THAI THRILLER MOVIES
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Thriller or Suspense Thai movies deal with contemporary themes, i.e. money lust, vengeance, love and so on...
Year: 1963
Thai title: มือเสือ
English title: The Black Panther of Ratana
Rating: 3/5
Director: Tae Prakardwutthisan
Main actor: Sawin Sawangrat,Sukon Koewliam, Dokdin Kanyaman, Adinan Singhiran,Op Boonthit,Phirapon Piyawan
Main actress: Mom Chan Phuangwan
LaRoche and two Thai men steal a diamond encrusted in a sacred Buddha statue head. LaRoche betrays the Thai men and leaves them to their fate while keeping the diamond for himself. During the troupe review army day by the King of Thailand, Bradberry, mine expert, is asked to go to South of Thailand. Mr Chang (Op Boonthit), owner of a mine in South Thailand, wishes to retire. Larry Flinch, working in the mine, is a drunkard and is fired by Mr Chang. Very soon, Mr Chang seems to have been attacked by a panther and dies. Roller is the new chief of operations. Monk (Sawin Sawangrat) has arguments with Larry. Monk and Larry shall meet in Silver Moon bar. Larry meets there a sexy lady called Eva and a fight erupts. Monk is found dead being killed by a black panther also. Jack Roller plans to sell the tin mine to go back to Europe so the buyer is sending an inspector, Mr Bradberry. Nicole Anderson is a doctor in a Catholic mission led by Father Antonio. Madeleine is Jack's girlfriend and had introduced him to Mr Chang. A Thai man, the second complice in the burglary is also killed. Father Antonio is also killed. Bradberry and Nicole believe those four murders are linked. Who is the killer? Larry? Roller? After his tests, the mine purity is deemed not so good so Bradberry refuses to sign the buying contract. Veteran actor Thai Akom Mokaranondha is also playing in this movie. Roller kidnaps Nicole to force Bradberry to sign the papers. Roller and LaRoche are in fact the same man. Larry helps them but LaRoche succeeds to flee. Finally LaRoche is arrested by the police led by Eva while trying to pocket the mine selling. The Black Panther of Ratana (มือสือ) is a Thai co production with Germany and was released in year 1963. It was a joint effort between Tae Prakardwutthisan and German Hans Berthel. For the release in Thailand a special scene was added in the movie, i.e. around 16 minutes of songs and featuring a few famous singers and comic actors in Thailand (Sukon Koewliam, Dokdin Kanyaman, Adinan Singhiran, Mom Chan - หม่อมชั้น). Movie is lasting 1h27mn and the additional Thai sequence is 16mn37s. It is a lost movie in Thailand but it can still be purchased overseas.
Year: 1966
Thai title: จอมมหากาฬทับทิมดำ
English title: 13 days to die
Rating: 3/5
Director: Tae Prakardwutthisan
Main actor: Adinan Singhiran,Choomporn Theppitak
Main actress: Metta Roongrat,Preeya Roongrueng,Mom Chan Phuangwan
Thai movie จอมมหากาฬทับทิมดำ was released in year 1966. This is a Thai German production. On Thai side Tae Prakardwutthisan is the co producer. Other foreign titles used for this movie are "Espionnage à Bangkok pour U-92", "Der Fluch Des Schwarzen Rubin", "The Curse Of The Black Ruby" or "13 days to die". It is a 35mm movie. It seems to be not available in Thailand anymore but luckily still in overseas markets. Choomporn steals a necklace in a museum but gets shot down. Detective Tracy is hired to find back the jewellery by Prince Kula. Prince Kula is continuously blackmailed. The stones are given back to him one by one every day but he needs to pay 3M to avoid death on the last thirteenth day. On the way to museum, Tracy and his assistants (Pongo, Hank) are attacked (Adinan Singhiran). They meet Cheetra (Metta Roongrat), expert in old jewellery. A poisoned butterfly with a microphone is found in the prince room. Preeya, Mr Parkson's girlfriend, is identified as the spy inside Prince Kula's home. Tracy starts to suspect Dr Barrington and Mr Parkson. As it is a 1960s movie, James bond's gadget is used to find car location. The fifth section of the necklace has disappeared since many years. Cheetra brings Tracy to see the Royal Barge procession. This movie offers unique opportunity to see colorful Bangkok fifty years ago as many Thai movies fifty years old are often in bad condition. Old Mrs Mom Chan Phuangwan announces to Tracy that Dr Barrington has been found dead. Cheetra brings Tracy to Surin elephant festival. Prince Kula has to ride an elephant. Mr Parkson kidnaps Cheetra as she is the only to decipher the secret message included in the necklace and leading to an ancient city in the jungle. Mr Parkson is looking for an ancient city (Ayutthaya) where a treasure is supposed to be found. The only treasure is a stock of uranium. Cheetra is in fact the descendant of the prince to whom the necklace belongs to. Following multiple rebondissements Tracy and Cheetra are safe.
