Yonggary (1999): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1999, Yonggary is an action, fantasy, adventure and horror film directed by Shim Hyung-rae, running about 98 minutes. “Think Bigger” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. A team of scientists working on a remote dig site find the buried body of an enormous monster, perfectly preserved even after 200 million years. As soon as the beast is uncovered, however, an alien spacecraft suddenly appears above them and brings the monster back to life! The creature immediately sets about levelling the surrounding urban landscape and shrugging off the best firepower the military can throw at it. A lone scientist, working on decrypting an ancient set of hieroglyphics, may be on the verge of finding the aliens' weak point, but will it be too late?

Who’s in it. Yonggary stars Dan Cashman as Lt. Gen. George Murdock, Bruce Cornwell as Mr. Mills, N.S.I.A., Dennis Howard as Maj. Gen. Jack Thomas and Matt Landers as Maj. Gen. Don 'Boom Boom' Howell, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 2.7/10, Yonggary has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads and rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Yonggary page.

If you liked it. Fans of Yonggary tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.