Wonderful Nightmare (Korean: 미쓰 와이프; RR: Misseu Waipeu; lit. Miss Wife) is a 2015 South Korean fantasy romantic comedy film starring Uhm Jung-hwa and Song Seung-heon.[2][3][4][5][6]
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Kang Hyo-jin |
| Written by | Kim Je-yeong |
| Produced by | Cha Sang-min |
| Starring | Uhm Jung-hwa Song Seung-heon |
| Cinematography | Sohn Won-ho |
| Edited by | Shin Min-kyung |
| Distributed by | Megabox Plus M |
Release date |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$6.6 million[1] |
The early Korean working title literally translates to Wonderful Nightmare (Korean: 멋진 악몽; RR: Meotjin Akmong), which was retained for the international English title.[7]
Plot
editYeon-woo is a successful lawyer who gets into an automobile accident leading her to fall into a coma. She wakes in heaven to find that her death was a clerical error and it was actually an old woman with the same name who was meant to die.
To hide the mistake, she is asked to live as another woman – a housewife who was also killed by mistake – for just one month. Married to a very ordinary civil servant named Sung-hwan with a difficult teenage daughter and a precocious six-year-old, Yeon-woo finds herself changing in unexpected ways as well as facing challenges she hasn't faced before.
Cast
edit- Uhm Jung-hwa as Lee Yeon-woo[8][9][10]
- Song Seung-heon as Kim Sung-hwan[11]
- Kim Sang-ho as Chief Lee
- Ra Mi-ran as Mi-sun
- Seo Shin-ae as Kim Ha-neul
- Lee Seung-ho as Kyeong-ho
- Jung Ji-hoon as Kim Ha-roo
- Lee Seung-ho as Choi Kyung-hoon
- Lee Jun-hyeok as Section chief Choi
- Kim Byung-chul as Jin-man
- Go Soo-hee as Head of women's society
- Kim Jae-man as Section chief Park
- Jo Duk-jae as Doo-man
- Hwang Geum-byul as Senior Jo
- Yoon Boo-jin as Hyun-seo's mother
- Lee Mi-yoon as Sung-soo's mother
- Park Yoo-mil as Min-ah's mother
- Lee Yong-nyeo as Kyung-rae
- Lee Woo-joo as Hyun-seo
- Yoon Joo as Ji-min
- Seol Ji-yoon as Ji-min's mother
- Kang Eun-ah as So-ra
- Bae Min-jung as Woman in formal dress
- Kim Young-moo as Kyung-hoon's lawyer
- Lee Jong-goo as Mr. Kim, the guard
- Heo Jung-eun as Chan-mi
- Lee Hye-rin as Ji-woo
- Kwon Soo-jung as young Yeon-woo
- Ahn So-yeon as student-age Yeon-woo
- Park Sang-hyuk as Yeon-woo's assistant
- Go On as Park Chan-jin
- Hwang Suk-ha as Team leader Kim
- Kim Do-yeon as Resident
- Yang Do-yeon as Lawyer Park
- Kim Byung-choon as Principal (cameo)
- Yeom Dong-heon as Head of the district (cameo)
- Kim Hye-na as Yeon-woo's mother (cameo)
- Choi Il-hwa as Chairman Park (cameo)
- Jung Ji-yoon as Pharmacist (cameo)
- Jung Yoo-suk as Public prosecutor Choi (cameo)
Adaptations
editA Taiwanese film adaptation titled Beautiful Accident was released in 2017, starring Gwei Lun-mei and Chen Kun.
In December 2023, it was announced that a Philippine film adaptation of the same title will be released in 2024, to be starred by Sarah Geronimo and Matteo Guidicelli.[12]
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 52nd Grand Bell Awards | Best Actress | Uhm Jung-hwa | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ "KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System)". KOFIC. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ Baek, Byung-yeul (2015-07-29). "Wonderful Nightmare, a tearjerker comedy". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ Choi, Hee-suk (2015-07-13). "Song Seung-heon, Uhm Jung-hwa 'want to try each other's lives'". K-pop Herald. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ Ha, Soo-jung (2014-10-15). "Song Seung Heon and Uhm Jung Hwa Cast as Married Couple in Wonderful Nightmare". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ Noh, Jean (2015-03-24). "Korea's M-Line has Wonderful Nightmare". Screen International. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ Kil, Sonia (2015-03-24). "HK FilMart: M-Line Dreams Up Wonderful Nightmare". Variety.
- ^ Kim, June (2014-11-27). "UHM Jeong-hwa and SONG Seung-heon to Play Husband and Wife". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ Won, Ho-jung (2015-08-05). "Herald Interview: Actress Uhm Jeong-hwa eager for more roles, challenges". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ Kim, Hyo-eun (2015-08-09). "A diva takes on the dreaded role of ajumma". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ "Uhm Jung-hwa Escapes from Single Life in New Rom-Com". The Chosun Ilbo. 2015-08-13. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ Kim, Yeon-ji (2015-07-30). "An actor tries to spread his wings". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ Almo, Nherz (December 24, 2023). "Matteo Guidicelli and Sarah Geronimo to star in a movie in 2024". gmanetwork.com. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
External links
edit- Official website (in Korean)
- Wonderful Nightmare at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
- Wonderful Nightmare at HanCinema