Year: 1967
Thai title: ตำหนักแดง
English title:
Rating: 3/5
Director:
Main actor: Mitr Chaibancha,Daonoi Duangjai,Sithao Petcharoen,Prachuap Ruekyamdee,Sukon Koewliam,Man Teeraphol,Tawan Siriwat,Somkuan Krajangsat
Main actress: Petchara Chaowarat,Mom Chan Phuangwan,Preeya Roongrueng,Somjit Sapsamruey,Chadaporn Wachirapranee,Metta Roongrat,Malee Wetpraseri
ตำหนักแดง is a Thai movie released in year 1967. It features famous actors Mitr Chaibancha and Petchara Chaowarat. Other actors are Mom Chan Phuangwan, Daonoi Duangjai, Preeya Roongrueng, Somjit Sapsamruey, Malee Wetpraseri, Chadaporn Wachirapranee, Sithao Petcharoen, Prachuap Ruekyamdee as a policeman, Metta Roongrat, Sukon Koewliam, Man Teeraphol as a ruffian (คนร้าย), Tawan Siriwat. The movie is lost in Thailand but a remaining last extract lasting 13 minutes is still available. There is no movie summary available anymore. The sequence is in 16mm format and it still has a colorful picture. Both Metta and Chadaporn seem to be Man Teeraphol's mistresses. There is a spectacle of children without parents (เด็กกำพร้า). There is a nice dialog sequence between Mitr and Prachuap. It is unfortunately in mute state as 16mm movies require dubbing. Prachuap tries to stop Preeya using a gun to shoot somebody. Metta and Chadaporn end up fighting. It is difficult to understand a movie without the summary and only by watching mute short sequences but it is a chance to see another movie with Mitr and Petchara together.
Year: 1968
Thai title: วังสีทอง
English title:
Rating: 3/5
Director: Sulaleewan Suwanthat
Main actor: Sombat Methanee,Somkuan Krajangsat,Adinan Singhiran,Choomporn Theppitak,Krai Kanchit,Jamroon Nuatjim
Main actress: Sopha Sataporn,Sulaleewan Suwanthat,Chosri Misommon,Metta Roongrat,Kaenjai Meenakanit,Phong Lada Pimolpan
วังสีทอง is a Thai movie released in year 1968. It features Sombat Methanee as main actor and Sopha Sataporn as main actress. Other actors are Somkuan Krajangsat, Metta Roongrat, Choomporn Theppitak, Krai Kanchit, Kaenjai Meenakanit, Sulaleewan Suwanthat, Adinan Singhiran, Chosri Misommon. The movie is lost in Thailand but a trailer of five minutes is still available. Without a summary and the 16mm movie being in mute state, it is difficult to understand the story. Various short sequences are show Krai abusing of Metta, a man disguised in black outfit, Sombat punching Adinan trying to abuse Sopha. This movie ambiance reminds of other movies such as ปราสาททราย or ฟ้าคะนอง. The movie producer is ป้าทอง also called as Sulaleewan Suwanthat. Other less known actors include สุพรรณ บูรณะพิมพ์-จำรูญ หนวดจิ๋ม-ทนงศักดิ์ ภักดีเทวา.
