The Last Godfather (Movie - 2010)

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  Shim Hyung-rae
  심형래
  As
  Younggu
  (영구)
• Harvey Keitel (하비 케이텔)
  As
  Don Carini
  (돈 카리니)
• Michael Rispoli (마이클 리스폴리)
  As
  Tony V
  (토니 5세)
• Jason Mewes (제이슨 미웨스)
  As
  Vinnie
  (비니)
• Jocelin Donahue (조셀린 도나휴)
  As
  Nancy Bonfante
  (낸시 본판티)
• Blake Clark (블레이크 클락)
  As
  Captain O'Brian
  (캡틴 오브라이언)

• Jon Polito(존 폴리토) Don Bonfante (돈 본판티)

• Calvin Dean (캘빈 딘) Carini Wiseguy #3

• Paul Hipp (폴 힙) Rocco

• Jack Kehler (잭 켈러) Cabbie

• Logan Shea (로건 쉐어) Little Willie

• Debra Mooney (데브라 무니) Sister Theresa

• John Pinette (존 피넷) Macho

• Michele Specht (미셀 스펙트) Burlesque Hostess

• Michelle Maniscalco (미쉘 매니스캘코) Burlesque Dancer

• Stephanie Danielson (스테파니 다니엘슨) Carini Girl

• Robert Amico (로버트 아미코) Bonfante Wise Guy

• Frank Scozzari (프랭크 스코자리) Street Vendor #1

• Roger Stoneburner (로저 스톤버너) Carini Wiseguy #1

• Mark Alexander Herz (마크 알렉산더 헤르츠) Carini Wiseguy

• Matthew J Cates (매튜 J 케이츠) Customer

• Keegan Boos (키건 부스) Bowery Boy

• Jeff Bornstein (제프 본스타인) Wise Guy

• Edith Fields (에디스 필즈) Shopkeeper

• Lala Khanian (랄라 카니언) Friendly Customer

• John Cirigliano (존 시리글리아노) Mangini

• Rob Tepper (롭 테퍼) Wise Guy

• Richard Bernard (리처드 버나드) Mafia Man in Doorway

• Rahman Dalrymple (라흐만 댈림플) Carini Wiseguy / Bodyguard

• Tom Brangle (톰 브랜글) Officer Pickett

• Neva Cole (네바 콜) Bartender in Jazz Club (uncredited)

• Arne Starr (아르네 스타) Bonfante Wiseguy (uncredited)

• Christian Levatino Tino

• Julia Farsadi Lingerie Shoppe

• Joshua Rosenthal Fabrizio

• Kim Yoo-bin (김유빈) Cameo

• Matt Mann Diner Customer

• Jannette Bloom Dress Shop Owner

• Tristen Bankston Big Willie

• Gus Lynch Don Bonfante's Yes-Man

• Olivia Presley Herself - Diner Patron (uncredited)

• Wonder Girls (원더걸스) Cameo

• Seon-ye (선예) Cameo

• Ha:tfelt (핫펠트) Cameo

• Yubin (유빈) Cameo

• Ahn So-hee (안소희) Cameo

• Hyerim (혜림) Cameo

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  Bankrupt Comedian Faces Embezzlement Charges
  2011/11/01, Source
  The movie production center owned by comedian-turned-director Shim Hyung-rae sold for W4 billion at auction, a district court in southern Seoul said on Monday (US$1=W1,106). Shim is broke after his latest films failed to make money. The building that housed the production company, Younggu Art, was appraised at W3.72 billion and bought by a property developer, the only bidder. The money will be used to pay the back wages of 43 staff at Younggu Art and their W891 million severance pay. The rest will go to repaying Shim's bank debts. A 244 sq. m luxury condominium owned by Shim has also been put up for auction,...More

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  'The Last Godfather" director under probe for unpaid wages
  2011/10/20, Source
  By Kim Rahn Shim Hyung-rae, a well-known comedian-turned-film director, is being investigated over allegations involving unpaid wages. The probe came after the Seoul Southern District Employment and Labor Office referred the case to the prosecution Tuesday. Shim has been accused of having delayed paying 850 million won (~US$850,000) in wages to the employees of Younggu Art, a production firm he founded. The company went under in July due to debt problems,...More

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  Comedian-Turned-Director Is Broke
  2011/09/01, Source
  Comedian-turned-director Shim Hyung-rae, who began his entertainment career decades ago in slapstick comedy and later produced a comedy that went on limited release in the to the U.S., is broke after his latest films failed to make money. His production company Younggu Art faces closure eight years after he founded it,...More

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  Huge debt stifles 'Last Godfather' director Shim
  2011/08/31, Source
  By Kim Tae-jong Shim Hyung-rae, the director of "The Last Godfather" (2010) and "D-War" (2007), is drowning in enormous debt. Industry insiders say his production firm Younggu-Art Entertainment is on the verge of going under. Rumors about the company's financial difficulties were sparked by a petition by 43 employees protesting the overdue payment of salaries. Shim, a comedian-turned-filmmaker, was summoned on Aug. 19 by a regional labor office to be questioned over the unpaid wages,...More

