When Shaw says it is “Suddenly,” the driver notes that “that’s a funny name for a town.”. 13 Going on 30 (released as Suddenly 30 in some countries) is a 2004 American fantasy romantic comedy film written by Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa, directed by Gary Winick, and starring Jennifer Garner.It follows a 13-year-old girl who dreams of being popular. It drew 850,000 admissions on its opening day, placing it second behind Hollywood animated film Frozen at the box office. He decides to leave the taxi and bike but is hit by a lorry on the way there. Directed by Leste Chen, it starred Yang Zishan, Gua Ah-leh, Chen Bolin, and Lu Han. Suddenly Twenty (20 ใหม่ ยูเทิร์นวัย หัวใจรีเทิร์น) Movie Synopsis “Parn” is a stubborn old woman in her 70’s who one day learns that her son is planning to send her off to a nursing home. Big Liang, grateful for her younger self's assistance, records a message telling Little Liang that the remaining time is hers to use however she wishes, and eats a chocolate. Jud, under the guise of fixing the TV, discreetly hooks the table up to the 5000-volt plate output of the family television. The two Liangs begin communicating with each other using recorded videos and WeChat voice messages, but their personalities and priorities begin to clash. One night, Little Liang goes camping in a tent with Yan, but freezes up and pulls away when he kisses her neck; she nervously explains that she is a virgin. For the 2018 Philippine remake, see, Korean Association of Film Critics Awards, "An interview with movie director Hwang Dong-hyuk", "Rookies of 2014: Shim Eun-kyeong steps forward with, "Shim Eun-kyung Sheds Inhibitions for Grandma Role", "SHIM Eun-kyoung of MISS GRANNY: Suspicious Girl Becomes a Glamorous Actress", "4 Big Releases March Into Theaters for Korean New Year", "MISS GRANNY Tops Huge Lunar New Year Weekend", "Box Office: January 16-February 5, 2014", "Miss Granny stays young at South Korea B.O. Foul-mouthed, stubborn, controlling and shameless, she has a difficult relationship with her depressed daughter-in-law Ae-ja, but is very proud of her son Hyun-chul, who became a university professor of gerontology, and whom she raised by herself against all odds. While morosely watching TV one morning, Liang sees an infomercial for "magic" chocolates that purport to grant youthful energy, and orders a box on a whim. Meanwhile, Jud (James O'Hara), a television repairman, has shown up at the house and also becomes a hostage. She takes what she believes will be her last self-portrait for her not-so-far-off funeral, but when she comes out of the studio, Mal-soon is dumbfounded by her own reflection in the mirror: she's now a fresh, young 20-year-old woman. [13], The film's copyright was not renewed and it entered the public domain; it can be downloaded and viewed for free online. Parn is a stubborn old woman in her 70's whose only pleasure in life is to brag about her son who she single-handedly raised to be a professor. 17-year-old Liang ("Little Liang") goes out and parties with Bai (who marvels at Liang's transformation but is supportive), but her mind eventually reverts back to 28-year-old Liang ("Big Liang"). [14] Prior to it entering the public domain, the film was widely available from a number of discount/public domain distributors. [49], A Korean drama remake is in the works, and has cast Kim So-hyun as the lead. Soon after, she reverts into Big Liang, who forcefully kisses a shocked Yan. One day, she learns that her son is planning to send her off to a nursing home. With no one recognizing her, Mal-soon decides to make the most out of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. David Gordon Strickland, Jr. (October 14, 1969 – March 22, 1999) was an American actor. "Zhang Yimou's daughter explores China's expectations of its women in directorial debut", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Suddenly_Seventeen&oldid=981371469, Pages with non-numeric formatnum arguments, Pages using infobox film with unknown empty parameters, Articles containing Chinese-language text, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Raina Liu as Xiao Yu, Mao Liang's assistant, This page was last edited on 1 October 2020, at 22:20. Her doctors strongly advise her to live apart from Mal-soon. Big Liang panics and runs off to the bathroom, preparing to eat another chocolate so Little Liang can complete the task, but steels herself and returns to the gallery, handing the uneaten chocolate to Bai. While waiting for Mao to pick her up from the police station, Liang glumly eats another chocolate, inadvertently transforming once again into Little Liang. In the aftermath of the harrowing incident, outside the local hospital Shaw confirms to Ellen that Jud “didn’t make it.” Telling Ellen that he needs to go back to his office, Shaw then makes plans to meet Ellen after church the next day, and they kiss. [1][12], A remake of Suddenly, starring Dominic Purcell and directed by Uwe Boll, was released in 2013. [5] The drama stars Frank Sinatra and Sterling Hayden, and features James Gleason and Nancy Gates. [10], In 1959, five years after the release of Suddenly, The Manchurian Candidate, a novel written by Richard Condon, a