Year: 1969
Thai title: ปราสาททราย
English title: Sand Castle
Rating: 4/5
Director:
Main actor: Mitr Chaibancha,Sawin Sawangrat,Sukon Koewliam,Sahat Piempongsan,Prachuap Ruekyamdee,Adul Dulyarat
Main actress: Petchara Chaowarat,Metta Roongrat,Chadaporn Wachirapranee,Khomapat Attaya,Wassana Chalakorn
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A testament is written by an aging father. Everything will be given for the granddaughter, Rung Na Pha (รุ่งนภา), i.e. money and the family house called Sand Castle (ปราสาททราย). So his two sons (คนเลว), aware of this decision, are unhappy. The uncles want to force Rung Na Pha to sign a property transfer. She refuses to do so she is locked inside a hidden room and is put an iron mask on the face (หน้ากากเหล็ก). In Bangkok Ang Madison, young man, meets inadvertently a young student girl called Dao. Ang Madison is neighbor of the Sand Castle (วัง). One of the uncles, Sulasit, also finds Dao, who is having the same face as Rung Na Pha. He brings her back to the family house but villagers and other family members start to notice that she (คุณหนู) has changed a lot. Back to his home, Ang Madison meets Dao but she tells him there is misunderstanding as she is Rung Na Pha and not Dao. Sulasit’s daughter likes Ang Madison a lot and wishes to marry him as he is coming from a rich family. Sulasit is friend with Det, a local ruffian head (เจ้าพ่อ). Both uncles don't want half of the house but the whole house including Ang Madison’s land. Both uncles’ daughters fight to get interest from Ang Madison. They are jealous about Dao as Ang Madison has more interest in her. Ang Madison wishes to share his land with poor villagers to help them. Ang Madison refuses to sell his land to Sulasit, so Sulasit asks Det to kill Ang Madison. Dao and her friends find the real Rung Na Pha in her hidden cell. There are nice old Fx twin effects as Dao and Rung Na Pha both played by Petchara Chaowarat appear on the screen. Dao and her friends cannot release Rung Na Pha on time. Sulasit hits Rung Na Pha harshly causing her death. Sulasit forces Dao to be present as the official opening of the testament. Det is ready to act following Sulasit’s order but wishes to play his own plan to get all money and diamonds. Sulasit’s son helps and Dao tells the truth about her real identity during the testament opening. Det’s irruption brings a mess. Fights happen. Family members fight for pink Diamond. Tragedy happens. The two daughters drown. Sulasit fights with Ang Madison. Finally the father’s crazy daughter, mother of Rung Na Pha, puts the fire inside the palace and it explodes. Dao and Ang Madison are safe. In year 1969, this movie became famous. Phanmitr (พันธมิตร) company got the last film copy and shared it with all Thai movies fans.
Year: 1970
Thai title: ฟ้าคะนอง
English title:
Rating: 4/5
Director:
Main actor: Chaiya Suriyun,Sorapong Chatree,Sukon Koewliam,Ruj Ronnapop,Surasit Sattayawong
Main actress: Aranya Namwong,Pawana Chanajit,Chosri Misommon,Wilaiwan Watthanaphanit
Thai movie ฟ้าคะนอง was released in year 1970 and lasts 1h22mn. It features main actors Chaiya Suriyun, Aranya Namwong and Pawana Chanajit. Movie ฟ้าคะนอง was restored and shown on Thai cable TV. It features a beautiful colorful image. Sorapong Chatree and Charika (Pawana Chanajit) take a bus to go to Fa Khanong pier. Sorapong Chatree, one of the most famous Thai actors with Mitr Chaibancha and Sombat Methanee, was still an unknown actor at that time and was playing side roles. Everybody discourages Charika to go to Fa Khanong island. People are talking about ghosts... It seems many people died before due to pirates. Spirits (วิญญาณ) are said to be around. Chosri Misommon is playing Charika’s domestic helper (คนรับใช้). Mysterious deaths happened previously on the island. People, who took the job of nurse (นางพยาบาล) before Charika, all died... Ruj (Ruj Ronnapop) is playing a crazy disabled man (เล่นตุ๊กตา) always scold by the governess. Khun Phujing (Wilaiwan Watthanaphanit) is disabled. Her mother needs also to take medicine. Charika is responsible to take care of them as a nurse. Khun Lek (Aranya Namwong) is Khun Phujing’s younger sister. During a storm, Charika has a vision, i.e. she sees a hirsute man entering in her room. The following day, Charika meets Turatee (Chaiya Suriyun) and believes the hirsute man and he are the same person (Chaiya Suriyun plays both roles). At nighttime, the hirsute man enters in the grandmother’s room to steal a map. The hirsute man is recognized as Khun Phuchai, who died many years ago. The island superintendent Durong (Surasit Satayawong) and his mistress, the governess, are worried as it could be the map leading to the pirates’ treasure of Plao island. The next day, crazy Ruj harass again Chosri and Charika. The governess scolds and beats again but it turns badly as Ruj cuts the governess head! During this messy situation, Charika loses conscience and disappears carried by the hirsute man. Durong is hoping to find a secret pirates' treasure (สมบัติ). He has also a relationship with Khun Phujing. Willing to know what is really happening on Plao island, Chaiya and Lek try to reach the island by boat. The superintendent, a few tough men, Chosri and Khun Phujing follow them by boat also. Both boats capsize but they can all avoid the sharks. Stranded on Plao island, the superintendent is trying to locate the treasure and to catch Turatee, Lek’s fiance, and Lek. Durong believes Turatee has the treasure map. An old man Tao is helping Turatee about to be killed. Charika wakes up in a cave with the hirsute man. The hirsute man is Khun Phuying’s younger brother, who is still alive. He mentions that Durong killed all nurses. He knows about the pirates' gold hidden in the cave. italian actor. Durong tries to abuse Khun Lek but is injured by Khun Phujing. Durong then shoots and kills Khun Phujing. Tao leads Durong and his men to the treasure. Finally, Durong and his ruffians die as they are more obsessed by collecting gold than running for their life as the cave is collapsing. Lek, khun Phuchai, Charika and Turatee succeed to escape on time. Romance can happen between Lek and Turatee, between Charika and Khun Phuchai.
