| The Accidental Detective 2: In Action | |||||
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| Director: | Lee Eon-hee | ||||
| Producer: | Mo Il-young | ||||
| Screenplay: | Jung Han-jin | ||||
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| Music: | Dalpalan | ||||
| Cinematography: | Ki Se-hoon | ||||
| Editing: | Han Eon-je | ||||
| Studio: | Cree Pictures | ||||
| Distributor: | CJ Entertainment | ||||
| Runtime: | 116 minutes | ||||
| Country: | South Korea | ||||
| Language: | Korean | ||||
| Gross: | [1] | ||||
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.
A 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.
The 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]
Principal photography began on June 8, 2017, and concluded on September 11, 2017.[4]