''Red Carpet'' () is a 2014 South Korean

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...

film written and directed by

Park Beom-soo A park is an area of natural, semi-natural or planted space set aside for human enjoyment and recreation or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. Urban parks are green spaces set aside for recreation inside towns and cities. N ...

, loosely inspired by his experience as a pornographic director.

Plot

Jung-woo (

Yoon Kye-sang Yoon Kye-sang (; born December 20, 1978) is a South Korean actor and singer. He began his career in 1999 as part of the K-pop boy band g.o.d, then left the group in 2004 and pursued an acting career. He made his acting debut in the film '' Fly ...

) is a

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

of adult films. He entered the film industry because of his love for cinema, but found himself stuck doing erotic movies for 10 years. His bed ridden father (Myung Gye-nam) is noticeably dissatisfied with his career decision. Eun-soo (

Go Joon-hee Go Joon-hee (born Kim Eun-joo on August 31, 1985) is a South Korean actress. She made her entertainment debut as a school uniform model in 2001, then launched an acting career in 2003. Background Kim adopted the stage name Go Joon-hee in 2008, ...

) is a former child actress that recently moved back to Korea to pursue a career in acting. Having fallen for a fake rental listing of Jung-woo's apartment, she is forced to room with him until her affairs are sorted. She later realizes that Jung-woo is a screenwriter when she finds the screenplay for his dream project, "An Officer and A Nurse". When Eun-soo accidentally shows up at a porn open casting at Jung-woo's office, not knowing his true profession, he makes it up to her by helping her find actual open cast calls and practicing her monologues. And as they spend more time together, they start to develop feelings for each other. After getting the role, Eun-soo decides to gift Jung-woo a projector for helping her. But as she arrives home, she finds the steamed silhouette of woman by the front door, making illicit noises. Unbeknownst to her, Jung-woo had actually brought the porn crew back home for reshoots due to budget restraints. But having felt cheated, Eun-soo suddenly disappears from Jung-woo's life. Jung-woo later sulks in a bar, wondering what has gone wrong, the scenery changing around him as time goes by, revealing Eun-soo's growth in popularity and her new found stardom. Jung-woo and his crew finally find the courage to quit their porn gig to pursue the production "An Officer and A Nurse" together. Eun-soo and Jung-woo reconcile over the misunderstanding and they come together to work on the project. However, paparazzi soon find out that the famed actress is seen on set with the former pornographic director. To avoid ruining Eun-soo's image, Jung-woo hosts a press conference and denounces any relationship between them, but he refuses to denounce any of the work he's made before. Moved by the press conference, Jung-woo's father gives him his blessing to pursue his dream. Their film finally makes it onto the film festival circuit and lands a spot in a small community film festival in Busan, the same day Eun-soo's new film is premiering. When Jung-woo's assistant director (Lee Chan-hee) shows up with an invitation, Eun-soo rushes out to make the screening, with the media trailing behind. When she makes it to the film festival, Jung-woo confesses his love for her and they embrace. The film ends with "An Officer and A Nurse" getting accepted into major film festivals and the crew later finding success in the mainstream film industry and abroad.

Cast

as Park Jung-woo *

as Jung Eun-soo *

Oh Jung-se Oh Jung-se (born February 26, 1977) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the television series ''Missing 9'' (2017), ''When the Camellia Blooms'' (2019), ''Hot Stove League'' (2019), and ''It's Okay to Not Be Okay'' (2020) ...

as Jo Jin-hwan * Jo Dal-hwan as Kang Joon-soo *

Hwang Chansung Hwang Chan-sung ( ko, 황찬성, born February 11, 1990), also known mononymously as Chansung, is a South Korean singer, rapper, songwriter and actor. He is a member of the Korean boy band 2PM. He made his debut as an actor in the 2006 comedy ...

as Kim Dae-yoon *

Shin Ji-soo Shin Ji-soo (born October 28, 1985) is a South Korean actress and singer. Shin began her entertainment career as a child actress, and has since starred in television dramas such as ''Virtue'' (2000) and ''Famous Princesses'' (2006), as well as t ...

as Strawberry * Son Byung-wook as Seok-bong *

Lee Mi-do Lee Mi-do (born Lee Eun-hye on 25 May 1982) is a South Korean actress. Career In 2012, she also moved into the TV arena, while remaining active in her film career. Her notable TV credits include ''The Queen of Office'' (2013) and '' You Are ...

as Sunny *

Ahn Jae-hong Ahn Jae-hong (, December 31, 1891 – March 1, 1965) was a Korean activist, politician, and journalist who participated in the Korean independence movement. See also * Korea Independence Party The Korea Independence Party (; KIP) was a p ...

as Windmill * Im Eun-ji as Plum * Lee Chan-hee as Assistant director * Lee Tae-hyeong as Department head Lee *

Nam Yeon-woo Nam Yeon-woo (born October 9, 1982) is a South Korean actor. Nam played his first leading role in a feature film in Lee Don-ku's indie Indie is a short form of "independence" or "independent"; it may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media ...

as Chang-soo * Yang Seon-hye as Cherry * Jeon Shin-hye as Yeo-reum * Lee Ye-ryeong as Watermelon * Lee Gwang-hoon as Mango * Kim Jae-young as Tsunami * Kim Ja-young as Jung-woo's mother * Kim Hyun-jeong as Seok-bong's wife * Seo Ha-jin as Seok-bong's daughter * Kim Jae-cheol as Constable Kim * Yoon Da-kyung as Representative Oh ( cameo) * Song Sam-dong as Man with sign (cameo) * Min Seong-wook as Kang Hyun-min (cameo) * Sung Ji-ru as CEO (cameo) * Myung Gye-nam as Jung-woo's father (cameo) * Seon Hak as Awards ceremony host (cameo)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Red Carpet 2014 films 2010s Korean-language films South Korean romantic comedy films Films about filmmaking Films about actors Films about pornography 2010s South Korean films