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Extreme Job

Extreme Job

Part-time frying chicken, full-time undercover.

20197.21h 51m

Overview

A drug squad attempts to take down a criminal organization and they must go undercover to do so, so they begin working at a chicken restaurant, that becomes famous for its delicious chicken. Due to the unexpected popularity, the detectives find themselves in a situation they never expected.

Directed by Lee Byeong-heon
Written by Lee Yoon-ho, Moon Chung-il, Lee Byeong-heon
Produced by Ko Dae-seok, Lee Jong-seok, Choi Yun-ho
Box OfficeBudget: $8.1MRevenue: $124.7M

Top Cast

Ryu Seung-ryong

Ryu Seung-ryong

Squad Chief Go

Lee Hanee

Lee Hanee

Detective Jang

Jin Sun-kyu

Jin Sun-kyu

Detective Ma

Lee Dong-hwi

Lee Dong-hwi

Detective Young-ho

Gong Myoung

Gong Myoung

Detective Jae-hoon

Shin Ha-kyun

Shin Ha-kyun

Lee Moo-bae

Oh Jung-se

Oh Jung-se

Ted Chang

Kim Eui-sung

Kim Eui-sung

Police Superintendent

Song Young-gyu

Song Young-gyu

Detective Squad Chief Choi

Heo Joon-seok

Heo Joon-seok

General Manager Jung

Themes & Keywords

drug crimepoliceambushdetectivechickenundercover coppolice officerfried chickensouth koreakorean cuisineamused

About Extreme Job

Extreme Job is a action, comedy, crime film released in 2019 exploring themes of drug crime, police, ambush, detective, chicken, undercover cop. Directed by Lee Byeong-heon, it stars Ryu Seung-ryong, Lee Hanee, Jin Sun-kyu. A drug squad attempts to take down a criminal organization and they must go undercover to do so, so they begin working at a chicken restaurant, that becomes famous for its delicious chicken. Due to the unexpected popularity, the detectives find themselves in a situation they never expected.

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