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Four disaffected youths rob a gas station but find their plans complicated and sidetracked before the night is through.Four disaffected youths rob a gas station but find their plans complicated and sidetracked before the night is through.Four disaffected youths rob a gas station but find their plans complicated and sidetracked before the night is through.
- Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations total
Yu Oh-seong
- Mu Dae-po (a.k.a. Bulldozer)
- (as Oh-seong Yu)
Kang Seong-jin
- Ddan Dda-ra
- (as Seong-jin Kang)
Park Yeong-gyu
- Gas station owner
- (as Yeong-gyu Park)
Jung Joon
- Geon-Bbang
- (as Jun Jeong)
Lee Yo-won
- Ggal-chi
- (as Yo-won Lee)
Lee Jeong-ho
- Meek man
- (as Jeong-ho Lee)
Michelle Carter
- High School Girl
- (English version)
- (voice)
Frank Dawson III
- Rockstar
- (English version)
- (voice)
Joe Gildea
- Police Officer #2
- (English version)
- (voice)
Darrel Guilbeau
- Ruffian #4
- (English version)
- (voice)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIncluded among the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die", edited by Steven Schneider.
- Quotes
Delivery Boy: We're the delivery boys!
- Crazy creditsDuring the credits, four scenes are included which show what the characters do after the events in the film.
- ConnectionsFollowed by Attack the Gas Station! 2 (2010)
Featured review
A group of 4 dissatisfied and bored youths set out to smash up and demolish an all night gas station. They soon find that they can make more money if they pose as staff, fuel peoples vehicles and keep the earnings.
The film is constantly amusing and entertaining with some great characters that, despite being nameless (except for 'Bulldozer') are still likable, regardless of their motives. That may sound odd, as after-all, the 4 lead characters are technically the bad guys of the film due to the fact that they are out causing trouble simply because they are bored. And yet you feel no animosity towards them and they are all likable and entertaining right from the start without any need to build up any sympathies for them. There are some tiny flashback moments, and while these may explain some of the characters motivation, the movie would of worked just as well without them.
The movie is well shot and well acted and keeps up its amusing, entertaining pace throughout its almost 2 hour duration.
There are many great moments littered throughout. I especially liked a scene where one of the characters breaks open a vending machine to steal the change, which he subsequently uses in another vending machine to buy a drink.
Other highlights include things such as, the best way to get a bit of background music whilst they are working and why Pepsi might be Korean.
The events that unfold at the gas station are a clever social commentary on the state of Korea, the gas station itself actually representing the country and the people representing the North or South and other nations.
Those that don't pick up on the message (I didn't the first time I watched it), or don't care about the social commentary should still enjoy this as it is an excellent, funny and entertaining movie. The only downside for me is that the subtitles on my version seem to suffer from being poorly translated at times, but that doesn't detract from understanding events or from the enjoyment of the film overall.
The film is constantly amusing and entertaining with some great characters that, despite being nameless (except for 'Bulldozer') are still likable, regardless of their motives. That may sound odd, as after-all, the 4 lead characters are technically the bad guys of the film due to the fact that they are out causing trouble simply because they are bored. And yet you feel no animosity towards them and they are all likable and entertaining right from the start without any need to build up any sympathies for them. There are some tiny flashback moments, and while these may explain some of the characters motivation, the movie would of worked just as well without them.
The movie is well shot and well acted and keeps up its amusing, entertaining pace throughout its almost 2 hour duration.
There are many great moments littered throughout. I especially liked a scene where one of the characters breaks open a vending machine to steal the change, which he subsequently uses in another vending machine to buy a drink.
Other highlights include things such as, the best way to get a bit of background music whilst they are working and why Pepsi might be Korean.
The events that unfold at the gas station are a clever social commentary on the state of Korea, the gas station itself actually representing the country and the people representing the North or South and other nations.
Those that don't pick up on the message (I didn't the first time I watched it), or don't care about the social commentary should still enjoy this as it is an excellent, funny and entertaining movie. The only downside for me is that the subtitles on my version seem to suffer from being poorly translated at times, but that doesn't detract from understanding events or from the enjoyment of the film overall.
- markmovienerd
- Jun 23, 2012
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- Attack the Gas Station!
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- Runtime1 hour 53 minutes
- Color
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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