Changes: Hipijok sal yuk, aka Hippie Carnage (1973 Korean Monster Film; Existence Unconfirmed)

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Hipijok sal yuk, (translated as Hippie Carnage), is a South Korean monster-horror film from 1973 that seems to borrow plot elements from both Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1973) and Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973). The story concerns a trio of creatures mutated by industrial pollution who proceed to attack a group of hippies gathered on Cheju Island. As mayhem begins to sweep the island, a scientist, his plucky daughter, and their housemaid who performs witchcraft construct a robot to fight the rampaging monsters.

The IMDb entry for Hippie Carnage lists a director and co-director, Ki-young Kim and Yoon Kyo Park, as well as three cast members but no additional crew.^[1] Most of the names involved do have a background of previous starring roles. One user review from someone named, "Chibi Riza" claims to have seen clips of it featured on the B-movie oriented TV series, Reel Wild Cinema. The comment becomes highly suspicious due to the fact that the user failed to state which episode it appeared not to mention that their plot summary was just repeating known facts.

The_Flying_Monster_(Bicheongoesu)_비천괴수_1984 — The Flying Monster (Bicheongoesu) 비천괴수 1984

A scene from the film *Bicheongoesu*.

The film could’ve been mistaken for the later produced 1984 feature, Bicheongoesu (aka The Flying Monster).^[2] Although the similarities are only cursory, the 1984 film depicts a professor and a female reporter (disguised as a housemaid) stumbling upon the egg of a giant flying monster on a Korean island. A majority of the featured monsters were actually “borrowed” from stock footage of Japanese tokusatsu shows.

Like the Korean language version of Yongary, Monster from the Deep (1967), the original print was said to have been destroyed in a flood. Yet also like Yongary, an English dubbed version, Cheju Island Terror, was produced for American television by Crown International Pictures. Unfortunately, no one has yet to come forward with any recordings, advertisements, or even a valid listing to prove that it aired.

References

↑ IMDb page for Hipijok sal yuk (aka Hippie Carnage). Retrieved 01 Aug '13.
↑ Korean Movie Database page on the Bicheongoesu (aka The Flying Monster). Retrieved 01 Aug '13.

[1] IMDb page for Hipijok sal yuk (aka Hippie Carnage). Retrieved 01 Aug '13.

[2] Korean Movie Database page on the Bicheongoesu (aka The Flying Monster). Retrieved 01 Aug '13.

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 '''''Hipijok sal yuk''''', (translated as ''Hippie Carnage''), is a South Korean monster-horror film from 1973 that seems to borrow plot elements from both ''Godzilla vs. Hedorah'' (1973) and ''Godzilla vs. Megalon'' (1973). The story concerns a trio of creatures mutated by industrial pollution who proceed to attack a group of hippies gathered on Cheju Island. As mayhem begins to sweep the island, a scientist, his plucky daughter, and their housemaid who performs witchcraft construct a robot to fight the rampaging monsters.
-The IMDb entry for ''Hippie Carnage'' lists a director and co-director, Ki-young Kim and Yoon Kyo Park, as well as three cast members but no additional crew.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217542/ IMDb page for ''Hipijok sal yuk'' (aka ''Hippie Carnage'').] Retrieved 1 Aug '13.</ref> Most of the names involved do have a background of previous starring roles. One user review from someone named, "Chibi Riza" claims to have seen clips of it featured on the B-movie oriented TV series, ''Reel Wild Cinema''. The comment becomes highly suspicious due to the fact that the user failed to state which episode it appeared not to mention that their plot summary was just repeating known facts.
+The IMDb entry for ''Hippie Carnage'' lists a director and co-director, Ki-young Kim and Yoon Kyo Park, as well as three cast members but no additional crew.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217542/ IMDb page for ''Hipijok sal yuk'' (aka ''Hippie Carnage'').] Retrieved 01 Aug '13.</ref> Most of the names involved do have a background of previous starring roles. One user review from someone named, "Chibi Riza" claims to have seen clips of it featured on the B-movie oriented TV series, ''Reel Wild Cinema''. The comment becomes highly suspicious due to the fact that the user failed to state which episode it appeared not to mention that their plot summary was just repeating known facts.
 [[File:The Flying Monster (Bicheongoesu) 비천괴수 1984|thumb|right|335px|A scene from the film ''Bicheongoesu''.]]
-The film could’ve been mistaken for the later produced 1984 feature, ''Bicheongoesu'' (aka ''The Flying Monster'').<ref>[http://www.kmdb.or.kr/eng/md_basic.asp?nation=K&p_dataid=03817 Korean Movie Database page on the ''Bicheongoesu'' (aka ''The Flying Monster'').] Retrieved 1 Aug '13.</ref> Although the similarities are only cursory, the 1984 film depicts a professor and a female reporter (disguised as a housemaid) stumbling upon the egg of a giant flying monster on a Korean island. A majority of the featured monsters were actually “borrowed” from stock footage of Japanese tokusatsu shows.
+The film could’ve been mistaken for the later produced 1984 feature, ''Bicheongoesu'' (aka ''The Flying Monster'').<ref>[http://www.kmdb.or.kr/eng/md_basic.asp?nation=K&p_dataid=03817 Korean Movie Database page on the ''Bicheongoesu'' (aka ''The Flying Monster'').] Retrieved 01 Aug '13.</ref> Although the similarities are only cursory, the 1984 film depicts a professor and a female reporter (disguised as a housemaid) stumbling upon the egg of a giant flying monster on a Korean island. A majority of the featured monsters were actually “borrowed” from stock footage of Japanese tokusatsu shows.
 Like the Korean language version of ''Yongary, Monster from the Deep'' (1967), the original print was said to have been destroyed in a flood. Yet also like ''Yongary'', an English dubbed version, ''Cheju Island Terror'', was produced for American television by Crown International Pictures. Unfortunately, no one has yet to come forward with any recordings, advertisements, or even a valid listing to prove that it aired.