The Odd Family: Zombie on Sale

The Odd Family: Zombie On Sale
Theatrical release poster
Hangul
기묘한 가족
Literal meaningStrange Family
Revised RomanizationGimyohan gajok
Directed byLee Min-jae
Written byLee Min-jae
Jung Seo-in
Produced byJang Jin-seung
Eum Zoo-young
Starring
CinematographyCho Hyoung-rae
Edited byKim Sun-min
Music byHwang Sang-jun
Production
companies
Cinezoo
Oscar 10 Studio
Distributed byMegabox Plus M
Release date
  • February 13, 2019 (2019-02-13)
Running time
111 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean [1][2]

The Odd Family: Zombie On Sale is a 2019 South Korean zombie comedy film directed by Lee Min-jae, starring Jung Jae-young, Kim Nam-gil, Uhm Ji-won, Lee Soo-kyung, Jung Ga-ram and Park In-hwan.[3][4]

Plot

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The story revolves around the Park family whose lives get disrupted after the elderly father gets bitten by a zombie.

Cast

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Production

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Principal photography began on October 13, 2017, and wrapped on January 21, 2018.[5]

Reception

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On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 89% based on reviews from 28 critics, and an average rating of 7.2/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "An auspicious feature debut for director Lee Min-jae, Zombie for Sale puts a light yet surprisingly poignant spin on predictable genre formula."[6]

References

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  1. ^ "THE ODD FAMILY : ZOMBIE ON SALE (2019)Korean". Korean Film Biz Zone.
  2. ^ "THE ODD FAMILY : ZOMBIE ON SALE (2019)". Korean Film Biz Zone.
  3. ^ "[Herald Review] 'The Odd Family,' a zombie film that should've been more". www.koreaherald.com. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  4. ^ "'Odd Family' a rare zombie comedy with veteran actors". www.koreaherald.com. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  5. ^ "KoBiz - Korean Film Biz Zone". www.kobiz.or.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Zombie for Sale (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
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