2014 South Korean film
Miss Granny
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Promotional poster
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Hangul
| 受賞한 그女
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Hanja
| 殊常한 그女
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Literal meaning
| Suspicious Girl
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Revised Romanization
| Susanghan Geunyeo
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McCune?Reischauer
| Susanhan K?ny?
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Directed by
| Hwang Dong-hyuk
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Written by
| - Shin Dong-ik
- Hong Yun-jeong
- Dong Hee-seon
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Produced by
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- Jeon Jae-sun
- Park Ji-seong
- Lee Jae-pil
- Im Ji-young
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Starring
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Cinematography
| Kim Ji-yong
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Edited by
| Nam Na-yeong
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Music by
| Mowg
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Distributed by
| CJ Entertainment
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Release date
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- January 22, 2014
(
2014-01-22
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Running time
| 124 minutes
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Country
| South Korea
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Language
| Korean
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Budget
| US$3.2 million
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Box office
| US$51.7 million
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Miss Granny
(
Korean
:
受賞한 그女
) is a 2014 South Korean
fantasy
comedy-drama
film directed by
Hwang Dong-hyuk
.
[2]
Na Moon-hee
stars as a woman in her 70s who magically finds herself in the body of her 20-year-old self (
Shim Eun-kyung
) after having her picture taken at a mysterious photo studio.
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After opening in theaters on January 22, 2014,
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it became a
huge box office hit
, with 8.65 million tickets sold.
Plot
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Oh Mal-soon, a 74-year-old widow, lives with her son and his family. Foul-mouthed, stubborn, controlling and shameless, she has a difficult relationship with her
depressed
daughter-in-law Ae-ja, but is very proud of her son Hyun-chul, who became a university professor of
gerontology
at
Seoul National University
and whom she raised by herself against all odds. One day, Ae-ja gets hospitalized after suddenly collapsing. Her doctors strongly advise her to live apart from Mal-soon. On the day she is told by her son that she is being sent to a
nursing home
, the dismayed Mal-soon wanders the streets and comes across a mysterious photo studio that claims it captures the moments of one's youth. She takes what she believes will be her last self-portrait for her not-so-far-off funeral, but when she comes out of the studio, Mal-soon is dumbfounded by her own reflection in the mirror: she's now a fresh, young 20-year-old woman.
At first not knowing what to do, she hides from her family and soon ends up lodging with her fellow cafe shop worker who used to be a servant of her family. With no one recognizing her, Mal-soon decides to make the most out of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. She renames herself Oh Doo-ri after her all-time favorite actress
Audrey Hepburn
, gets a haircut similar to Hepburn's in
Roman Holiday
, and takes advantage of her youth. As the "suspicious girl" of the Korean title, all anyone sees is that Doo-ri speaks with a regional accent and walks like an old lady, and that she acts very strangely and motherly for her age. After wowing a group of pensioners with a stirring
karaoke
tune one day, she attracts the notice of her unknowing grandson Ji-ha, a 4th year in university, and Han Seung-woo, a TV music producer. Ji-ha invites her to join his
heavy metal
band, and after she convinces them to switch to more audience-pleasing melodies.
She gets caught romantically between two men: Mr. Park, her now ex-cafe worker friend who had always secretly loved Mal-soon, and Seung-woo, who's doing his best to track her down again.
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Mr. Park's daughter forces her out as she thinks Doo-ri is scheming after his money and she takes refuge in Mr. Han's apartment.
Meanwhile, the band becomes successful with her as vocalist and Seung-woo decides to take them under his wing. Doo-ri is thrilled to be pursuing a career in music ― something she had to give up when she was young. They are booked for an extravaganza at the studio and Ji-ha is late due to a traffic jam. He decides to leave the taxi and bike but is hit by a lorry on the way there. He is in a critical condition at the hospital but Doo-ri decides to go on stage so as to tell him that his song was a success afterwards. As she arrives at the hospital it is found that only she has the correct blood type for a transfusion. She does the transfusion knowing that it would return her back to her aged condition.
Ji-ha's band takes off with the sister as the lead singer and Doo-ri as a fan. Mr. Park finds the same photo studio and becomes young and handsome. He picks her up at a bus stop and rides off bickering good naturedly as they always do.
