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Tidal Wave

Original title: Haeundae
  • 20092009
  • RR
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
4.5K
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Ha Ji-Won, Joong-Hoon Park, Sol Kyung-gu, and Uhm Junghwa in Haeundae (2009)
Man-sik, a native of a popular vacation spot Haeundae beach is preparing to propose to his longtime girlfriend, Yeon-hee. In the meantime, geologist KIM Hwi discovers signs of tsunami. Eventually, a mega-tsunami is headed straight for Haeundae at 500 miles per hour.
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  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Thriller

A woman named Yeon-hee (Ha Ji-won) lives in Busan with her boyfriend Man-sik (Sol Kyung-gu) near Haeundae Beach. But, when they find out a tsunami will hit the city, They realize they only h... Read allA woman named Yeon-hee (Ha Ji-won) lives in Busan with her boyfriend Man-sik (Sol Kyung-gu) near Haeundae Beach. But, when they find out a tsunami will hit the city, They realize they only have 10 minutes to escape!A woman named Yeon-hee (Ha Ji-won) lives in Busan with her boyfriend Man-sik (Sol Kyung-gu) near Haeundae Beach. But, when they find out a tsunami will hit the city, They realize they only have 10 minutes to escape!

IMDb RATING
5.5/10
4.5K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • JK Youn
  • Writer
    • JK Youn
  • Stars
    • Kim Yoo-jeong
    • Lee Min-ki
    • Ha Ji-Won
Top credits
  • Director
    • JK Youn
  • Writer
    • JK Youn
  • Stars
    • Kim Yoo-jeong
    • Lee Min-ki
    • Ha Ji-Won
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 43User reviews
    • 47Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 12 nominations

    Videos1

    Main
    Trailer 1:59
    Main

    Photos111

    Lee Min-ki in Haeundae (2009)
    Haeundae (2009)
    Haeundae (2009)
    Kim In-kwon in Haeundae (2009)
    Joong-Hoon Park and Uhm Junghwa in Haeundae (2009)
    Haeundae (2009)
    Sol Kyung-gu in Haeundae (2009)
    Ha Ji-Won and Sol Kyung-gu in Haeundae (2009)
    Ha Ji-Won and Sol Kyung-gu in Haeundae (2009)
    Ha Ji-Won and Sol Kyung-gu in Haeundae (2009)
    Ha Ji-Won and Sol Kyung-gu in Haeundae (2009)
    Ha Ji-Won and Sol Kyung-gu in Haeundae (2009)

    Top cast

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    Kim Yoo-jeong
    Kim Yoo-jeong
    • Ji-Minas Ji-Min
    Lee Min-ki
    Lee Min-ki
    • Hyeong-shikas Hyeong-shik
    Ha Ji-Won
    Ha Ji-Won
    • Gang Yeon-heuias Gang Yeon-heui
    Sol Kyung-gu
    Sol Kyung-gu
    • Choi Man-shikas Choi Man-shik
    Uhm Junghwa
    Uhm Junghwa
    • Lee Yu-jinas Lee Yu-jin
    • (as Jeong-hwa Eom)
    Park Myeong-hoon
    Park Myeong-hoon
    • Emergency Room Internas Emergency Room Intern
    Ye-won Kang
    Ye-won Kang
    • Hee-meeas Hee-mee
    Joong-Hoon Park
    Joong-Hoon Park
    • Kim Hwias Kim Hwi
    Jae-ho Song
    Jae-ho Song
    • Choi's uncleas Choi's uncle
    Nicole Dionne
    Nicole Dionne
    • Yeon-Heeas Yeon-Hee
    • (voice)
    Kim In-kwon
    Kim In-kwon
    • Dong-chunas Dong-chun
    Byoung-Sook Sung
    • Dong-chun's motheras Dong-chun's mother
    • (as Byeong-sook Seong)
    Sean House
    • Helicopter Crew Chiefas Helicopter Crew Chief
    Jason Fenton
    • Man-Sikas Man-Sik
    • (voice)
    Lee Briggs
    Lee Briggs
    • Helicopter Pilotas Helicopter Pilot
    Ho-min Yeo
    • Jun-haas Jun-ha
    Lauchlin O'Sullivan
    Bo-geun Cheon
    • Seung-hyeonas Seung-hyeon
    • Director
      • JK Youn
    • Writer
      • JK Youn
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    Storyline

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    Professor Kim, a marine geologist, recognizes the impending danger of a mega tsunami headed straight for Haeundae, a popular vacation spot on the south coast of Korea. He desperately attempts to warn authorities and alert the unknowing vacationers of the 500 MPH destructive force of nature headed their direction. —Anonymous
    • psychotronic film
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    • korea
    • tsunami
    • tears
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • There is No Escape from Nature's Wrath
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Drama
      • Thriller
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for some disturbing disaster images and language
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The CGI tsunami sequences had been shot at Kerner Optical's stages using water-dump tanks left over from special effects sequences of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) in San Rafael, California in November and December 2008, months before any principal photography began in South Korea
    • Goofs
      When the grandmother is watching the wave come in on the bridge, an aerial point-of-view shot shows the wave yet the height of the water around the footings remains constant.
    • Quotes

      Helicopter Pilot: We need to adjust those settings, this doesn't look right.

      Emergency Room Intern: James, James! James! We need to look at this. Something strange.

      [He shows the man the paper]

      Helicopter Pilot: Oh my god!

      Emergency Room Intern: Why am I jumping to this? Just listen up! Move the people somewhere higher okay! It's the Tsunami!

    • Connections
      References The Matrix (1999)

    User reviews43

    Review
    Top review
    The Tsunami Effects Were Great
    Tidal Wave (2009)

    ** (out of 4)

    This South Korean disaster picture deals with a wide range of people who at first are trying to deal with their personal lives but this all changes when a tsunami hits and they must fight for their lives. Apparently this film had the biggest budget for anything to come from South Korean and in fact I thought the special effects of the disaster looked pretty good but more on that in a bit. What really kills TIDAL WAVE is the first eighty-minutes, which is the time spent with the characters. It's clear that this film is just like so many American films in that we spend the majority of the running time getting to know the characters so that when the disaster does hit we care for them and want to see them survive. The problem here is that the majority of this is built around a bunch of comedy bits that simply aren't funny and in fact they really take you out of the movie. I'm really not sure what the purpose of these comedy scenes were but they should have been in a Laurel and Hardy movie and not something like this. Even the personal drama was pretty predictable as we are given the same stereotypes and same clichés that every disaster movie has followed since the 1970s. The film certainly does come alive once the tsunami hits and I thought the special effects were extremely good on the whole. Yes, there are some shots that are obviously fake but I enjoyed the imagination that went into them and we do get some pretty intense scenes. Still, after these scenes we fall back into the cliché routine with way too many scenes where someone is giving their live for someone else's and it just gets a bit repetitive after a while. TIDAL WAVE, on the whole, is a disappointment but fans of the genre will still want to check out the actual disaster bit.
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    • Michael_Elliott
    • Jan 28, 2013

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 22, 2009 (South Korea)
    • Country of origin
      • South Korea
    • Official sites
      • Official site (Japan)
      • Official site (South Korea)
    • Languages
      • Korean
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Tsunami
    • Filming locations
      • San Francisco, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • CJ Entertainment
      • Doosabu Film
      • Polygon Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • ₩10,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $71,283,278
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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