Year: 1974
Thai title: แสบเข้าไปถึงทรวง
English title: Vengeance
Rating: 3/5
Director:
Main actor: Dam Datsakorn,Yodchai Meksuwan,Pipop Pupinyo
Main actress: Lakshmi Pensaengdeuan,Somjit Sapsamruey,Jomchai Jarintorn
This 1974 movie “แสบเข้าไปถึงทรวง” is lost in Thailand but is still available in Malaysia under the title “Dendam Perawan” / “Vengeance” as it features a Thai Malaysian actress (Lakshmi Pensaengdeuan - ลักษมี เพ็ญแสงเดือน). Summary might be a bit inaccurate as the movie is dubbed in Malaysian only. Yodchai (Yodchai Meksuwan) is fiancee together with a young Malaysian lady called Ning. Dam (Dam Datsakorn) sees the jewels offered as gifts. Dam, being the fiancee's sister, decides to rob the jewels and kills the middle age lady to succeed. A little boy sees him but he is thrown across the stairs. The mother has time to write the murderer name with her blood. Ning does her enquiry inside Bangkok low cost hotels to find Dam. She is able to drive fast car, knock out ruffians and throw knife. She finds Dam's house but he is not here. Fighting happens with ruffians but Yodchai comes to help on time. Ning goes to Malaysia to continue the investigation. Her friend is a pilot and loves her secretly. Dam is aware that Ning is looking for him. The pilot finally starts a romance with another Malaysian lady. Dam's ruffians try to stop her. They get beaten one by one! Finally they find Dam's secret home. Following violent fighting, Ning and Yodchai are defeated. Ning is put in Dam's car trunk. The pilot and Yodchai still follow them to prevent Dam escaping by helicopter. Ning defeats herself Dam and refuses to give him any chance opting for self justice. Unfortunately her friend, the pilot, has died during the fighting. This movie is mainly shot in Malaysia. The actress Lakshmi has the main role. Thai veteran actor Yodchai Meksuwan has a second role. The movie features great views of Kuala Lumpur with old buildings and old mosques. The movie features a few famous Malaysian actors, i.e. Noor Azizah, S. Roomai Noor, Karim Siraj.
Year: 1978
Thai title: รักข้ามโลก
English title:
Rating: 3/5
Director: Chalong Pukdeewichit
Main actor: Krung Srivilai,Somchai Samipak,Witoon Karuna
Main actress: Naowarat Yooktanun,Piathip Kumwong,Lalana Sulawan,Juree Osiri
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Thai police inspector (สารวัตร) Ton (Krung Srivilai) is chasing drug traffickers. Heroin traffickers are shot dead by a mysterious helicopter while trying to flee police in USA. 20M baht are lost. To compensate their loss, traffickers need to get drugs directly from Golden Triangle in Thailand. Anong (Piathip Kumwong) is married to a drunkard foreigner. Nit (Naowarat Yooktanun) is her daughter. The husband Mike has a secret arrangement with the US ruffians as he becomes rich suddenly. They all travel to USA. The drug traffic is coming from Thailand to USA through antics. Maem Clara is a small antics shop’s owner. She is working with Pai (สมชาย สามิภักดิ์ - Somchai Samipak), who is the driver, and with Fon (Witoon Karuna). Noon (Lalana Sulawan) is Pai's daughter. Even Osiri, veteran actress and Somchai Samipak's wife, has a small role. Pai's van is followed up by Mike. Mike tries to stop Pai's van. Finally Ton helps to push back the ruffians but they all have to flee. Unfortunately Anong is captured by Mike (เป็นตัวประกัน) while fleeing. While running away from the ruffians, romance starts between Noon and Ton, between Fon and Nit. Ton fails to find heroin in uncle Pai's van. Maem Clara is the real master behind the traffic. As usual, Krung can defeat his opponents thanks to his powerful kicks. Heroin is finally hidden inside the teak wood that uncle Pai ordered from Thailand. Mike is dropped and shot by his friends. Nit and Noon are also captured. Before dying, Mike discloses to Ton where the ruffians are heading to. Police is then chasing their boat. Through final shootings and bombings, ruffians are all killed, Mit and Noon are released but Nit's mother is losing her life. Thai movie รักข้ามโลก, directed by Chalong Pukdeewichit, was mainly shot in USA in 1978. This romance and action movie includes one love song by Witoon Karuna. Another movie called ล่าข้ามโลก directed by Chalong Pukdeewichit was also shot in USA in 1983.
