Wet Dreams (film) explained

Wet Dreams
Native Name:
Child:yes
Hide:no
Header:none
Hangul:몽정기
Hanja:
Rr:Mongjeongki
Mr:Mongjŏnggi
Director:Jung Cho-sin
Producer:Choi Jin-hwa
Starring:Lee Beom-soo
Kim Sun-a
No Hyeong-wuk
Jeon Jae-hyeong
Studio:Kang je kyu film
Cinematography:Seo Jeong-min
Editing:Nam Na-yeong
Distributor:A-Line
Country:South Korea
Runtime:94 minutes
Language:Korean

Wet Dreams is a 2002 South Korean film. Inspired partly by American gross-out comedies like American Pie, it follows the sexual misadventures of four boys through middle and high school. While American Pie had been a flop in Korea, Wet Dreams was a surprise box office hit and led to a sequel, Wet Dreams 2.[1]

Production and investments

The company Kangjekyu film originally tried to make the film, aiming for a July release.[2] The film was distributed by company A-Line, which was a distributing company co founded by Samsung venture, KTB entertainment, Egg film, and Kangjekyu film.[3] On April 28, 2002, the casting of actor Lee Beom soo and actress Kim Sun-a was confirmed, with crank in starting around May and an expected filming period of two months, aiming for an August release of the movie.[4] Company HumanCom funded 300 million won out of estimated budget of 1.8 billion won for the film.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 김선아, <몽정기>에서 섹시한 선생님되다. Cine21. Korean. 30 July 2015. 2 May 2002.
  2. Web site: 새로운 배급망 'A라인' 띄운다…강제규필름 外 4개사. financial news. 2002-01-21.
  3. Web site: 삼성벤처투자, 동양제과 한국영화 배급 새장 열겠다. maeilkyungje.
  4. Web site: 이범수·김선아, 영화 '몽정기' 출연. financial news.
  5. Web site: 휴먼컴, 영화 사업 진출. Hankookkyungje.