Happy Birthday
해피 버스데이
Synopsis
A young girl throws an 8 pool ball down a portal to outer space, where it becomes much larger and starts charging towards the Earth to destroy everything.
Top Cast
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Jin Ji-hee
Park Min-seo (young)
Bae Doona
Park Min-seo (adult)
Song Sae-byuk
Uncle Hwan
Yoon Se-a
Min-seo's mother
Ryu Seung-soo
newscaster 1
Lee Young-eun
newscaster 2
John D. Kim
former NASA researcher
Kevin Lee
government employee
Oh Jae-min
tv host 1
Kim Ok-jin
tv host 2
Jung Chul
model 1
Jo Seung-min
model 2
Nam Yoon-young
model 3
Go Joon-hee
weather girl
Lee Kyung-ho
Lee Sang-joon
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$1.6M
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
$637K
Total global ticket sales
Box Office Return
0.4x
-$963K deficit
Theatrical Status
Budget Return
Box office tier
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Yim Pil-sung
- Screenplay & Story
- Park Seong-hwan, Yim Pil-sung, Jang Jong-ah
- Original Score
- Mowg
- Original Title
- 해피 버스데이
- Country of Origin
- South Korea
- Spoken Languages
- Korean
- Runtime
- 41m
- Production Budget
- $1.6M
- Worldwide Gross
- $637K
- Production Studios
- Zio Entertainment, TimeStory Group
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Yim Pil-sung
Park Seong-hwan, Yim Pil-sung, Jang Jong-ah
Mowg
Nam Na-young
Kim Myung-eun, Oh Yeong-hun, Choi Hyun-mook
Department Leadership Roster
Kim Myung-eun
Producer
Oh Yeong-hun
Producer
Yim Pil-sung
Director
Nam Na-young
Editor
Choi Hyun-mook
Producer
Yim Pil-sung
Writer
Jang Jong-ah
Writer
Production Stills & Gallery
Official cinematic photography and background stills for Happy Birthday.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Happy Birthday
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Happy Birthday about?
A young girl throws an 8 pool ball down a portal to outer space, where it becomes much larger and starts charging towards the Earth to destroy everything.
Who directed Happy Birthday?
Happy Birthday was directed by Yim Pil-sung.
Who stars in Happy Birthday?
The principal cast of Happy Birthday includes Jin Ji-hee, Bae Doona, Song Sae-byuk, Yoon Se-a, Ryu Seung-soo.
When was Happy Birthday released and how long is it?
Happy Birthday was released in 2012 with a total runtime of 41m.
What was the box office and production budget of Happy Birthday?
Happy Birthday had a reported production budget of $1.6M and grossed $637K at the worldwide box office (0.4 return on budget, classified as a underperformed).
Who composed the musical score for Happy Birthday?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Happy Birthday was composed by Mowg.