Happy Erotic Christmas (2003 Film)

Happy Erotic Christmas (Korean: 해피 에로 크리스마스) is a 2003 South Korean romantic comedy film directed by Lee Geon-Dong. The film was released in South Korea on December 17, 2003, and features a runtime of 110 minutes.

Happy Erotic Christmas promotional poster — Promotional poster for Happy Erotic Christmas.

Plot

The story follows Byung-Ki (Cha Tae-Hyun), a rookie police officer in his hometown of Yuseong, Daejeon. Since childhood, Byung-Ki has harbored a desire to apprehend Seok-Doo (Park Young-Gyu), a local crime boss. Simultaneously, Byung-Ki is romantically interested in Min-Kyung (Kim Sun-A), who works at a local bowling alley. His attempts to confess his feelings are repeatedly interrupted by the criminal activities of Seok-Doo, who also has designs on pursuing Min-Kyung during the Christmas season.

Cast

The film features an ensemble cast including:

Cha Tae-Hyun as Sung Byung-Ki
Kim Sun-A as Heo Min-Kyung
Park Young-Gyu as Bang Seok-Doo
Hong Kyoung-In as Noh Dong-Chul
Kim Ji-Young as Park Hyang-Sook
Baek Bong-Ki as Noh Hae-Chul
Oh Tae-Kyung as Cho Dong-Kwan
Lee Chung-Ah as Lee Hae-Min
Jang Hang-Seon as Erotic movie maker
Park Won-Sang as Subordinate 1

Scene from the film — A scene from the film.

Production

The film was produced by Tube Pictures and distributed by Tube Entertainment. The screenplay was written by Lee Geon-Dong, Jung Hyun-Shim, and Lee Eon-Hee. The cinematography was handled by Choi Young-Tak.