produced by CHOI Yong- ki
starring KIM Soo-ro
LEE Han-wee, KIM Sung- ryung
KIM Hyung-bum, KIM Young- wook
PARK Sung-hyun
PARK Bo-young
MOON Chae-won
LEE Min-ho
I'm going!
Mr. Chun...
Why? Going home already?
You prick!
Hey!
Run!
cinematographer CHOI Duk-kyoo Iighting KIM Jae-geun
production design LEE Ji-yeon Iocation sound EUN Hee-soo
editing SHIN Min kyung music CHOI Man-shik
sound mixing SUH Young-joon stunts PARK Jung-ryul
CGI KIM Jong-ik, SOHN Seung-hyun, LEE Sung-kyu
props SHIN Sung-sun, MOON Sung-hae
wardrobe LEE Ja-young make-up LEE Eun-ah
first assistant director MOON Jin-young
producer PARK B ong-soo
Freeze! F reeze!
directed by K. C. PARK
Hey.
He's gone, boy.
Really?
Who is he?
Our schools E.T.
E.T.?
Yes.
Jung Kyung-wook.
Yoon Seung-won.
Hey! Hey!
Who's this?
Come on, enlarge it.
Woo-sung.
Isn't it Oh Sang-hoon?
No, it's Park Woo-sung.
What about him?
It's Hyo-joon, right?
No, it's not.
It's Jung-koo.
Hey, you're Hyo-joon's pal.
No, I'm not!
Okay, not enough evidence. I'll let it pass.
All of you get up!
Pool is also a sport.
But I won't allow any of you to go to a pool hall that allows
minors to smoke and drink.
I want you all to acknowledge that, understand?
Yes, sir.
You all tell the rest here
to turn themselves in tomorrow and mend their ways.
That's all for today.
Disperse!
Oh boy.
Okay.
Hello, sir.
First Publishing
It was an honor meeting you today.
No, I'm the one who's honored.
All I did was fulfill my role as a teacher.
Your reward for my services and your encouragement were...
Uplifting!
Please help us in anyway you can.
Wait a minute.
What is this?
It's nothing at all. Don't be overwhelmed and please go.
Hold on!
I don't even use books for my class.
While enduring those hard times
as a gym teacher for ten years,
I never dreamed that a day like this would ever come.
Thank you so much. You'll surely be blessed.
Thank you so much.
Good night, everybody!
He's a gym teacher?
Who?
He says he's a gym teacher.
No, he's an E.T.
E.T.? You mean an alien?
E.T. for English Teacher, sir...
OUR SCHOOL'S E.T..
Hey, Mr. Chun!
Hi, Mr.Cha!
Good morning!
Heard of First Publishing, right?
The student-aid books publisher?
English study-aid books are their expertise.
So what?
"So what?" Why is a gym teacher meeting them?
I'm warning you.
If you don't stay out of my business, you're going to get hurt.
Who cares what I do, since as a gym teacher, I'm no use to them.
But if an English teacher meets them,
then one can get into big trouble, no?
Hello?
Who're you looking for?
Jung-koo?
Baek Jung-koo?
You found him?
Yeah, hold on.
Second floor, " Hong Kong " Chinese restaurant.
"Tank" you. Berry berry Tank you!
I'll treat you to dinner, bye.
What kind of pronunciation is that for a teacher?
It's "Thank you ", not "Tank you".
Tank up your butt.
Hello.
Be careful! You'll get hurt!
Hello.
Let's settle the score!
Hey, Blockhead!
Come here.
Yes?
Where are they going?
I don't know.
Come here.
Your teacher is calling you. Come here right now!
You blockhead.
You dummy.
Think your teacher won't know?
Something happen in our class?
Nope.
Something big must've happened.
No.
Something really must've happened.
- Go Hyo-joon! - You're dead meat!
You brats!
What's going on here? What is this?
Look what we have here.
Stop right there!
We didn't do anything.
That's what I'm talking about.
Know the difference between a street fight and a real match?
A street fight is like a dog fight. No rules.
And a real match has a judge.
Both players step forward.
Both players step forward!
That's an order! What's with you al I today?
No rules, except one. You fight with your bare bodies.
