''Vampire Cop Ricky'' () is a
2006 South Korean film.
Plot
A mosquito from
Transylvania
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finds its way to
Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 ...
where it bites Na Do-yol, a corrupt police officer. Soon after he begins to develop a thirst for blood, and finds out that he has vampire super powers whenever he becomes sexually aroused. When Do-yol's past misdeeds come back to threaten his partner and girlfriend, he decides to clean up his act and sets out for revenge.
Cast
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Kim Su-ro
Kim Soo-ro (born Kim Sang-joong on May 7, 1970) is a South Korean actor.
Career
Early career
Kim Soo-ro studied Theater at the Seoul Institute of the Arts and Dongguk University, then joined the Mokwha Repertory Company. In 1993, he made hi ...
... Na Do-yol
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Jo Yeo-jeong
Cho Yeo-jeong (born February 10, 1981) is a South Korean actress. She is best known internationally for her role in the film ''Parasite'' (2019), which won four Academy Awards and became the first non-English language film to win the award for Be ...
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Chun Ho-jin
Chun Ho-jin (born September 9, 1960) is a South Korean actor.
Early life
Chun studied chemistry at Inha University but dropped out to pursue acting. His father Chun Gyu-deok was among the first generation of professional wrestlers in the countr ...
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Son Byong-ho
Son Byong-ho (born August 25, 1962) is a South Korean actor. Son is known for his role in action films, notably, ''R-Point'' (2004), '' Running Wild'' (2006), ''The Good, the Bad, the Weird'' (2008) and ''Insu, The Queen Mother
''Insu, the Qu ...
... Tak Moon-su
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Oh Kwang-rok
Oh Kwang-rok (born August 28, 1962) is a South Korean actor.
Filmography
Film
Television series
Theater
References
External links
Oh Kwang-rokat SidusHQ
iHQ Inc., doing business as SidusHQ () is one of the leading talen ...
... Vampire Hunter
* Kim Goo-taek
* Lee Sang-hong
* Oh Soon-tae
Release
''Vampire Cop Ricky'' was released in
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
on 9 February 2006,
[Box-Office Admission Results]
(2006). ''Koreanfilm.org''. Retrieved on 8 December 2008. and on its opening weekend
topped the box office with 492,272 admissions. The film went on to receive a total of 1,858,668 admissions nationwide,
with a gross (as of 12 March 2006) of
$10,671,848.
South Korea Box Office March 10–12, 2006
. ''Box Office Mojo''. Retrieved on 8 December 2008.
See also
*Vampire film
Vampire films have been a staple in world cinema since the era of silent films, so much so that the depiction of vampires in popular culture is strongly based upon their depiction in films throughout the years. The most popular cinematic adaptati ...
References
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2006 films
2006 action films
South Korean action comedy films
South Korean fantasy films
2000s action comedy films
2000s superhero films
Vampire comedy films
Films set in Seoul
2000s Korean-language films
Showbox films
2006 comedy films
2000s South Korean films
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