A notorious dirty cop makes an honest attempt to catch a serial killer who even murdered his own parents.
Acting
Sul Kyung-gu's unhinged charisma carries every frame.
Direction
Kang Woo-suk balances slapstick and savagery flawlessly.
Writing
Dialogue that roasts Korean police bureaucracy mid-chase.
Director
Kang Woo-suk
Sul Kyung-gu
Kang Chul-joong
Lee Sung-jae
Jo Kyu-hwan
Kang Shin-il
Eom Chung-il
Kim Jung-hak
Kim Young-soo
Do Yong-gu
Detective Nam
Ahn Nae-sang
Detective Lee
Lee Moon-sik
Lee Ahn-soo
Sung Ji-ru
Dae-kil
Yoo Hai-jin
Yong-man
Lee Kan-hee
Mrs. Jo
Lee Jeong-heon
Sticky Note
Ki Joo-bong
Song Haeng-ki
Kim Yoon-ah
Yong-man's Second Daughter
Kim Hee-seon
Yong-man's Colleague
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during Korea's IMF crisis era, the film's contempt for corrupt institutions resonated with audiences facing systemic collapse. Chul-joong became an unlikely folk hero.
Sul Kyung-gu improvised the infamous police station rant about prosecutors — the real target of director Kang's own bureaucratic frustrations. It wasn't in the script.
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