The Bad Guys: Reign of Chaos

The Bad Guys: Reign of Chaos is a 2019 South Korean action film directed by Son Yong-ho, based on the OCN hit drama series Bad Guys.[3] The film stars Ma Dong-seok, Kim Sang-joong, Kim Ah-joong and Jang Ki-yong.

The Bad Guys: Reign of Chaos
US theatrical release poster
Hangul
나쁜 녀석들: 더 무비
Revised RomanizationNa-ppeun Nyeo-seok-deul: Deo Mu-bi
Directed bySon Yong-ho
Written bySon Yong-ho
Based onBad Guys
by Han Jung-hoon
Produced byKim Su-jin
Yoon In-beom
Starring
CinematographyLee Jae-hyuk
Edited byShin Min-kyung
Music byMok Young-jin
Production
companies
CJ Entertainment
Bidangil Pictures
Distributed byCJ Entertainment
Release date
  • September 11, 2019 (2019-09-11)
Running time
114 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Budget₩8.1 billion[1]
Box officeUS$22.3 million[2]

Plot

During an inmate transportation, several policemen are attacked and killed by assassins, where a former gangster's boss named No Sang-sik is freed. After capturing some of the prisoners, Oh Goo-tak, the former boss of an unusual special forces unit called "Crime Unit" is called by the head officer. The head officer tells that Sang-Sik was about to testify the real leader of the Yakuza, and tells Oh to reassemble his unit and capture them. Oh hires Woong-Cheol, a former crimefighter serving time in prison, and Yoo-Sung, a former police officer to capture them. The duo are also promised for a reduction of their prison sentence if they manage to capture them.

The unit soon manage to capture one of the prisoner named Kwak No-soon/Jessica, who later becomes a part of the unit as she has useful information which helps the team to close in one of the escaped prisoner named Kim Chang-min. The unit manages to track Kim, where Detective Choi arrests him, thus interfering in their operation. It is revealed that Woong-cheol accepted this mission, as he wants to settle a score with the gangster's boss for killing his best friend Nam Myeong-seok. After admitting Oh to the hospital due to liver cancer, The unit manages to retrieve Kim from the police station and also other prisoners, including Sang-sik, They interrogate Sang-sik and learn that the Yakuza leader's real name is Yoshihara, and reveals that Yoshihara had killed Myeong-seok for protesting against his drug operations.

Sang-sik felt guilty and decided to testify against Yoshihara by listing about his operations in his diary. However, the head officer; revealed to be Yoshihara's mole, retrieves the diary and kills Sang-sik, and leaves the unit to die in a fire accident, but they manage to escape. Choi helps the unit to trace Yoshihara's location in a factory. Along with Woong-Cheol's friend, the unit attacks the basement and defeats Yoshihara's goons. Woong-Cheol confronts Yoshihara and brutally thrashes him for Myeong-seok's death. Yoshihara and his men, along with the head officer are arrested. Oh gets recovered from his cancer, and gets encouraged by Woong-Cheol to work again. The next day, Oh arrests Yoshira's associates and the team's prison sentence are reduced while Woong-Cheol is hired for another mission.

Cast

Production

Principal photography began on September 10, 2018, and wrapped on January 11, 2019.[4]

References
  1. "추석 극장가, 한국영화 3파전… 미스터 리·타짜·나쁜 녀석들". news.chosun.com (in Korean). 1 September 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  2. "The Bad Guys: Reign of Chaos (2019)". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  3. "The bad guys save the day for a change: Hit TV series gets the big screen treatment with new and familiar faces". koreajoongangdaily. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  4. "KoBiz - Korean Film Biz Zone". www.kobiz.or.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 11 September 2019.
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