Fasten Your Seatbelt (film)
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| Hangul | 롤러코스터 |
| Revised Romanization | Rolleo Koseuteo |
| Directed by | Ha Jung-woo |
| Produced by | Kim Han-gil |
| Written by | Ha Jung-woo |
| Starring | Jung Kyung-ho |
| Music by | Kim Jung-bum |
| Cinematography | So Jung-oh |
| Edited by | Kim Woo-il |
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| Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
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94 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Budget | US$590,000 |
| Box office | US$1,755,894 |
Fasten Your Seatbelt (Hangul: 롤러코스터; RR: Rolleo Koseuteo; lit. "Rollercoaster") is a 2013 South Korean comedy film written and directed by actor Ha Jung-woo, in his directorial debut. The film made its world premiere at the 18th Busan International Film Festival, and was released in theaters on October 17, 2013.
A plane headed from Tokyo's Haneda Airport to Seoul's Gimpo Airport with a Hallyu star on board runs into an unexpected storm and is in danger of crashing. A plane full of absurd characters―both crew members and passengers such as a businessman, a monk and a paparazzo—go through a series of comical shenanigans.
Ha Jung-woo said he'd always had the desire to study about film more, so he seized the opportunity to approach this movie not as an actor but as a director. "Having pondered what kind of film I should make, I came to the conclusion that I would only be satisfied if the audience could enjoy it and get some laughs. This naturally led me to write a comedy," Ha said.
Ha reportedly wrote the script based on his friend and fellow actor Ryoo Seung-bum's real-life experience. The flight from Seoul to Tokyo normally only takes about two hours, but Ryoo once experienced plane turbulence that went on for almost seven hours, during which he genuinely thought he was going to die.
Ha cast Jung Kyung-ho in the leading role as an arrogant and paranoid Hallyu star. Ha and Jung belong to the same agency Fantagio, and were both theater majors at Chung-Ang University. This was Jung's first acting job after his discharge from mandatory military service, and his character's appearance and wardrobe was inspired by K-pop star G-Dragon. Most of the actors in the cast have also worked with Ha before—even the music director, a colleague he first met while working on My Dear Enemy in 2008.
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