No weapons whatsoever.
And I judge the winner.
It's no fun without a bet, right?
How about a 100 bucks?
You have any change?
What do you have?
A thousand.
I'll just borrow a hundred, then.
Right, sure.
Ready!
Go!
Let go of me!
Hey!
We're still not finished!
You're bleeding.
Oh Sang-hoon wins!
Then this money...
But I ' m the one who won.
He's bleeding. You have to compensate him.
And make sure you pay back my 100 bucks.
What are you all doing? Get ready for class!
Sang-hoon!
Yeah, Coach.
Don't you feel a little bit guilty?
I'm the teacher on watch tonight,
and you're playing hookie?
How about you? You're skipping out early, too.
How dare you say that to your teacher.
Just hurry and pay me back, boy.
What?
Got something to say to me?
No.
Then why are you following me?
I'm headed the same way, that's all.
Really?
I'll be nice today.
I'll give you a ride, so get on.
You don't need to.
What?
Why? Not enough room?
Is that yours?
Yeah, Coach.
Get on.
I'm his teacher...
Show off.
I wish he'd show off his grades at school instead.
It's Jung-koo!
Hey, Jung-koo!
A student should carry a backpack, not a delivery box.
Damn it.
Jung-koo!
Let's play!
Stand up.
This is your punishment for being absent without permission.
Now I can go, right?
Untie me.
Go where? It's time for the post-ceremony.
Follow me!
Bottoms up.
Dummy, you should 've gone abroad if you had run away from home.
Or at least to Busan city or Jeju lsland.
But the Seoul suburbs? That's humiliating.
I was planning on going after I got paid this month.
Stop talking crap.
Also, don't go the old-fashioned way
by working at Chinese restaurants.
It's outdated. That was done during my time.
I like Chinese restaurants. I get to eat as much as I want.
You made a good point.
I'll buy you Chinese food everyday so come back to school.
No.
Why not?
Coach, I'll hit the kids again if I go back.
It's a given. I can't help it.
Know what happens when I break those rich kids' teeth?
My dad had to give up his house and move because of that once.
We'll be in the streets if I cause trouble again.
Not going to school is helping out my family.
You made another good point.
You're in debt to your family.
So what do you have to do?
Go to a good college, land a good job, and pay them back.
College?
Yeah, college!
Your Coach here is going to send you to college.
Follow me.
My beloved friend, Jung Jin-kook! You've got a task to do!
Come here.
Make him a national medalist within a year.
Forget it.
I'll buy you a drink.
What about food on the side?
Pork.
Clean this place up until I come back. Let's go.
I'm not going to box.
Who boxes these days?
It's not like it's K1 or UFC.
Dummy.
Nobody asked you to become Fedor.
Box so you can go to college, got it?
Also, it's easier to get into college with a washed-up major.
washed-up major?
My friend! It's not a washed-up major.
What about the gym 's fee?
Listen carefully.
Pork twice a week and no limit on liquor.
Hey, you can't make it up with just that.
Then change it to beef once, okay?
Does he have a good punch?
He may look like a pretty boy,
but his punch is incredible.
If you groom him right,
your dream of making a star will come true.
He's that good?
But I'm going to send him to college.
Don't think about sending him to the pros.
If you do, I'll just burn your butt.
Crazy bastard.
Why are you always looking beat?
I might get fired if this keeps up.
Is your company being restructured?
I thought it wouldn't happen to us.
I can't fall asleep these days.
Hey, just hold out for a little more.
Then you'll find a stable and comfortable job like mine.
Jin-kook, is the world screwed up?
Why?
Were my grades or lQ worse than his?
Or did I come out of a bad college?
Do l...
...deserve this pity?
Sung-geun is healthier than you. Look at his arms, they' re solid.
Oh brother.
You also better be careful.
A lot of rumors going around that gym classes are being cut.
Who the hell are spreading rumors like that?
My position is solid as a rock.
Don't I look solid to you?
Hey, let's worry about him today instead.
One, two, three... Worry, worry, worry.
Waitress, bring me some dinner!
What's your excuse?
Okay, what about you Ki-ho?
I'm not feeling so well.
