즈 |
| Revised Romanization | Tam-jeong: Liteonjeu |
| Directed by | Lee Eon-hee |
| Screenplay by | Jung Han-jin |
| Produced by | Mo Il-young |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Ki Se-hoon |
| Edited by | Han Eon-je |
| Music by | Dalpalan |
Production company | Cree Pictures |
| Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 116 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$24.3 million[1] |
Plot
editA comic book storekeeper, Dae-man, and the legendary homicide detective, Tae-soo, who met on previous case quit their jobs to open a private detective agency. Despite their high hopes, they soon find themselves with only trivial cases such as spouse infidelity, unpaid debt, and missing cats. Then one day, a woman walks into the office, wanting to find the truth behind the death of her fiancé. Not only that, she also offers them a handsome reward of 50,000 dollars. Dae-man and Tae-soo see it as an opportunity to put their true detective skills to work. They bring on board a third member, Yeo Chi, a Mensa genius and a small-time online private eye, and together they launch a full-fledged investigation on the case. As they dig into what initially appeared to be a straightforward case, disturbing new evidences turn up.
Cast
editMain
edit- Kwon Sang-woo as Kang Dae-man
- Sung Dong-il as Noh Tae-soo
- Lee Kwang-soo as Yeo Chi
Supporting
edit- Seo Young-hee as Lee Mi-ok
- Lee Il-hwa as Noh Tae-soo's wife
- Choi Deok-moon as Kim Jung-hwan
- Nam Myung-ryul as Woo Won-il
- Son Dam-bi as Yoon Sa-hee
- Jung Yeon-joo as Seo Hee-yeon
- Oh Hee-joon as Kim Jae-min
- Choi Sung-won as Jo Young-chul
- Kim Sung-kyu as Lee Dae-hyun
- Park Sung-yeon as Nurse
- Kim Dong-wook as Kwon Chul-in (special appearance)
Reception
editThe cumulative number of visitors is 3,098,518 and the cumulative sales are KRW 26,479,490,778. [2] The movie has a break-even audience of 1.8 million.[3]
Production
editPrincipal photography began on June 8, 2017, and concluded on September 11, 2017.[4]
References
edit- ^ "The Accidental Detective 2: In Action (2018)". Korean Film Biz Zone.
- ^ www.kobis.or.kr https://www.kobis.or.kr/. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ 장진리. "[Oh! 무비] "손익분기점 넘었다"…'탐정: 리턴즈'→3편도 볼 수 있을까". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-05-31.
- ^ "'탐정2' 권상우X성동일X이광수, 3개월 촬영 크랭크업". MyDaily (in Korean). 13 September 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
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