Parasite - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

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Two major New York Times film critics were so profoundly impressed with the actresses' performances in Parasite (2019) that in their December 2019 article asserting who the 2020 Oscar nominees "Should Be," one of them, Manohla Dargis opined for "Best Supporting Actress," 4 of the 5 nominees should be ALL four female performers from "Parasite." The other critic, A.O. Scott thought 3 of the "Parasite" actresses should be so nominated (excluding Hye-jin Jang).

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Jeong-eun Lee, who plays the housekeeper, had collaborated twice with Bong Joon Ho before this film. She played a supporting role in Mother (2009) and also voiced the titular pig in Okja (2017).

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This is the fourth film on which director Bong Joon Ho and actor Kang-ho Song collaborated.

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In a 2019 interview with Vulture, filmmaker Bong Joon-ho explained the very ending of the movie and debunked the notion that Ki-woo actually might ever be able to become rich enough to buy the house and allow his father to emerge from its underground bunker: "Maybe if the movie ended where they hug and fades out, the audience can imagine, 'Oh, it's [possible] to buy that house,' but the camera goes down to that half-basement. It's quite cruel and sad, but I thought it was being real and honest with the audience. You know and I know - we all know that this kid isn't going to be able to buy that house. I just felt that frankness was right for the film, even though it's sad."

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Shot in 77 days.

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Director Bong Joon Ho's win of four Academy Awards in one ceremony ties him with Walt Disney, who also won four Oscars in one ceremony in 1954. However, since Disney won those awards for four separate movies, Bong still holds the record for most Oscar wins by a single person for a single film.

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In an interview with Korean magazine Cine21, Director Bong Joon Ho spoke of his experience in filming in a hyper-rich Korean home. He said his hand literally shook from anxiety when he was returning a trash can that was used as a prop: the trash can was of high-tech variety that stayed silent even when the lid was being closed and cost as much as US $2,500.