Year: 1978
Thai title: กัปตันเรือปู
English title: The Pistol
Rating: 3/5
Director:
Main actor: Jatuphol Poopirom,Kamthorn Suwanpiyasiri,Boo Wibunnan
Main actress: Lalana Sulawan
Thai movie กัปตันเรือปู (The Pistol) was released in year 1978 and lasts 2h01mn. A remastered HD version was released online by Fivestar production in year 2014. A foreigner called Steve is having a diving school in Pattaya and is also the captain of a boat used to transport tourists. Kan (Jatuphol Poopirom) is one of his former employees and is a skilled diver. He now catches crabs (จับปู) and finds a weird piece of rock while fishing. He gives it to the captain's assistant called Ben. Kan is married to Plae (Lalana Sulawan). Inside the rock, an old gun (ปืนโบราณ) is found. Steve asks Ben to get pictures of the gun. The photographer warns Sia Saeng (Kamthorn Suwanpiyasiri) who wants to know where Kan catches crabs. Chinese expert (Boo Wibunnan) is also interested by the old gun. As Kan refuses to disclose the location, he gets beaten. Ruffians believe a treasure must lie at the location where the gun was found. Impressive submarine images show the hunt for the old ship. Steve and Kan dive and look for the old ship under the sea but the ruffians led by Saeng are looking for their location through another boat. Steve and Kan simulate a fake ghost presence in the old ship to chase away Saeng. Many people start to be interested by this old ship including an old professor. The professor believes a Portuguese ship going from Macau to Ayutthaya drowned many centuries ago. Even distrust happens between Kan and Steve. Kan hides the gun in the sea as his home is attacked. The Portuguese embassy wishes to buy the gun for 100 000 baht. Unfortunately the gun has disappeared taken away by another fishing boat net. The dreams of becoming rich fade away for Kan.
Year: 1979
Thai title: ชาติหินดินระเบิด
English title:
Rating: 3/5
Director:
Main actor: Krung Srivilai,Yodchai Meksuwan,Nirut Sirijanya,Uten Boonyong,Doo Dook Kradon,Krai Kanchit,Pumi Patanayut,Wittaya Sukdamrong
Main actress: Pawana Chanajit,Rewadee Pattaphong,Ratchanoo Boonchuduang
Thai movie ชาติหินดินระเบิด was released in year 1979. Main actors and actresses include Krung Srivilai, Yodchai Meksuwan, Pawana Chanajit, Nirut Sirijanya, Rewadee Pattaphong, Ratchanoo Boonchuduang, Uten Boonyong, Doo Dook Kradon, Krai Kanchit, Pumi Patanayut, อัศวิน รัตนประชา, จิระศักดิ์ ปิ่นสุวรรณ, Wittaya Sukdamrong, ราชันย์ กาญจนมาศ. Movie director is เกรียง ไกรสร. The film is lost in Thailand but a sequence in 35mm format can still be seen. The picture is very damaged and reddish. It lasts ten minutes. During the remaining sequence, Nirut and Doo Dook Kradon are in prison. Pumi Patanayut is about to burn Nirut's wife and her child. Policeman Krung tries to help but he is finally captured. Police surrounds the school where ruffians are hiding and having kids as hostages. Yodchai Meksuwan is playing a blind man. Pumi Patanayut is the head of ruffians. Krung and Nirut enter the school to release Nirut's son. It is successful.
