Break Out (2002)

Name: Break Out
Genre: Action, Comedy
Released: 2002-07-17
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Kim Seung-woo, Cha Seung-won, Park Young-kyu, Lee Moon-sik, Bae Joong-sik

Break Out (2002), directed by Chang Hang-jun, starring Kim Seung-woo and Cha Seung-won.

07/17/2002 BR Action and Comedy 1h 45m

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Bent on reclaiming a lighter which is his only possession, a broke man pursues the thief, who turns out to be a mob boss planning to hijack a train.

Kim Sung-bokCinematography
Chang Hang-junDirector
고임표Editing
이관수Producer

About the film

Break Out (Korean: 라이터를 켜라; RR: raiteoreul kyeora; lit. 'Spark the Lighter') is a 2002 South Korean action comedy film directed by Jang Hang-jun, and starring Kim Seung-woo and Cha Seung-won. The film was released on July 17, 2002.

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Plot

A loser, Bong-gu (Kim Seung-woo), attends a high school reunion, where he is ridiculed for his lack of accomplishments. The next day he goes to the country for army reserve training, where he encounters further humiliation and failure. With his last few won he purchases a cheap cigarette lighter. With no other way home, he shares a taxi to Seoul train station with a fellow reservist and malcontent named Bum-soo (Kang Sung-jin).

While at the station, Bong-gu leaves his lighter in a bathroom stall, where it is purloined by a gangster, Yang Chul-gon (Cha Seung-won). Enraged beyond endurance, Bong-gu demands the lighter back, provoking a beating from the gangster's underlings. Undeterred, he follows Chul-gon onto a train. There, Chul-gon has more important business to attend to, waylaying a senator (Park Yeong-gyu) whom he had helped into office but who has since refused to reciprocate with any political favors. When the senator stubbornly refuses to concede, Chul-gon takes the entire train hostage. Meanwhile, Bong-gu will stop at nothing to recover his lighter.

Cast

Kim Seung-woo as Heo Bong-gu

Cha Seung-won as Yang Chul-gon

Park Yeong-gyu as Park Yeong-gab

Kang Sung-jin as Bum-soo

Lee Moon-sik

Yoo Hae-jin

Kim Chae-yeon

Bae Jung-sik

Park Jae-hyun

Han Bo-ram

Jung Eun-pyo

Jang Hyun-sung

Jang Hang-jun

Kim In-moon

Kim Sun-kyung

Lee Won-jong

Im Hyung-joon

Sung Ji-ru

Kim Sung-kyum

Jung Woo

Yoon Young-geol

Shin Hyun-sung

Park Jun-se

Lee Cheol-min

Kim Ji-young as Bong-gu's mother

Kong Yoo-seok as pilot 2

Nam Moon-chul as senior executive 3

Kim Kyung-ae as female cleaner

Jang Nam-yeol as crewman

Kim Min-kyo as elementary school alumni

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External links

Break Out at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)

Break Out at IMDb

Break Out at HanCinema

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Trivia

It premiered on July 17, 2002, a Wednesday.
It runs 1h45 — a typical feature length.
Its original title is "라이터를 켜라".
This film's quiz has 12 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosCinema Service
CountriesSouth Korea
LanguagesKorean
StatusReleased

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Kim Sung-bok Cinematography
Chang Hang-jun Director
고임표 Editing
이관수 Producer
이준택 Producer
Park Jung-woo Writer

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What is Break Out about?

Break Out: Bent on reclaiming a lighter which is his only possession, a broke man pursues the thief, who turns out to be a mob boss planning to hijack a train.

Who directed Break Out?

Break Out was directed by Chang Hang-jun in 2002.

Who stars in Break Out?

The cast of Break Out includes Kim Seung-woo, Cha Seung-won, Park Young-kyu, Lee Moon-sik and Bae Joong-sik.

How long is Break Out?

Break Out runs for 105 minutes, or 1h45.