"I'm not feeling so well."
Ki-ho, come over here.
Where does it hurt?
My head hurts, I feel dizzy,
and it's hard to breathe.
Really?
Oh poor boy, you should be healthy.
Say ah.
You're fine.
Ki-ho, you're lacking exercise.
If you exercise, you can overcome anything.
Everyone, what is our motto?
Study hard and play hard!
Now let's kick hard!
Mr.Cha, his nose is bleeding.
Nose bleed?
Go clean it up.
Ki-ho!
Ki-ho, it was your nose that was bleeding?
Do something! Carry him to the nurse!
No, never mind. Hop on.
Principal Joo Ho-shik
Principal Joo!
There's a huge accident!
What?
What accident now?
Ki-ho's nose is bleeding!
Call that a huge accident?
A student's nose can bleed sometimes. Stop overreacting.
But it's Ok Ki-ho, son of the President
of the Parent Committee.
What? Ki-ho?
Ok Ki-ho!
Ki-ho! Ki-ho! Ki-ho!
Poor Ki-ho, you look so worn out.
Are you cold or hot?
Shouldn't you have a CT scan
or something like that at least?
What in the world happened?
Did you stay up all night studying?
No, I was tired yesterday, so I fell asleep early.
Then what could be the reason?
He had gym before my class.
I bet that scum made him run in circles like a lunatic.
What scum?
- Chun Sung-geun! - Chun Sung-geun?
That fool.
Has that gym teacher lost his mind?
How hard was he on the kids for Ki-ho to have a nose bleed?
Don 't you think so Mrs. President?
He has no brains so that's why he's a gym teacher.
Please be a bit more respectful. He is a teacher, nonetheless.
Teacher? You call that a teacher?
A real teacher should stop fights
instead of betting on them.
I understand. I will tell him to be more careful.
Just by telling him to be careful
won't solve this, Director General.
This is a fundamental problem. A problem with gym class.
She's right. Why teach that worthless class?
Students should not waste time and spend more time studying English.
Didn't you promise to expand Korean,
English, and math classes?
Promise?
Well, it's just that the Ministry of Education restricts class time.
No need to say anymore.
As the committee's President, I order you to expand those classes.
The Director General wants to see you.
But I'm busy right now.
Is that so? Then I'll relay that to her.
Hold on.
Yes?
Is she very angry?
Fire Mr.Chun.
Replace him with an English teacher.
Where can I find an English teacher that fast?
I already told Mr. Cha, so don 't worry.
Do I have to fire Mr. Chun?
Joo Ho-shik!
Yes?
Why do you keep protecting him?
Because you were a gym teacher, too?
There's no official notice yet, so...
You're the Principal! Make it happen!
Change the schedule!
Come on. Honey.
Don't call me honey.
Sung-geun is a nice guy.
He was my student and he graduated from here.
If I fire him, it affects the teachers morale.
Joo Ho-shik.
Wanna pack your bags and go, too?
Oh, come on.
Mr. Chun.
Please help me solve this.
Y eah?
Oh, it's math.
If you don 't know, I'll just ask Song-yi instead.
Why wouldn 't I know?
That's always your problem.
Why do you keep depending on others?
You should study on your own.
Look at Song-yi.
She doesn't receive private lessons nor go to private institutes.
And she's always been our top student.
Mr. Chun, but I go to private institutes.
This modesty!
This modesty makes Song-yi our top student.
Try to learn from her.
Hey! Our worst student!
What now?
Why do you keep sleeping?
Because I don't want to harm others.
What do you mean by that?
If I become a better student, then he'll be the worst student.
Stop it.
You're the one to suffer the most if Sang-hoon starts studying.
Then you'll be the worst in this school.
The worst!
Think before you laug h.
It's raining cats and dogs.
Mr. Chun!
Yes?
Tell us about your first love.
First love?
- Tell us! - Tell us!
You really want me to?
Yes!
You'll be extremely sad if I tell you this story.
- Tell us! - Tell us!
You really want me to?
Yes!
I first met her when I was twenty-two.
It was when I was the fittest.
That's not physically possible!
- She's right. - That's impossible.
That's not possible, either!
Never mind that. That part's not important.
