The Odd Family: Zombie on Sale

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The Odd Family: Zombie On Sale
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Theatrical release poster
Hangul
기묘한 가족
Literal meaningStrange Family
Revised Romanization Gimyohan gajok
Directed byLee Min-jae
Written byLee Min-jae
Jung Seo-in
Produced byJang Jin-seung
Eum Zoo-young
Starring
CinematographyCho Hyoung-rae
Edited byKim Sun-min
Music byHwang Sang-jun
Production
companies
Cinezoo
Oscar 10 Studio
Distributed by Megabox Plus M
Release date
  • February 13, 2019 (2019-02-13)
Running time
111 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean [1] [2]

The Odd Family: Zombie On Sale is a 2019 South Korean zombie comedy film directed by Lee Min-jae, starring Jung Jae-young, Kim Nam-gil, Uhm Ji-won, Lee Soo-kyung, Jung Ga-ram and Park In-hwan. [3] [4]

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Plot

Revolves around the Park family whose lives get disrupted after the elderly father gets bitten by a zombie.

Cast

Production

Principal photography began on October 13, 2017, and wrapped on January 21, 2018. [5]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 89% based on reviews from 28 critics, and an average rating of 7.2/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "An auspicious feature debut for director Lee Min-jae, Zombie for Sale puts a light yet surprisingly poignant spin on predictable genre formula." [6]

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References

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  2. "THE ODD FAMILY : ZOMBIE ON SALE (2019)". Korean Film Biz Zone.
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