Year: 1987
Thai title: ตะวันเพลิง
English title:
Rating: 4/5
Director: Kom Akadej
Main actor: Chatchai Plengpanich,Yuranan PamornMontri,Bin Banleurit
Main actress: Marsha
Thai movie ตะวันเพลิง was released in year 1987 and lasts around 1h44mn. Movie is available under VHS format. Movie director is Kom Akadej. Vin (Chatchai Plengpanich) is a hunter group leader. They hire Chon as a driver but Chon (Bin Banleurit) is upset with the hunters’ behavior as they shoot cattle. Young lady Rung Tawan (Marsha), owner of a ranch and raising cattle, is leaving alone. Patana (Yuranan PamornMontri) is her former husband and business partner but they split. Patana is alcoholic and useless. Rung Tawan finds that people went on her domain as she finds beer cans, cigarette packets and one cattle was killed. Police is not helping. She suspects a group of hunters led by Vin. She has strong arguments with them as she asks for compensation. No weapons are found in their car as they were hidden in their camp. Following a car chase with Rung Tawan, one ruffian is slightly hurt so they take revenge by putting snakes and mice in her home. But one of the hunters wants a bigger revenge. Chon tries to calm them down but to no avail. So at nighttime, they use fireworks to frighten her and break her windows. She runs away but they chase her by motorbike. Chon rescues her. On the next day, Patana is surprised to find Chon being at Rung Tawan's side. Being drunk, he did not help and is now jealous. Hunters chase her again and try to rape her. Patana takes a rifle but as he is shaking and is afraid, he flees away. Hopefully, Chon helps Rung Tawan again. Rung Tawan slaps Patana for being a useless drunkard and coward. Hunters are upset by Chon's behavior. Vin's girlfriend tries to entice Chon by provoking him. Being upset, Vin has a fight one to one with Chon. Chon is chased from the group and has to leave his knife, shoes behind per Vin's threat. Rung Tawan, taking her rifle, storms the hunters’ camp. Shooting occurs. Rung Tawan shoots their car tank reservoir and it explodes. She flees away. Chased by hunters, she gets help from Chon. They get split inside a hangar. Police announces that the hunters left the area. Patana tries to stop drinking alcohol and finally succeeds. Chon is back and Rung Tawan takes care of him as he is weak. Rung Tawan has to choose between Chon and Patana. Hunters are back (คิดบัญชี). Epic final fighting does occur between Chon, Rung Tawan, Patana and the ruffians led by Vin...
Year: 1990
Thai title: แรงฤทธิ์พิษสวาท
English title:
Rating: 3/5
Director:
Main actor: Yuranan PamornMontri
Main actress: Passorn Boonyakiat,Chamaiporn Jaturaput
Narit and Pat are a happy family with one daughter. They have a trip to Pattaya. There Narit meets Jenjira, a lonely beautiful young girl. Narit is doing commercial advertisements. As looking for a model for sport car advertisement, he meets Jenjira again. She seduces him. He starts to party. He was a good husband but starts to misbehave. Jenjira never had a father and her mother died when she was 12. Jenjira is too possessive and crazy. She hurts herself in order that Narit stays longer and takes care about her. Narit and Pat move to a new home. Jenjira wants to see Narit again but he prefers to break up in order to focus on his family and job. Jenjira is heart broken. She starts to call at his home. She announces that she is pregnant and that she will keep the baby. Jenjira shows up at Narit's apartment, which is for sale, and meets his wife feigning interest as a buyer. She blames Narit for having no responsability same as her father. She puts a snake inside their daughter's bird cage. Narit has to say the truth about Jenjira to Pat. Jenjira kidnaps their daughter O but finally releases her. Pat is hurt by a car. Jenjira starts to be violent and try to kill Narit as she is afraid to lose him to Pat. Through a final confrontation, Pat has to shot Jenjira in self-defense. It is the Thai remake of Fatal Attraction with Michael Douglas and Glenn Close.
Year: 1991
Thai title: กะโหลกบางตายช้า กะโหลกหนาตายก่อน
English title: The Dumb Die Fast. The Smart Die Slow.
Rating: 4/5
Director: Manop Udomdej
Main actor:
Main actress:
After a bloody robbery, a man flees in South of Thailand. He gets a job as mechanics. Recognizing him in newspapers as a robber, the wife of his boss orders him to open her husband's safe. As the man accuses her of treachery, the perfidious woman kills her husband. Nevertheless the man refuses to open the safe fearing the police and the woman. His friend, also safe expert, joins them in South of Thailand. Then suspicion emerges between the three actors. Who will get the money and who will die? Manop Udomdej's movie depicts the dark side of humanity but made only 4 millions Baht in theatres.
