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04/04/2003 Comedy, Science Fiction, Crime 1h 57m
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I caught a dirty rotten alien.

Overview

A young man believes that his country's leaders are actually toxic reptilian aliens sent down to launch a takeover of his beloved Earth. So he decides to abduct them and force the truth out on camera in his basement that doubles as a film studio and torture chamber.

  1. Jang Joon-hwan

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Shin Ha-kyun

    Lee Byeong-gu

  2. Baek Yoon-sik

    Kang Man-shik

  3. Hwang Jeong-min

    Su-ni

  4. Lee Jae-yong

    Inspector Choo

  5. Lee Joo-hyun

    Detective Kim

  6. Ki Joo-bong

    Squad Leader Lee

  7. Kim Dong-hyun

    Tae-sik

  8. Kim Kwang-shik

    Detective Seo

  9. Won Woong-jae

    Detective Jang

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Reviews

A review by badelf
Written by badelf on 2026-06-08
I am reviewing Bugonia (2025) and Save the Green Planet (2003) together because I watched Bugonia before I discovered that it was a remake. As a rule, I don't watch remakes, especially Hollywood versions, because my experience is that they are never as good as the original.

In this case, however, both of these films were excellent. My understanding is that Jang Joon-hwan was scheduled to direct the remake but was unable due to health issues. The choice of Lanthimos as replacement was perfect - I can't imagine anyone else truly understanding the wacky, dark humor of this narrative.

Both f...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
Korean

Budget
$3,000,000.00

Revenue
$0.00

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