The Accidental Detective 2: In Action is a 2018 South Korean action comedy film and sequel to Kim Jung-hoon's 2015 film The Accidental Detective. The film is directed by Lee Eon-hee, starring Kwon Sang-woo, Sung Dong-il and Lee Kwang-soo. The film was released on June 13, 2018.
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Plot
A comic book storekeeper, Dae-man, and the legendary homicide detective, Tae-soo, who met on previous case quit their jobs to open a private detective agency. Despite their high hopes, they soon find themselves with only trivial cases such as spouse infidelity, unpaid debt, and missing cats. Then one day, a woman walks into the office, wanting to find the truth behind the death of her fiancé. Not only that, she also offers them a handsome reward of 50,000 dollars. Dae-man and Tae-soo see it as an opportunity to put their true detective skills to work. They bring on board a third member, Yeo Chi, a Mensa genius and a small-time online private eye, and together they launch a full-fledged investigation on the case. As they dig into what initially appeared to be a straightforward case, disturbing new evidences turn up.
Cast
Main
Kwon Sang-woo as Kang Dae-man
Sung Dong-il as Noh Tae-soo
Lee Kwang-soo as Yeo Chi
Supporting
Seo Young-hee as Lee Mi-ok
Lee Il-hwa as Noh Tae-soo's wife
Choi Deok-moon as Kim Jung-hwan
Nam Myung-ryul as Woo Won-il
Son Dam-bi as Yoon Sa-hee
Jung Yeon-joo as Seo Hee-yeon
Oh Hee-joon as Kim Jae-min
Choi Sung-won as Jo Young-chul
Kim Sung-kyu as Lee Dae-hyun
Park Sung-yeon as Nurse
Kim Dong-wook as Kwon Chul-in (special appearance)
Reception
The cumulative number of visitors is 3,098,518 and the cumulative sales are KRW 26,479,490,778. The movie has a break-even audience of 1.8 million.
Production
Principal photography began on June 8, 2017, and concluded on September 11, 2017.