What happened next...
I'm okay!
You dummy.
If you had died, I would've suffered forever.
Thank you for being alive.
Is it that bad... doctor?
Don't worry. He's in great shape as it is.
He'll recover quickly.
Really?
Of course. Please trust me.
Thank you, doctor.
Sure.
If I just think about what had happened then...
The ribs that I broke back then still give me pain.
So what happened to her?
What else?
She fell in love with that doctor and married him.
She's so bad.
That rotten girl.
How sad.
That was nasty.
I'm sorry.
What can I do? That's the reality of our schools.
Anyway, one out of the three gym teachers have to leave.
But why me?
Mr. Choi doesn't have much left until his retirement.
You know that his daughter is getting married this fall.
Yes, I do.
And Mr. Park contributed 50,000 dollars to this school.
I paid, too!
I gave you a discount
and you paid only 8,000.
Know how much my wife got on my case for that?
She said I couldn't differentiate friends from business.
Oh man.
I'll try to find you another job, okay?
I've been in this field for thirty years.
Think I won't find you a job?
But it'll still be the same in other schools.
Once Mr. Choi retires his position will be left open.
Sung-geun, trust me, okay? Stay strong.
Let's go have a drink later. It's on me.
Stay strong!
Hello, Mr.Choi.
Hello.
Work up a sweat, kids.
Good, good.
How can they fire him like that?
They value college prep studies,
so they're trying to strip the rights
of extracurricular teachers like us.
The Olympics and the World Cup were held successfully here,
but gym isn't needed anymore?
What about music teachers like me?
This is wrong.
I'm going to protest strongly against the school tomorrow.
Yes, if we stay still, we' ll look like dummies.
We can 't wait until tomorrow.
Let's mobilize all the teachers and fast!
- Yeah! - Let's go!
Sounds like you all have a lot of complaining to do.
Mr. Cha!
Heard what happened to Mr. Chun?
How could they fire him like that?
Who's firing who?
Didn't you know? Mr. Chun got fired. Just like that.
Wrong. The respected Mr. Chun,
did the school ask you to quit?
That's not what I heard.
You can't make your colleagues quit over some misinformation.
Look here.
You want everyone to go down with you?
I graduated from college ten years ago.
All I cared about was physical education.
And the school tells me
that I should teach math or English?
They're suggesting that I leave.
You rest when it rains and play outside when it's sunny.
What a fantastic job.
Song-yi, I want you to take care of this from now on.
Since you're a model student and class president, you're dependable.
What is this?
Money, of course.
Money for what?
You'll understand when you're a grown up.
Being a teacher...
Side gift for teachers?
Well, that's sort of what it is.
I know that you save the money
to help poor students.
Chul-min lives on welfare with his grandmother,
so you pay for his tuition.
You buy Ji-hye a monthly bus pass
who lives far away.
And help Ji-hyuk take care of his mentally-disabled mother?
And Eun-shil tells people her mom runs a supermarket, right?
Actually, her mom sells vegetables in the market.
If business looks bad, buy some vegetables from her.
Be inconspicuous about it, okay?
But Mr. Chun, is there something wrong?
Well, l... I'm going abroad to study.
Pardon?
If I train him right, he's medalist material.
Really?
Not bad at all.
He gets into college as an athlete, and becomes a gym teacher like you.
Isn't that success for him?
Like me?
Mr. Joo, what brings you here?
Hi. Didn't he tell you?
Never mind. Let's go somewhere and have a drink.
Darn, I should've kept my shoes on.
Mr. Joo, I was a very successful Judo wrestler at one point.
When I quit due to a knee injury, you told me to come back.
Sung-geun, come back!
I thought you'd encourage me like that.
But you told me to become a teacher.
You persuaded me saying
that teaching kids is more worthwhile
than winning a medal.
What's wrong with you? Are you drunk?
No, keep on talking.
I wanted to thank you.
I was very happy.
Playing with the kids, clashing with them,
and running around with them
were much more valuable than a medal
and more worthwhile.
Although I'm leaving...
If I had one more chance...
I'd do my best...
I'm sorry.
I'm very sorry.
Mr. Joo.