Year: 1999
Thai title: เรื่องตลก69
English title: 6ixtynin9
Rating: 4/5
Director: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
Main actor: Sithao Petcharoen
Main actress: Lalita Panyopas
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Tum was sacked from a finance company. One day, she finds a noodle box that contains over a million baht. Her life was never the same again when gangsters started looking for the missing money. This movie got awards at Berlin and Brooklyn film festivals. The Culture Ministry registers 25 Thai classic films each year at the National Film Heritage Registry. This movie is part of the 25 films heritage list announced on 04 October 2015, which is Thai Movies Conservation Day.
Year: 2002
Thai title: 999-9999 - ต่อ ติด ตาย
English title: Dial 999-9999 to Die
Rating: 3/5
Director: Peter Manus
Main actor:
Main actress: Paula Taylor
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Rainbow has just transferred to a school after the death of a girl at her last school. When some friends start investigating the case, they relate it to a mysterious number 999-9999. If you call this number after midnight, it grants the caller's wish. But as the friends start making their wishes, a series of accident-like deaths occurs after every wish has been granted. How can the evil phone number be stopped?
Year: 2003
Thai title: คืนไร้เงา
English title: One night husband
Rating: 3/5
Director: Pimpaka Towira
Main actor: Phongphat Wachirabanjong
Main actress: Nicole Theriault,Siriyakorn Pukkaves
The film follows the life of Sipang, an urbane and self-confident Bangkok woman whose husband disappears after he receives a mysterious phone call on the night of their wedding. She begins to search for him with the help of his elder brother Chatchai and his introverted wife Busaba, a traditional housewife totally dependent on her abusive husband. During the search, Sipang and Busaba, who are worlds apart in outlook, grow increasingly close and explore the value of life, love and devotion as women living in contemporary Thai society.
Year: 2005
Thai title: โรงเตี้ยม
English title: Happy Inn
Rating: 3/5
Director:
Main actor: Somchai Sakdikul
Main actress: Naowarat Yooktanun
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In a remote inn, different groups of people stay together with various goals. A group of bank robbers, who has hidden money previously in the inn, also comes back. But the money has disappeared. The inn owner is also mysteriously murdered. Who is responsible and where is the money?
Year: 2006
Thai title: 13 เกมสยอง
English title: 13 Beloved
Rating: 5/5
Director: Chookiat Sakweerakul
Main actor: Krissada Sukosol,Saranyu Wongkrachang
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Chit is a busy sales guy but his performance is not good. He cannot reimburse his car (his car plate has number 13) as his sales drop. One of his colleague, Pramee, steals his customers as Chit is too slow. His boss fires him as the company is going online so there is a need for less Sales people. Only a young lady called Tong is his friend in this company. Chit has debts. His mother is asking for money. He lies to his mum regarding his financial problems. He receives a phone call from an unknown number. It is a call regarding playing games to win big cash prize. As Chit has debts, he accepts to play but has to follow strict rules (he shall not disclose that he is playing a game). First game is easy. Just got 10 000 baht by crushing a fly with a newspaper (it is worth to note that there is Thaksin Shinawatra picture on the newspaper and his face is crashed against the wall!). Second game is to eat the fly to win 50 000 baht. The final prize is 100 millions baht but there are still 11 games to perform. If one game is lost then the whole money amount is lost. Next game is to make three children cry (the games are related to Chit's own childhood). Then Chit shall steal money from a beggar. Then Chit shall eat special food, i.e. shit, in a Chinese restaurant (he used to insult other people in the past - ฝรั่งขี้นก). Then he shall worship a crazy man. At 13:13 the crazy man announced God shall come (พระเจ้าจะมา) so Chit enters a bus arriving at that time. Chit has arguments with bus passengers regarding a mobile phone and gets beaten. He needs to pay respect (ไหว้) to a ruffian's feet to get it back so starts to lose self-esteem to accept such degrading act. It degenerates to a deadly and bloody fight as Chit almost kills one guy to get the phone. He is now under high stress and accepts to do anything. During next game, he needs to retrieve a dead elderly man, who falls in an indoor wishing well (In modern society people are neglecting their elder parents) and announce the bad news to his family. The relatives were living in a house close to the father but didn't visit him. He then meets his former girlfriend Maew, who wants to become a famous singer. She has a new boyfriend called Chaleum. For the 8th game Chit needs to beat somebody, who has number 8 on his vest. Chaleum has a number 8 on his vest... Due to jealousy over Maew, Chit beats deeply Chaleum. Realizing his acts, he hits again a taxi driver to bring Chaleum to hospital. Meanwhile his crazy actions are shown on TV news and a police inspector (สารวัตร)is chasing him (ผู้ร้าย). His friend Tong, puzzled by his behavior, finds a mysterious 13beloved.com website and starts to make the link with Chit's weird acts. He reaches the hospital, needs to find assistant and to avoid the police. He finds an old lady in room 805 then escapes as he removes glasses and pushes the old lady in wheelchair. He needs to follow up the old lady where she wishes to go. By helping the old lady, he puts a thread over a road causing the death of many teens, racing on their motorbike, through decapitation. Tong finds him and asks him to surrender (มอบตัว). He is already crazy. He needs to grab sword and decides to kill Tong or her dog to stop them interfering in the game. Still having a little bit of humanity, he only kills the dog. He continues the rampage by killing a cow and cutting her guts. He is still followed by Tong. Finally Tong discovers it is an online game encouraging people to forget reality and go beyond convenances. For the last game Chit needs to kill his father, who was brutal with him during his childhood. He now behaves same as his father now. Despite the hate between the father and the son, Chit prefers to lose (ยอมแพ้). The winner is the father who kills his son, Chit. This movie got many overseas awards. It emphazises modern societies where there is less morality and more egoism, self-centerism.
