| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 119 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
Blu-ray disc; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; PCM 5.1 surround, DTS-HD surround, Dolby Digital, 1080 High Definition. |
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This Blu-Ray disc will not play in standard DVD players. |
| Language |
Korean or dubbed English dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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Special features: Deleted scenes; commentary with director Bong Joon-Ho; "Making of The host" with director Bong Joon-Ho; storyboards; memories of the sewer; physical special effects; designing the creature; bringing the creature to life; puppet animatronix; animating the creature; cast & crew interviews; actor training; gag reel; Korean theatrical trailer. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Cast |
Kang-ho Song, Hie-bong Byeon, Hae-il Park, Du-na Bae, Ah-sung Ko, Scott Wilson. |
| Credits |
Cinematography, Hyung-ku Kim ; editor, Seon Min Kim ; music, Byung-woo Lee ; production designer, Seong-hie Ryu ; visual effects supervisor, Kevin Rafferty. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R; for creature violence and language. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Formaldehyde -- Korea (South) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Water -- Pollution -- Korea (South) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Monsters -- Korea (South) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Fathers and daughters -- Korea (South) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Korea (South) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Blu-ray discs.
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| Local Subject |
FOREIGN FILMS (KOREAN), VIDEODISCS.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Horror films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Choi, Yong-bae.
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Pong, Chun-ho, 1969-
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Ha, Jun-won.
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Baek, Chul-hyun.
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Song, Kang-ho.
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Byeon, Hie-bong.
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Park, Hae-il.
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Bae, Du-na.
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Ko, Ah-sung.
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Wilson, Scott, 1942-
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Chungeorahm Film (Firm)
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Syobaksŭ (Firm)
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Mediaplex (Firm)
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Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Gwoemul |
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Gwoemul (Motion picture)
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Host (Motion picture : 2006 (Korea))
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| Standard No. |
876964001007 |
| Music No. |
10100 Magnolia Home Entertainment |
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