The Bad Guys: Reign of Chaos is a 2019 South Korean action comedy film directed by Son Yong-ho, based on the OCN hit drama series Bad Guys.[3] The film stars Ma Dong-seok, Kim Sang-joong, Kim Ah-joong and Jang Ki-yong.

The Bad Guys: Reign of Chaos
US theatrical release poster
Hangul	나쁜 녀석들: 더 무비
Revised Romanization	Na-ppeun Nyeo-seok-deul: Deo Mu-bi
Directed by	Son Yong-ho
Written by	Son Yong-ho
Based on	Bad Guys by Han Jung-hoon
Produced by	Kim Su-jin Yoon In-beom
Starring	Ma Dong-seok Kim Sang-joong Kim Ah-joong Jang Ki-yong
Cinematography	Lee Jae-hyuk
Edited by	Shin Min-kyung
Music by	Mok Young-jin
Production companies	CJ Entertainment Bidangil Pictures
Distributed by	CJ Entertainment
Release date	September 11, 2019 (2019-09-11)
Running time	114 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Budget	₩8.1 billion[1]
Box office	US$22.3 million[2]

Plot

During an inmate transportation, several policemen are attacked and killed by some assassins, where a former gangster's boss named No Sang-sik is freed. After capturing some of the prisoners, Oh Goo-tak, who is the former boss of an unusual special forces unit called Crime Unit is called by the head officer, who reveals that Sang-Sik was about to testify the real leader of the Yakuza, where he tells Oh to reassemble his unit and capture them. Oh hires Woong-Cheol, a former crimefighter, who is serving time in prison for 28 years, and Yoo-Sung, a former cop to capture them.

The duo are also promised for a reduction of their prison sentence if they manage to capture them, where the unit soon manage to capture one of the prisoner named Kwak No-soon/Jessica, who later becomes a part of the unit as she has useful information which helps the team to close in one of the escaped prisoner named Kim Chang-min. The unit manages to track Kim, where police detective named Choi arrests him, thus interfering in their operation. It is also revealed that Woong-cheol accepted this mission, as he wants to settle a score with the gangster's boss for killing his best friend Nam Myeong-seok.

After admitting Oh to the hospital due to liver cancer, The unit manages to retrieve Kim from the police station and also other prisoners, including Sang-sik, They interrogate Sang-sik and learn that the Yakuza leader's real name is Yoshihara, where they learn that Yoshihara had killed Myeong-seok for protesting against his drug operations. Sang-sik felt guilty and decided to testify against Yoshihara by listing about his operations in his diary. However, the head officer, who is revealed to be Yoshihara's mole, retrieves the diary and kills Sang-sik, where he also leaves the unit to die in a fire accident, but they manage to escape.

Meanwhile, Choi sides with the unit and manages to trace Yoshihara in a factory, where the unit, along with Woong-Cheol's friend attacks the basement. After a lengthy battle with Yoshihara's goons, Woong-Cheol confronts Yoshihara and brutally thrashes him for Myeong-seok's death. Yoshihara and his men, along with the head officer are arrested. Oh gets recovered from his cancer, and gets encouraged by Woong-Cheol to work again. After this, Oh arrests Yoshira's associates and the team's prison sentence are reduced while Woong-Cheol is hired for another mission.

Cast

• Ma Dong-seok as Park Woong-cheol
• Kim Sang-joong as Oh Gu-tak
• Kim Ah-joong as Kwak No-soon / Jessica
• Jang Ki-yong as Ko Yoo-sung
• Park Won-sang as Kim Chang-sik
• Park Hyung-soo as Park Sung-tae
• Bang Jae-ho as Young police officer
• Kang Min-tae as Warehouse gangster 1
• Kang Ye-won as Yoo Mi-yeong (cameo)
• Kong Jung-hwan as Nam Myeong-seok (special appearance)
• Kim Hye-yoon as Oh Ji-yun (Oh Gu-tak's daughter) (special appearance)
• Ji Seung-Hyun as Nam Young-Gyu

Production

Principal photography began on September 10, 2018, and wrapped on January 11, 2019.[4]

References

External links

• The Bad Guys: Reign of Chaos at HanCinema
• The Bad Guys: Reign of Chaos at the Korean Movie Database