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  Korea's total box office dips 2.3%, but local films go up 9.9%
  2011/07/08, Source
  By KOFIC Korea's box office in the first half of 2011 has dipped 2.3%. From January to June, theaters took in 68.3 million admissions and KW536.4bn (US$507.2m), down from the 69.76 million admissions and KW549.3bn (US$519.4m) in the same period of time in 2010. Last year, 3D films with higher ticket prices led by "Avatar" brought about an increase in box office gross despite a decrease in admissions. This year's 3D tentpoles such as "Kung Fu Panda 2" and "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" did well at the box office but were not enough to make up for decreasing admissions,...More

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  Is Hollywood Ready for Korean Comedies?
  2011/03/08, Source
  From left, scenes from "Detective K", "Hello Ghost" and "The Last Godfather" Several Korean comedy films have made their way to Hollywood recently, either as remakes or in the original Korean version. Either way, it will be interesting to see how much Korean-style comedy can impress American audiences. "Detective K", which attracted 4.58 million viewers in the month since its release in Korea, will hit screens in the U.S. and Canada this month. Distributor Showbox said Thursday the film will be released in 10 cities in North America starting with Los Angeles on Friday, and in San Francisco, Atlanta, Seattle, Chicago, Dallas, Hawaii and Vancouver a week later,...More

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  Korean Movies market share 70%, why?
  2011/02/14, Source
  Comedy, thriller and human...it's the fun of choosing! The start is good. According to the Korean Film Commission Movie Theater Tickets Computer Network, the customer share for Korean movies is 66.8%. That means 2 out of 3 people chose to watch Korean movies. This is thanks to the fact that there are varieties of movies to choose from.,...More

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  Never-ending quest for Hollywood
  2011/02/11, Source
  By Park Si-soo Comedian-turned-filmmaker Shim Hyung-rae is a dreamer. He has pursued his dream to make a No.1 box office film in Hollywood for decades against all odds. Many critics call this dream "impractical" or "unrealistic". Of course, he knows he has a long way to go, but he is confident that he will make his dream come true someday,...More

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  Korean Films in U.S. Highlighted by WSJ
  2011/02/02, Source
  Director Im Sang-soo (L), accompanied by cast members Lee Jung-jae (R) and actress Jeon Do-yeon arrive on the red carpet for the screening of the film "The Housemaid - 2010" in competition during the 63rd Cannes Film Festival in Cannes May 14, 2010. Nineteen films compete for the prestigious Palme d'Or which will be awarded on May 23. (credit: WSJ) The Wall Street Journal's Korean Realtime blog has today highlighted new releases of Korean movies in the U.S,...More

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  Shim's 'Last Godfather' set for US release
  2011/01/27, Source
  Shim Hyung-rae's (also known as Ray Shim) latest film ",...More

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  Final Korean Box Office for the Week-end 2011.01.21 ~ 2011.01.23
  2011/01/25, Source
  The number one movie this week is "GLove" (글러브),...More

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  Early Korean Box Office for the Week-end 2011.01.21 ~ 2011.01.23
  2011/01/23, Source
  The number one movie this week is "GLove" (글러브),...More

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  Coming Soon to the CGV Cinema in Los Angeles
  2011/01/20, Source
  By Lukas Schwarzacher Hollywood kicked off its awards season with the Golden Globes on January 16 and is now headed to the Oscars on February 27. It's a time of red carpets, glamour, celebrities and a fevered pitch as movie fans and industry leaders alike speculate about the winners. The Best Foreign Language Film category helps to promote international movies to hundreds of millions who tune in to watch the Academy Awards telecast every year, but – for the most part – they can be overshadowed by all the buzz about Hollywood stars and movies at this time of year,...More

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  Winter cinema, Cha Tae-hyun laughed the loudest?
  2011/01/19, Source
  Korean movies are in a craze. Korean movie shares have been showing 3 times as much as foreign ones. This is thanks to movies like "The Yellow Sea", "The Last Godfather", "Heartbeat" and "Hello Ghost". They have brought in more than two million audiences.,...More

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  Final Korean Box Office for the Week-end 2011.01.14 ~ 2011.01.16
  2011/01/18, Source
  The number one movie this week is "Megamind",...More

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  Early Korean Box Office for the Week-end 2011.01.14 ~ 2011.01.16
  2011/01/16, Source
  The number one movie this week is "Megamind",...More

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  Final Korean Box Office for the Week-end 2011.01.07 ~ 2011.01.09
  2011/01/11, Source
  The number one movie this week is "The Last Godfather" (라스트 갓파더),...More