former Hollywood press agent, was published. The drama stars Frank Sinatra and Sterling Hayden, and features James Gleason and Nancy Gates.. Liang Xia has given up a promising career as a talented painter to be a perfect, attentive girlfriend for her "Prince Charming," who she assumes will propose to her soon, but she is constantly disappointed as Mao prioritizes his work at a design agency over her. At first not knowing what to do, she hides from her family and soon ends up lodging with her fellow café shop worker who used to be a servant of her family. Sheriff Tod Shaw (Sterling Hayden) arrives with Dan Carney (Willis Bouchey), the Secret Service agent in charge of the president's security detail. Little Liang sobs that there is nobody in Big Liang's world who cares about her, and Big Liang consoles her, telling Little Liang how much positive influence she has had on her. As an utterly surprised Baron says “[i]t didn’t stop,” Ellen Benson (Nancy Gates) shoots Baron in the abdomen, and Shaw picks up a gun and shoots him a second time. [9] Moreover, he continued: The sense of claustrophobia and despair unleashed by the assassins in Suddenly is completely amoral, and totally opposite of the style of harassment found in such non-noir, socially redemptive films as The Desperate Hours [1955]...There are no reasons given, or asked for, regarding the assassination - the entire incident functions as a nightmare, a very real nightmare that invades the serenity of a small town. Ji-ha invites her to join his heavy metal band, and after she convinces them to switch to more audience-pleasing melodies. When she regains consciousness several seconds later, her mind, memories, and personality have been replaced by those of her 17-year-old self, who is perplexed to find herself 11 years in the future. Liang looks out her window at him and smiles slightly. Little Liang, misunderstanding Yan's comment to mean that he thinks she can't give him the physical intimacy that he wants, follows him home, where she begins to undress and attempts to kiss Yan. They are booked for an extravaganza at the studio and Ji-ha is late due to a traffic jam. Parn est une vieille dame de près de soixante-dix ans très obstinée. Suddenly is a 1954 American noir[4] crime film directed by Lewis Allen with a screenplay written by Richard Sale. She is rebuffed once again by Yan, who tells her that he and his girlfriend are leaving the city the next morning. He was best known for his role as the boyish rock music reporter Todd Stities in the NBC sitcom Suddenly Susan. Baby, was released in 2019 and was a blockbuster at the box office,[47] while a Bollywood remake[48] and a German remake are in development. 28-year-old Liang Xia (Ni Ni) and 34-year-old Mao Liang (Wallace Huo) have been together for nearly 10 years and living together in Beijing for the past five. [1], The production company, Libra Productions, was producer Robert Brassler's company, and Suddenly was his first independent film. In post-war America, a train carrying the president of the United States is scheduled to make a stop in the small town of Suddenly, California. When he does, Baron and his gangsters shoot Carney dead and a bullet fractures Shaw's arm. "Suspicious Girl") is a 2014 South Korean comedy-drama film directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk. Directed by Nobuo Mizuta and starring Mikako Tabe and Mitsuko Baisho,[39] it was released on April 1, 2016. Mao confronts Yan outside the bar, and the two fight over the fact that they each keep seeing the other with Liang. [9][10][11] Mr. Park's daughter forces her out as she thinks Doo-ri is scheming after his money and she takes refuge in Mr. Han's apartment. Principal photography begun in January 2016, and wrapped up in March 2016. In Suddenly, the happy-go-lucky soldier of Eternity becomes one of the most repellent killers in American screen history. [23], CJ E&M and Beijing Century Media co-produced a Chinese remake titled 20 Once Again, which was released on January 8, 2015. As with Suddenly, Condon's book features a mentally troubled former war hero who, at the climax of the story, uses a rifle with a scope to shoot at a politician, in the case of the novel, a presidential candidate. Big Liang paints a beautiful painting of a happy, contented young woman, which the audience enthusiastically applauds as she smiles. Claiming to be FBI agents checking up on security before the president’s arrival, three men arrive at the home of the Bensons: Ellen, a widow, her young son “Pidge,” and her father-in-law, “Pop” Benson. [11][6] According to Hollywood legend, Sinatra bought up all remaining copies of Suddenly and had them destroyed, but this was not true. For Baron, however, these are the very least of his concerns, and it soon becomes clear that he is a psychopath whose pleasure comes from killing – who he kills and for what reason being of little importance to him. The story concerns a small California town whose tranquility is shattered when the train of the president of the United States is scheduled to make a stop in the town, and a hired assassin and his henchmen take over a home that provides a perfect vantage point from which to assassinate the president.