Wishing Stairs

"Watch Your Step."

2003 1h 40m KO

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6.2

MID

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5.8

IMDB

★6.2TMDB · 112★5.8IMDB · 3,348

Horror

Synopsis

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A staircase leading to a schoolgirls' dormitory usually has 28 steps, but sometimes a 29th step appears. Any wish you make while standing on this step comes true, even if it must come true in the most horrific way possible.

“Watch Your Step.”

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Cast

Song Ji-hyo
Jin-sung
Park Han-byul
So-hee
Jo An
Hye-joo
Park Ji-yeon
Yoon-ji
Lee Ji-hyeong
Young-sun
Gong Sang-a
Kyung-jin
Jang Eun-sil
Young
Hong Ji-hye
Ji-hye

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yun Jae-yeon
Writers: Lee Shin-ae, Lee Yong-yeon, Kim Soo-ah
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Whispering Corridors Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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AWARDS

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Original score by Park Seung-won. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Kim Sang-bum shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Song Ji-hyo and Park Han-byul and Jo An carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Watch Your Step.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0370082 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yun Jae-yeon directs. Park Seung-won scores. Kim Sang-bum cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 23 years ago.
3Part of the "Whispering Corridors Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Original score by Park Seung-won. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Kim Sang-bum shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Song Ji-hyo and Park Han-byul and Jo An carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Watch Your Step.".
8IMDB entry: tt0370082 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 8 themes, including "high school", "dance", "private school", "wish".
10Released under 12 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Original score: Park Seung-won
Editing: Kim Sang-bum
Costume design: Jo Yun-mi
Makeup / hair: Park Yea-ri
Runtime: 100 min · 1h 40m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $125,000
Original language: KO
IMDB: Wishing Stairs (2003)
IMDB rating: 5.8/10 · 3,348 votes
MPAA: R

Part of

Whispering Corridors Collection

The "Whispering Corridors" series (Korean title "Yeogo goedam" lit. translation "Girl's High School") uses an all girl's high school as the backdrop for each of its films. Characters, setting, and stories are different for each of the films released under the "Whispering Corridors" title.