The Book of Lists: Horror by Wallace Amy & Bradley Scott & Howison Del

Author:Wallace, Amy & Bradley, Scott & Howison, Del [Wallace, Amy & Bradley, Scott & Howison, Del]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Collection.Anthology, Literary Criticism, Non-Fiction, Essays & Letters, Film & Television
ISBN: 9780061537264
Google: holVcyk2YLwC
Amazon: 0061537268
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2008-09-16T04:00:00+00:00

4. Pulgasari—North Korea, 1985

You don’t see a lot of monster movies from North Korea, and this one has one of the most unusual backstories in the history of cinema. The current dictator of North Korea, Kim Jong-il, kidnapped South Korean director Shin Sang-ok and forced him to make movies in North Korea. Pulgasari was Shin’s last work before he escaped while on a trip to Vienna. Pulgasari the monster begins his life as a doll made of rice and clay, but grows whenever he eats metal. Soon he is protecting oppressed villagers from the evil warlord. But then he grows so big that he becomes a burden to the citizenry he is supposed to be protecting. As for Shin, after being debriefed at length by the CIA, he made his way to Hollywood, changed his name to Simon Sheen, created the 3 Ninjas series and even managed to get Pulgasari remade as an American children’s film called Galgameth.

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