Bong Joon Ho Ended Parasite's Cannes Standing Ovation Because The Cast Was Hungry

South Korean director and newly-minted Golden Globe nominee Bong Joon Ho made his first appearance on the American late night on Monday night (December 9).


The 50-year-old filmmaker appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, where he shared some intriguing commentary about Parasite (with his translator in tow) and the lengthy standing ovation it derived following its screening at Cannes.


At first, Bong was reticent about sharing also much any time it comes to the enigmatic Parasite.


"I’d like to mention as little as possible here as the film is best once you go into it cold," he explained.


Jimmy Fallon pressed him to mention something about the movie, given that he was on a talk show, although, and the creator relented – though he didn't distribute several specifics, certainly, in the interest of keeping things fresh for viewers just going into the movie.


"It’s a story about family member, the son goes into a wealthy residence as a tutor and the story unfolds from then on Bong mentioned of Parasite. "They’re all very human,” he mentioned of the movie's characters. "It’s just a funny and scary movie." If it sounds intriguing, that's because it is –you should absolutely carve out some time to give it a try in case you haven't already. Nevertheless what was truly interesting (and relatable) was Bong's response to his curt "Let's all go residence in response to the eight-minute Cannes standing ovation.


"Actually, the screening was very late night," Bong explained. "It was almost midnight. So the standing ovation was very long although the actors and I were very starved because we couldn’t eat dinner. We all were saying to each other, ‘We’re hungry,’ and so they ended up subtitling it in the video that was later." Understandable, they probably all wanted to break for dinner at that point.


nevertheless the applause never stopped," he mentioned. "So finally I mentioned, yeah, ‘Let’s go home.'"


Will the crew have to face another lengthy ovation at the Golden Globes? Only time will tell.