‘Killer plastic surgery. The new face of horror.’
Under the Knife is a 2018 South Korean-Swedish horror feature film written and directed by Josh Hoffman. The Bloated Cat Productions-Penguin Films production stars Jin-geun Kim, Jyeong-ah Kim and Rydia Kim.
Plot:
Beverly (Jyeong-ah Kim) travels from New York to South Korea to get plastic surgery on her nose but ends up unknowingly getting a computerised implant from surgeon Doctor P (Jin-geun Kim) who maniacally turns his patients into beautiful killing machines…
Cast and characters:
- Jin-geun Kim … Doctor P
- Jyeong-ah Kim … Beverly
- Rydia Kim … Bo-mi
- Matt Pavlovich … Cosmo
- In-hwa Lee … Ji-won
- Jae-won Seo … Businessman
- Hong-jun Choi … Man on Roof
- Mi-hee Son … Woman on Roof
- Justine Kim … Woman in Kitchen #1
- Eun-sun Jung … Woman in Kitchen #2
- Joey Mercadante … Infomercial Host
- Truck Carlson … Infomercial Test Patient
- Norihiko Takesue … Sushi Chef
Filming locations:
- Busan and Seoul, South Korea
- Hitakatsu, Japan
- New York City, New York, USA
Film Facts:
The trailer below was posted on YouTube on 8 September 2013. The filmmakers Facebook page celebrates the completion of the movie on 10th January 2018!