Korea`s Action-Packed QUICK Hits BD/DVD August 21

Shout! Factory to Release International Box Office Hit from the Makers of HAEUNDAE and SECTOR 7 Source: Shout! Factory, MPRM Communications press release Special Thanks to Leif Helland

Spectacular street chases and pulse-pounding action are taken to new heights on August 21, 2012 when Shout! Factory, in collaboration with CJ E&M, fulfills viewers need for speed with Korea’s highly popular, action-packed motion picture QUICK (?, Qwik, 2011) on Blu-ray and DVD, as well as being made available on digital entertainment platforms. Both Blu-ray and DVD editions boast English and Korean audio tracks, English subtitles and extensive bonus content. The Blu-ray contains exclusive bonus features. A must have home entertainment addition for action fans, collectors and world cinema enthusiasts, QUICK Blu-ray is priced to own at $ 26.97 SRP; the DVD has a suggested retail price of $19.93. Pre-order now on Amazon.com. Starring international film stars Lee Min-Ki, Kang Ye-Won and Kim In-Kwon and directed by Jo Bum-Gu, QUICK delivers the high-octane action adventure, the thrills and grand scale explosions that will blast the summer heat away. While driving a female pop star to a live broadcast appearance, motorcycle-riding messenger Gi-su receives a mysterious call that there’s a bomb wired to the pop star’s helmet and will blow up if he fails to make a series of deliveries within a fixed time limit. Caught up in a terrorist attack on the grandest scale smack in a heavily populated city along with the police hot on his trail, he and his passenger must embark on a high-speed race against time that their very lives depend on. QUICK BLU-RAY Special Features · The Making of Quick featurette · Theatrical trailer · CGI featurette · Stunt featurette · A look at the creation of the movie poster Street Date: August 21, 2012 Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen, 1080p 1.85:1 AUDIO: Korean DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, English Dolby Digital 2.0 Subtitles: English 2011/Color/111 minutes/Not Rated QUICK DVD Special Features · The Making of Quick featurette · Theatrical trailer Street Date: August 21, 2012 Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen, 1080p 1.85:1 AUDIO: Korean DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, English Dolby Digital 2.0 Subtitles: English 2011/Color/111 minutes/Not Rated QUICK Film Production Details CJ Entertainment, JK Film Directed by Jo Bum-Gu Produced by Sean Lee and JK Youn Starring Lee Min-Ki, Kang Ye-won and Kim In-kwon Screenplay Adaptation by JK Youn and Jo Bum-gu Screenplay Written by Park Soo-jin Special Effect by Hong Jang-pyo

About CJ E&M

CJ E&M is one of Asia’s leading entertainment and media companies and a total content provider encompassing broadcast networks and original programs, film production and distribution, music performances and distribution, and interactive game publishing and portals. Since 1995, CJ E&M has been the cornerstone of the Korean entertainment industry and leading its growing influence around the globe. Through its array of theatrical films, network of premiere multiplex cinemas, wide selection of video and DVD titles, the company provides an outstanding entertainment experience and is becoming a world-class entertainment group. For more information about CJ E&M, visit en.cjenm.com.

About Shout! Factory

Shout! Factory is a diversified entertainment company devoted to producing, uncovering and revitalizing the very best of pop culture. Founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos have spent their careers sharing their music, television and film faves with discerning consumers the world over. Shout! Factory’s DVD offerings serve up classic, contemporary and cult TV series, riveting sports programs, live music, animation and documentaries in lavish packages crammed with extras. The company’s audio catalogue boasts GRAMMY®-nominated box sets, new releases from storied artists, lovingly assembled album reissues and indispensable “best of” compilations. These riches are the result of a creative acquisitions mandate that has established the company as a hotbed of cultural preservation and commercial reinvention. Shout! Factory is based in Santa Monica, California. For more on Shout! Factory, visit shoutfactory.com.

For more information on QUICK, please see the earlier coverage here on SciFi Japan: