Greatest Expectations (2003)
Chang-sik lives strictly by the freeloader's handbook, doing the rounds of free samples in department store food sections and sponging off of his older brother. Mi-young nurtures grandiose dreams of becoming a TV actress but has failed every audition because she just can't act. The two unemployed with similar schedules and living in the same neighborhood are bound to run into each other, and they do. One day, Chang-sik and Mi-young are walking around distractedly when they end up in a head-on collision. Chang-sik's coins spill out from his hands and scatter all over the ground. His precious coins! He chases after every single one but ends up 10 cents short. He viciously turns to the Mi-young but she refuses to give him 10 cents...
Director: Oh Sang-hun
Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 117 min
Release Date: October 24, 2003
Cast
- Im Chang-jung - Chang-shik
- Kim Seon-a - Mi-yeong
- Shin Yi - Seong-hie
- Kim Soo-mi - Mi-yeong's mother
- Gong Hyung-jin - Yong-shik
- Kim Wang-geun - Supermarket Man
- Sa Hyeon-jin - Jang-mi
- Yoo Soon-chul - Chairman Hwang
Screenplay
Music: Sung-woo Jo
Cinematography: Lee Seok-hyun
Production: CJ Entertainment
Country: South Korea
Language: 한국어/조선말
Original Language: ko
More Films by Director: Oh Sang-hun
More Films in Genre: Comedy
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Greatest Expectations about?
- Chang-sik lives strictly by the freeloader's handbook, doing the rounds of free samples in department store food sections and sponging off of his older brother. Mi-young nurtures grandiose dreams of becoming a TV actress but has failed every audition because she just can't act. The two unemployed with similar schedules and living in the same neighborhood are bound to run into each other, and they do. One day, Chang-sik and Mi-young are walking around distractedly when they end up in a head-on collision. Chang-sik's coins spill out from his hands and scatter all over the ground. His precious coins! He chases after every single one but ends up 10 cents short. He viciously turns to the Mi-young but she refuses to give him 10 cents...
- Who directed Greatest Expectations?
- Greatest Expectations was directed by Oh Sang-hun.
- Who stars in Greatest Expectations?
- Greatest Expectations stars Im Chang-jung, Kim Seon-a, Shin Yi, Kim Soo-mi, Gong Hyung-jin, Kim Wang-geun.
- How long is Greatest Expectations?
- Greatest Expectations has a runtime of 1h 57m (117 minutes).
- What genre is Greatest Expectations?
- Greatest Expectations is a Comedy film.
- Where was Greatest Expectations produced?
- Greatest Expectations was produced in South Korea.