Hello Ghost

Hello Ghost

South Korean poster
Hangul 헬로우 고스트
Revised Romanization Hello-u Goseuteu
McCune–Reischauer Hellou Kosŭt‘ŭ
Directed by Kim Young-tak
Produced by Lim Sung-bin
Choi Moon-soo
Written by Kim Young-tak
Starring Cha Tae-hyun
Kang Ye-won
Music by Kim Jun-seok
Cinematography Kim Yung-chul
Edited by Kim Sun-min
Distributed by Next Entertainment World
Release dates
  • December 23, 2010 (2010-12-23)
Running time
 111 minutes
Country South Korea
Language Korean
Box office US$19,774,455[1]

Hello Ghost (Hangul: 헬로우 고스트; RR: Hello-u Goseuteu) is a 2010 South Korean comedy film about a man's multiple failed suicide attempts.[2][3] After the most recent one, he discovers he can see a family of ghosts. The ghosts agree to leave him alone under the condition that he fulfill their requests.

The film was the 9th highest grossing Korean film in 2010, with a total of 3,042,021 admissions nationwide.[4] The Chosun Ilbo commented that the film was good for families.[5][6] Cha Tae-hyun found his role challenging, especially because it required him to smoke cigarettes, which he does not do in real life.[7][8]

Plot

Sang-man (Cha Tae-hyun) attempts to commit suicide by overdosing on pills, but fails. He then attempts to kill himself by jumping off a bridge and into a river, but is saved. Brought to the hospital, Sang-man awakens and sees a man smoking next to him. He tells the other hospital patrons, but no one believes him. During his stay in the hospital he eventually meets four ghosts. Meanwhile, Sang-man meets nurse Jung Yun-soo (Kang Ye-won) at the hospital and quickly falls in love.

Sang-man is released from the hospital and the ghosts follow him back to his apartment. He attempts to politely ask the ghosts why they are there, but he doesn't get an answer. He decides to visit a shaman to get some help and to learn how to get rid of the ghosts. He is told that the ghosts are using his body to enter the world of the living so the ghosts can experience their unfulfilled desires. Sang-man tries to get rid of them, but ghosts haunt him everywhere he goes. Sang-man then attempts to help the ghosts fulfill their unrealized dreams to get them to leave him alone once and for all.

One ghost, a fat smoker, wants to get his taxi back and drive it. He also uses Sang-man's body to swim at the beach. Another ghost, an old man, wants to return a camera to his friend. This leads to Sang-man being arrested, because the camera is in the hands of a police officer. Another ghost, a child, wants to watch a cartoon movie. The last ghost is a crying woman who wants to cook and to eat together with people she cares about. All these events also lead to Sang-man getting to know Yun-soo better.

Yun-soo father's dies, and Sang-man is the last person he speaks with. Yun-soo is uncomfortable with this, and pushes Sang-man away until she realizes that Sang-man is telling the truth when she sees her father's last gift for her.

Sang-man tells the ghosts to go away and blames them for Yun-soo's rejection. When he wakes up, the ghosts are gone. He goes to the hospital and asks Yun-soo out for lunch, and she accepts. She tells him that some people may lose their memories from extreme shock. As soon as Yun-soo asks about the parsley in the kimbap, Sang-man remembers that his mother used to put parsley in kimbap instead of spinach.

Sang-man runs to his apartment, and on his way he remembers what has happened to him. His father was the smoker, his mother the lady, his grandfather the old man, and his older brother the kid. On a family trip, his father forgot to put gas in the car. The car stopped in the road, and was hit by a truck and pushed off a cliff. Sang-man is the only survivor of the accident, after which he lost his memory and grew up in an orphanage. Sang-man calls to them in his apartment. One by one they appear and explain that their wishes each had something to do with the promises they left for Sang-man, and helped him remember them. His mother apologizes for leaving him alone and says that they wanted Sang-man to live, and they will always be with him. At the end, it shows that it was his family that stopped Sang-man from committing suicide.

Cast

Remake

The remake rights was bought by American film production company 1492 Pictures in February 2011, with Chris Columbus and Adam Sandler reportedly attached.[9][10][11]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2011 47th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actor (Film) Cha Tae-hyun Nominated
Best New Director (Film) Kim Young-tak Won
48th Grand Bell Awards Best Actor Cha Tae-hyun Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Jang Young-nam Nominated
Best New Director Kim Young-tak Nominated
Best Screenplay Kim Young-tak Nominated
32nd Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Jang Young-nam Nominated
Best New Director Kim Young-tak Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "Hello Ghost (2010)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  2. ↑ Lee, Eun-ji (6 December 2010). "강예원 "'헬로우고스트' 연수 캐릭터, 나 때문에 변했다"". Asia Economic Daily (in Korean). Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  3. ↑ Jo, Gwang-hyeong (7 December 2010). "글래머스타 강예원 "CG로 몸매 굴곡(?) 깎일 뻔"". New Daily (in Korean). Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "The Best Selling Films of 2010". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  5. ↑ Im, Jeong-sik (3 January 2011). "'라스트 갓파더'-'헬로우 고스트'...가족영화 2편 극장가 장악". Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "'헬로우 고스트' 중국 장악...한류열풍 일으킬까?". SBS News (in Korean). 25 November 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  7. ↑ "차태현, "1인 5역...도전하는 마음으로 했다"". Sports Chosun (in Korean). 6 December 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  8. ↑ Go, Gyeong-seok] (3 December 2010). '헬로우 고스트' 명품조연 고창석-장영남, 코믹귀신 '변신' [Hello Ghost Supporting Actors Ko Chang-seok & Jang Young-nam, Comic Ghost "Transformation"]. Asia Economic Daily (in Korean). Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  9. ↑ "Is Hollywood Ready for Korean Comedies?". The Chosun Ilbo. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  10. ↑ Fleming, Mike Jr. (30 June 2011). "Karen Croner To Script Hello Ghost Remake For Chris Columbus To Direct". Deadline.com. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  11. ↑ Kit, Borys (13 June 2013). "Adam Sandler and Chris Columbus Teaming Up for Hello Ghost (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 September 2015.

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