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{{Infobox film | {{Infobox film | ||
| name = Worm vs. Mole | | name = Worm vs. Mole | ||
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| editing = Hagja Oh | | editing = Hagja Oh | ||
| studio = Dolaji Pictures | | studio = Dolaji Pictures | ||
| distributor = Dolaji Pictures <!-- Per WP:FILMDIST, distributor(s) should be restricted to the country or countries that produced the film. --> | | distributor = Dolaji Pictures<br>Screen Terranóc<!-- Per WP:FILMDIST, distributor(s) should be restricted to the country or countries that produced the film. --> | ||
| released = {{film date|1968|05|28|Metzetta}} <!-- Do not add the US release date here please, see WP:FILMRELEASE. --> | | released = {{film date|1968|05|28|Metzetta}} <!-- Do not add the US release date here please, see WP:FILMRELEASE. --> | ||
| runtime = 92 minutes | | runtime = 92 minutes | ||
| country = [[Metzetta]] | | country = [[Metzetta]] | ||
| language = Metzettan<br> | | language = Metzettan<br>Qabóri<br>Daxian | ||
| budget = $432 000 | | budget = $432 000 | ||
| gross = $8 million | | gross = $8 million | ||
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'''Worm vs. Mole''' (Metzettan: 벌레 대 두더지) is a 1968 Metzettan film directed and written by Teoza Jin and starring Triello Carusso, Isanila Serri and Jadu Yeong. The film is set in a fictionalised version of [[Taisgol]], [[Tierrador]]. Centered around an Tierradorian-Metzettan excavation that discovers large tunnels of unknown origin and their discovery of the [[Worm of the Deep|source]]. The source has slumbered below Taisgol for millennia, and the excavations into its tunnels woke it from its slumber, beginning to wreak havoc on the Tierradorian capital. The excavation team then begins investigations into how to stop the worm and save the Tierradorian capital. | '''Worm vs. Mole''' (Metzettan: 벌레 대 두더지) is a 1968 Metzettan film directed and written by Teoza Jin and starring Triello Carusso, Isanila Serri and Jadu Yeong. The film is set in a fictionalised version of [[Taisgol]], [[Tierrador]]. Centered around an Tierradorian-Metzettan excavation that discovers large tunnels of unknown origin and their discovery of the [[Worm of the Deep|source]]. The source has slumbered below Taisgol for millennia, and the excavations into its tunnels woke it from its slumber, beginning to wreak havoc on the Tierradorian capital. The excavation team then begins investigations into how to stop the worm and save the Tierradorian capital. | ||
While receiving mainly negative reviews from critics, the movie became instantly popular particularly with Tierradorian audiences. The film now has a cult-classic reputation in Tierrador, with regular re-releases of the original film being well-received. In 2011, critic Vento Negrino has described the Tierradorian fascination with the film as a "mix of irony and nostalgia", citing that the older generations enjoy the movie for its nostalgic value while the later generations enjoy a level of comedy from the aged film effects. The popularity of the movie lead to the franchise of the same name, prompting regular reboots of the movie since the 1980s alongside various other adaptations of the setting. The first sequel, Worm vs. Mole II was released in 1972. The movie and | While receiving mainly negative reviews from critics, the movie became instantly popular particularly with Tierradorian audiences. The film now has a cult-classic reputation in Tierrador, with regular re-releases of the original film being well-received. In 2011, critic Vento Negrino has described the Tierradorian fascination with the film as a "mix of irony and nostalgia", citing that the older generations enjoy the movie for its nostalgic value while the later generations enjoy a level of comedy from the aged film effects. The popularity of the movie lead to the franchise of the same name, prompting regular reboots of the movie since the 1980s alongside various other adaptations of the setting. The first sequel, Worm vs. Mole II was released in 1972. The movie and its sequel also has a very large cult following in Tierrador, being the topic of many Tierradorian internet memes and even going as far as to having both movies ranking top-3 in Tierradorian lists of most popular movies from 1989 to 2007. Both movies are shown on May 28th of every year in the [[Taisgol National Theater]]. | ||
Since its release, some have said the movie contains Anti-Daxian undertones, claiming the Worm's attack on [[Taisgol]] to be symbolic of the threat [[Daxia|Daxian]] pose to [[Metzetta]]. The director and writer, Teoza Jin, fervently denied these claims until his death in 2008. | Since its release, some have said the movie contains Anti-Daxian undertones, claiming the Worm's attack on [[Taisgol]] to be symbolic of the threat [[Daxia|Daxian]] pose to [[Metzetta]]. The director and writer, Teoza Jin, fervently denied these claims until his death in 2008. | ||
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The film has released various home releases on various platforms since its initial release. Since the 1990s, re-releases have typically offered before unseen media of the film to encourage consumers to purchase the movie; mostn notably the 1992 re-release which included two alternative endings to the movie, which had only been described by starring actor Triello Carusso. One of the alternative endings were accompanied by an extended romantic storyline between Carusso's and Yeong's characters, which Jin said he scrapped due to the lack of relevance to the main plot. | The film has released various home releases on various platforms since its initial release. Since the 1990s, re-releases have typically offered before unseen media of the film to encourage consumers to purchase the movie; mostn notably the 1992 re-release which included two alternative endings to the movie, which had only been described by starring actor Triello Carusso. One of the alternative endings were accompanied by an extended romantic storyline between Carusso's and Yeong's characters, which Jin said he scrapped due to the lack of relevance to the main plot. | ||
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