What is the story behind national actor Park Joong-hoon's struggle with a giant crocodile?
Tonight (23rd) on the talk show "Life Is a Movie," national actor Park Joong-hoon vividly recounts behind-the-scenes moments when his life itself felt like a movie, including the breathless moment he fought a crocodile.
On the episode, Park Joong-hoon reminisces about his early struggles during his debut, such as trying out for the KBS talent exam, participating in a campus song festival, and nurturing his dream of becoming an actor while cleaning in a film production department.
In particular, from anecdotes about meeting directors Kang Je-kyu of "The Rules of the Game" and Kang Woo-seok of "Two Cops" while cleaning together, to 36-hour consecutive shoots, behind-the-scenes of confronting a crocodile directly, and his later foray into Hollywood, his densely packed 40-year film life that was more cinematic than cinema drew admiration from MC Lee Jae-seong, film critic Liner, and Geoui Eopda.
In particular, Park Joong-hoon said that 37 years ago he was tempted by overseas location shooting and appeared in "Bioman," where he faced a 3m crocodile barehanded, sparking intense curiosity among movie fans and viewers about what that situation must have been like.
Meanwhile, when MC Lee Jae-seong praised the rain-soaked fight scene in the film "No Mercy for the Righteous," which is also homaged in Hollywood, Park Joong-hoon said, "I really felt like crying," vividly describing the tension and hardships on the set at the time.
At one point Park Joong-hoon revealed, "I decided I would never work with director Lee Myung-se again," drawing concentrated interest in the background to that decision.
KBS 1TV's "Life Is a Movie," where viewers can see Park Joong-hoon's vivid behind-the-scenes stories of iconic scenes and his undiminished passion for film, will air tonight (23rd) at 9:30 p.m.
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