Does Sung-geun have to be a gym teacher?
He could keep his job by teaching English.
Who?
Him?
He could teach math or Korean
but teaching English would be the best, of course.
Then he can be an English teacher.
Hey! If you 're drunk, then go home.
I have to go, too. My wife will kill me if I'm too late.
Kill...
Don't you remember?
That girl, Han Soo-jin, from our school.
You wanted to be a teacher like her
so you got an English teaching license.
Hey!
Don't joke around in front of your old teacher.
How can he get a license to teach English with his brains?
- Of course, he's not smart. - I Know.
But he's got stamina.
An absolutely incredible stamina!
No matter how stupid you are,
it can happen if you stay up for three months and just study.
That's how he got it.
A real English teaching license.
Don't you remember?
Okay, I remember.
Why would you remember?
You got it?
English Teaching Certificate
Mommy! Mommy!
Mommy!
I love you!
What's wrong with you?
Oh my good ness!
Are you certain?
Yes. Sir!
It's not fake, rig ht?
Yes. Sir!
You didn't cheat, right?
Yes. Sir!
Okay.
Director General could test you.
No problem.
As an English teacher, I can teach our students well.
Sure.
Say it in English.
Oh, shit!
You think this makes sense?
Why doesn't it make sense?
It's a government-approved certificate.
Our school has the highest GPA in the Gangnam area.
At such a school like ours,
you know what'll happen if word gets out that a gym teacher is teaching English?
Parents will probably yank their kids out of here.
He just needs to teach English well.
Who cares about his background?
Don't you think?
You're right, sir.
Mr. Chun, are you good at English?
You know that kids today are great in English?
Hold on.
You can test him.
Test?
You can test his English.
He can take the same test as the kids.
He passes if he scores more than 80.
He hasn't been a student for a while,
so how about 70 points?
You can score over 70, right?
You should be good enough if you got that license.
Don't worry.
Sung-geun, you can do it!
I can do it.
I should be going.
Will you really make him an English
teacher if he scores over 70?
There's a degree of difficulty for every test.
Neither Mr. Chun, nor anyone will be able to score over 70.
I see.
Oh my, such fresh vegetables!
Welcome.
Hello.
Look at the lettuce.
It's alive. I can feel it breathing.
Selling all of this is great for me but how will you use all of it?
Well, guess I'll make many things.
Anyway, thank you. I'll give it to you cheap.
No, not cheap. Sell it by the market price.
Pardon?
It's great to see you here!
Mr...
You're still running that restaurant?
It's been quite a while now.
Eat whatever you like.
Stuff your belly. It's my treat.
Coach, we're at war.
What fool would give away his weapon during a war?
When I was in school, we'd copy
the smartest student's notes.
Anyway, I don't have the tiniest bit of intention to lend you my notes.
I don't have time to help you. Sorry.
Song-yi, you must've taken me seriously
when I asked to see your notes.
Hey, I have an English teaching license.
I'm just curious about how you all are studying lately.
Mr. Chun, can I ask you why
you're taking a test to become
an English teacher at our school?
Then will you lend me your notes?
Mr. Chun!
Also...
I'd like to return this.
Thanks to you I learned that
it's not easy to spend money.
Thank you.
It's too hard. Too hard.
This is English for high school students?
Are they teaching them this stuff
to have them emigrate to America?
The founder of the Korean language would be furious.
He would indeed be furious!
I'm sorry.
Sorry about that.
Okey.
Yeah, all of you study hard.
Don't be like me.
Ki-ho!
Mr. Chun, hello.
What are you doing here?
I was just translating...
Got some stuff to work on, but...
What are you doing here so late?
I just came from the private institute.
Private institute?
If you're done, then go home and rest.
You'll be tired tomorrow.
I'm okay. I can rest at school tomorrow.
Is school some resti ng place?
You're supposed to learn at school.
Studying is done at private institutes.
What in the world?
Mr. Choi!
Hello, Mr. Chun.
Let's go.
My wife went out of her way to make th is.
Thank you very much.
In order to study, you need to eat.
Either because I'm old or because I need to earn a living,
I need to eat first to have energy.
Sounds like you're talking about me.