Cast
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Original soundtrack
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Miss Granny
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Title
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1.
| "羅城에 가면" (If You Go to Los Angeles)
| Shim Eun-kyung
| 2:56
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2.
| "半地下 人生" (Life of Half Underground)
| Han Soo-yeon
| 3:26
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3.
| "하얀나비" (White Butterfly)
| Shim Eun-kyung
| 3:39
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4.
| "한番 더" (Once More)
| Shim Eun-kyung
| 4:05
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5.
| "Waltz for Mother"
| Mowg
| 3:43
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Raindrop
(
Miss Granny
OST)
Title
| Artist
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1.
| "빗물" (Raindrop)
| Shim Eun-kyung
| 3:44
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2.
| "빗물 (Inst.)" (Raindrop (Inst.))
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| 3:44
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Miss Granny
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If You Go to Los Angeles
(Special Collaboration)
Title
| Artist
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1.
| "羅城에 가면" (If You Go to Los Angeles)
| Rose Motel,
Shim Eun-kyung
| 3:02
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Box office
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Miss Granny
was released in South Korea on January 22, 2014. It drew 850,000 admissions on its opening day, placing it second behind Hollywood animated film
Frozen
at the box office.
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By its second week, good
word of mouth
caused ticket sales to rise 106%, and
Miss Granny
became the surprise chart topper after accruing 1.76 million viewers over the
Lunar New Year weekend
.
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After only 12 days in theaters, it reached close to 4 million admissions.
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Miss Granny
crossed 7 million admissions on February 17 after 27 days on release, with a gross of \51.1 billion (
US$48.1 million
).
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To date, the film has had 8,656,417 admissions, earning \62.5 billion (
US$61.8 million
);
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it climbed to number 13 on the
all-time Korean box office chart
in its eighth week.
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Miss Granny
grossed a total of
US$59.6 million
internationally.
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Awards and nominations
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Year
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Award
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Category
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Recipient
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Result
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Ref.
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2014
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19th
Chunsa Film Art Awards
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Best Actress
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Shim Eun-kyung
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Won
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Best Screenplay
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Shin Dong-ik, Hong Yun-jeong, Dong Hee-seon
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Won
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5th
Okinawa International Movie Festival
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Uminchu Prize Grand Prix, Peace category
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Miss Granny
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Won
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50th
Baeksang Arts Awards
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Best Actress
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Shim Eun-kyung
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Won
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Best Screenplay
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Shin Dong-ik, Hong Yun-jeong, Dong Hee-seon
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Nominated
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18th
Fantasia International Film Festival
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Audience Award, Best Asian Film - Gold
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Miss Granny
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Won
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14th
Director's Cut Awards
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Best Actress
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Shim Eun-kyung
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Won
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23rd
Buil Film Awards
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Best Actress
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Shim Eun-kyung
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Won
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Best Screenplay
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Shin Dong-ik, Hong Yun-jeong, Dong Hee-seon
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Nominated
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Best Music
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Mowg
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Nominated
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34th
Korean Association of Film Critics Awards
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Critics' Top 10
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Miss Granny
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Won
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51st
Grand Bell Awards
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Best Actress
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Shim Eun-kyung
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Nominated
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Best Screenplay
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Shin Dong-ik, Hong Yun-jeong, Dong Hee-seon
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Nominated
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Best Music
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Mowg
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Won
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15th Women in Film Korea Awards
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Best Producer
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Im Ji-young
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Won
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Best Marketing
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Won
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35th
Blue Dragon Film Awards
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Best Film
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Miss Granny
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Nominated
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Best Director
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Hwang Dong-hyuk
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Nominated
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Best Actress
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Shim Eun-kyung
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Nominated
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Best Screenplay
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Shin Dong-ik, Hong Yun-jeong, Dong Hee-seon
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Nominated
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Best Music
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Mowg
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Nominated
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1st Korean Film Producers Association Awards
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Best Actress
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Shim Eun-kyung
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Won
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2015
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10th Max Movie Awards
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Best Film
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Miss Granny
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Nominated
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Best Director
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Hwang Dong-hyuk
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Nominated
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Best Actress
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Shim Eun-kyung
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Nominated
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Best Supporting Actor
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Jinyoung
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Nominated
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Best Supporting Actress
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Na Moon-hee
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Won
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Shim Eun-kyung
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Nominated
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Kim Seul-gi
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Nominated
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Best Trailer
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Miss Granny
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Nominated
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Best Poster
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Miss Granny
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Nominated
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Remakes
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Miss Granny has received several remakes in different countries and languages.
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Film
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Television
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See also
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References
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