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  Early Korean Box Office for the Week-end 2011.01.07 ~ 2011.01.09
  2011/01/09, Source
  The number one movie this week is "The Last Godfather" (라스트 갓파더),...More

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  Did you know that the director of "The Last Godfather" was a famous comedian in Korea?!
  2011/01/08, Source
  Shim Hyung-rae playing Young-gu in 1983 Korean director Shim Hyung-rae's new movie "The Last Godfather" came out in Korea on 12/29. Within the first week, it ranked in thefirst place in the box office in Korea. It seems like the reason for this result is because the Director Shim himself played a main character Young-gu, in the movie. Actually the Character Young-gu is considered as director Shim's mascot since 1986, when he was a comedian instead of director,...More

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  Final Korean Box Office for the Week-end 2010.12.31 ~ 2011.01.02
  2011/01/04, Source
  The number one movie this week is "The Last Godfather" (라스트 갓파더),...More

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  'The Last Godfather' Draws 1 Million Viewers
  2011/01/03, Source
  Shim Hyung-rae's new comedy film "The Last Godfather" attracted over 1 m,...More

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  "The Last Godfather" takes No.1 on weekend box office
  2011/01/02, Source
  Film "The Last Godfather" [ALL THAT CINEMA] Korean actor and comedian Shim Hyung-rae starrer "The Last Godfather" debuted atop the local box office over the New Year weekend, according to data by Korean Box Office information System (KOBIS) on Monday. Also directed by Shim himself, "Godfather", which opened in 638 theaters nationwide on December 29, brought in a total,...More

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  'D-War' Director Returns to Comedy
  2011/01/02, Source
  Shim Hyung-rae Shim Hyung-rae has returned to comedy after a detour into fantasy with "D-War" in 2007. The 52-year-old director's new film is called "The Last Godfather" starring Harvey Keitel. "In fact, I'm a comedian to the bone. I'm proud of myself for that", he says. "You can watch 'Mr. Bean' on almost all airplanes around the world. So why not Korean comedies?",...More

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  Early Korean Box Office for the Week-end 2010.12.31 ~ 2011.01.02
  2011/01/02, Source
  The number one movie this week is "The Last Godfather" (라스트 갓파더),...More

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  'Godfather' goes dumb and dumber
  2010/12/30, Source
  Director-actor Shim Hyung-rae stars in a scene from "The Last Godfather", a parody of the Francis Ford Coppola film that is now shwoing in theaters. /Courtesy of CJ Entertainment By Lee Hyo-won Shim Hyung-rae puts aside his CG dragons for a trip down memory lane, resurrecting his trademark screen persona Younggu in his latest Hollywood endeavor. Since debuting in 1989, Shim's Younggu has featured in 19 comedy films, becoming a sort of "godfather" to borderline simpleton characters here. The director seems to have made a lifelong dream come true, starring opposite the likes of Harvey Keitel in "The Last Godfather",...More

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  Movie released today in Korea
  2010/12/29, Source
  Movie released today in Korea,...More

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  Music video released for the upcoming Korean movie "The Last Godfather"
  2010/12/22, Source
  Younggu Jingle Bells by Shim Hyung-rae music video released for the upcoming Korean movie "The Last Godfather",...More

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  Poster released for the upcoming Korean movie "The Last Godfather"
  2010/12/21, Source
  Poster released for the upcoming Korean movie "The Last Godfather",...More

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  Shim Hyung-rae: 'I Made Comedy that Can Be Accepted Worldwide'
  2010/12/20, Source
  Shim Hyung-rae has directed the movie "The Last Godfather" and also played the protagonist. Shim Hyung-rae, who had enjoyed the highest level of popularity as the best comedian from 1980s to 1990s and then made science fiction movies such as "Yonggari" and "D-War" aimed at the world movie industry, has come back to his specialty of comedies. The movie "The Last Godfather", which Shim had written, directed, and in which he played the protagonist, is a comedy movie about the mafia, and the released teaser video on the internet has generated huge anticipation about the movie. The movie is about a long-lost son of the mafia's godfather Don Carini (Harvey Keitel). The son named Younggu (Shim Hyung-rae) comes to New York to become the successor of the mafia boss,...More

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  Trailer released for the upcoming Korean movie "The Last Godfather"
  2010/11/29, Source
  Trailer released for the upcoming Korean movie "The Last Godfather",...More

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  Upcoming Korean movie "The Last Godfather"
  2010/11/11, Source
  Added the upcoming Korean movie "The Last Godfather"'s page to HanCinema database,...More

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  D-War Director Back With 3 Projects
  2009/10/09, Source
  "D-War" director Shim Hyung-rae's is busy again working on some largely diverse proje,...More

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  SHIM Hyung-rae's "The Last Godfather"
  2008/03/13, Source
  Following on the monstrous success of his last feature "D-War" – the top-grossing Korean film of 2007 – comedian-turned-director,...More