I can't do anything if I'm hungry.
I need to eat and be healthy to study hard.
I'm sorry.
About what, Mr. Choi?
I'm the gym teacher that should go since I ' m the oldest.
That's the right thing to do.
No, please don't think that.
The school is making you take that test
to make a fool of you in front of the kids.
They're making it worse on you.
Do you have to take it?
Somebody asked me why I'm taking
a test to be an English teacher.
I told that person that I could fail
and be humiliated.
But I won't give up so easily.
I was a teacher to those kids.
And I want to show them that I will
do my best till the very end.
It was great when there used to be fitness tests.
Gym teachers were held responsible
for 20 points of the college preptest.
That's right.
When I look at the kids these days,
I don't know why they have gyms in schools.
Song-yi?
Coach, these are my English notes,
which I've never shown to anybody.
Stay strong till the very end.
Never give up!
Yes! You can do it!
Ki-ho.
Ki-ho, wake up.
Ki-ho!
He's over-fatigued. He'll feel much better if he rests.
What a relief.
But he needs to be careful.
He has diabetes and high blood pressure.
How can he have all that at his age?
Ki-ho! Ki-ho!
What happened to you?
Doctor, is he okay?
Yes, there's nothing to worry about.
I told you to always take your medicine.
Who are you?
Hello, I'm Ki-ho's gym teacher.
Gym teacher? Oh, right.
But why is his gym teacher here?
Did you force him to do strange exercises again?
Mom, I passed out in the library.
Mr. Chun carried me all the way here.
Is that so?
Well, I thank you for that.
Ma'am, I hope I'm not out of line,
but Ki-ho needs to exercise.
I know how important it is to study and to receive private lessons,
but he really needs to exercise to be able to study hard.
So what, then?
Are you going to send my son to college?
How absurd.
Anyway, don't stress your body.
Worry about studying only, okay?
You must've been in so much pain.
Please go back to work.
It's just one person taking a test. We don't need two proctors.
It's an order from Director General.
Please relax and take your time.
You must've put a lot of time into making this cheat sheet.
If you had time to make this,
you should've spent it on studying.
Hand in your answer sheet and go.
Why?
Because this is yours. Didn't you make this?
No.
You think I'm a fool?
Get up.
Get up right now!
It's mine.
What?
I said it's mine. I wrote it.
Sang-hoon, you!
Go to the teacher's office!
Leave! Go right now!
Oh boy, you're out of time.
Mr. Chun.
First time taking a test? You forgot your name.
My name...
- High school? - Write it there.
He's taking it alone, so why would he need his name?
Thank you. Come back again.
Eun-shil.
You should be studying. Why'd you come here?
Why study when I took a test today.
Oh yeah, that's right. Did you do well?
No.
You didn't? Why not?
Think I'd do well?
Don't aggravate me with questions. Just give me money.
Or they'll disconnect my cell phone.
Why wouldn't you do well?
Mom, don't you know what our school's like?
They' re all rich kids from the Gangnam area.
They all get tutored.
On top of that, they get private writing lessons.
How can I beat them?
I'm sorry. I'll work harder.
Forget it! You make me sick!
Eun-shil! Eun-shil!
You forgot your money!
Wanna go to the East Sea?
Now?
Now!
What about school tomorrow?
School?
They told me not to come.
Do you really go to high school?
Sang-hoon, the light is green. What are you waiting for?
Who could this be?
Sang-hoon, why are you calling this late...
Aren't you washing up?
I'll just leave.
Are you playing around with me? Come here.
I'm sorry.
Come here. What's wrong with you?
Where are you going?
I want to go.
Wait, where are you going?
- Take your cab fare. - No thanks.
- Take it. - I'm okay.
I said to take it!
Why are you falling down all over?
Your bag.
I returned your money.
I don't need it.
I'm sorry.
I don't need it.
- How much? - Please let me go.
- Is it fun joking with a grown up? - Please spare me.
You want to go home?
Then go home.
You better work first if you want to go.
I'll give you more money, so take off your clothes.
You said you're not even a cop.
Customers need their privacy, you know.
Please stop it!
What the hell?
You beast!
You rotten bastard!
What are you doing?