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Tight 52-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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The Man Who Watched Too Much
2000 0h 52m KO
ComedyThriller
Synopsis
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While secretly trying to film the woman next door, Seungsoo happens to capture footage of a murder. The murderer kills Seungsoo, too, but only after the tape with the recording of the murder has been placed in the return box of a video rental shop. As he borrows videos randomly in search of the incriminating tape, the killer learns from Seungsoo’s younger sister, Seungmi, that her brother was a fan of thrillers. Starting with De Palma’s Dressed to Kill and Hitchcock’s Vertigo, the murderer becomes deeply enamored with film. In the end, he reveals his dream of becoming a director to the cashier at the video rental shop…
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Kim Sang-heon
Kim Sin-seong
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Son Jae-gon
- Writers
- Son Jae-gon
- Languages
- Korean
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The take
Son Jae-gon directs. Jo Jae-hyeong behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in Korean.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 52-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 226 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Son Jae-gon, shot by Jo Jae-hyeong. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Kim Sang-heon and Kim Sin-seong carry the top of the cast.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Jo Jae-hyeong
- Runtime
- 52 min · 0h 52m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- KO
Also by
Son Jae-gon
Key crew
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- murder
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2000-01-01