Year: 2008
Thai title: คนไฟลุก
English title: Burn
Rating: 4/5
Director: Peter Manus
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Mona is working in an investment company. She had arguments with her mother. The same night, Mona's mother dies of self combustion. She had always pain in the stomach. Mona gets help from police detective Don. He askes for analysis of the burnt body but his boss wants him to stop investigating on this and to classify this affair as a domestic accident. Following enquiry to the clinic, which followed Mona's mother, they meet nurse Ploy, whose mother has also stomach pains. Her mother then also died of self combustion. The police boss seems to be linked with a pharmaceutical company. Finally they discover that this pharmaceutical company has illegally used Thai people as guinea pigs in order to test secret deadly medicine. The pharmaceutical company launches tough men after them to get back the proofs and eliminate them. Finally the Pharmaceutical company is sued in a Thai tribunal and its boss faces the same fate as the Thai victims... This supernatural stylish thriller is nicely shot with a captivating soundtrack.
Year: 2008
Thai title: เมมโมรี่ รักหลอน
English title: Memory Love Haunt
Rating: 4/5
Director:
Main actor: Ananda Everingham
Main actress: Mai Charoeunpura
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A policeman calls his friend and doctor Krit (Ananda Everingham) to investigate on a weird case. Prae, 8 years old girl, claims she can see ghosts. One ghost is always frightening her but her mother, Ingorn (Mai Charoeunpura) believes it is only dreams that will disappear. Krit is specialized in difficult cases and psychic issues. He is puzzled by the bruises on Prae body. The doctor has lost his daughter before also and sometimes indulge in alcohol. He doesn't talk a lot to his wife being focus only on his job. Ingorn doesn't bring her daughter to school to avoid remarks on her daughter madness. She has quit her husband before as he was very violent. The doctor is worried Prae could hurt herself. He visits her at her home. She has scars on the face. When she does a drawing, there is Prae and her mother but also another small child in the house. The doctor starts to have visions also, seeing Ingorn face instead of his wife face. He is seeing a child being smashed by a car. He starts to be very close to Ingorn and Prae. He has finally a relationship with Ingorn. It seems that Ingorn has a relationship problem with men and she forbids her daughter to see any boy. Her own problems reflects in her daughter problems. The doctor decides to bring Prae to the hospital but Ingorn poisons him before. His wife quits Krit. Krit finds Ingorn again. Krit is really wishing to help Ingorn but she refuses any help and doesn't trust anybody. Up to the point, she prefers to die instead of having somebody else taking care of her daughter. Main actress is famous Thai pop singer Mai Charoeunpura.
Year: 2009
Thai title: เฉือน
English title: Slice
Rating: 5/5
Director: Kongkiat Khomsiri
Main actor: Chatchai Plengpanich
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A foreigner, taking a young boy to his hotel room, is mysteriously killed by a man wearing a red cape. The body is found in a red suitcase. Police is investigating. Noi is a young beautiful lady. Her boyfriend, Tai, is in jail. Tai sometimes kills people in the jail compound to get money to support Noi. A second murder involves a middle age man bringing an university student at his home. The corpse is put in a red suitcase again. The police has no clues to progress. According to a psychanalist who did interview Tai, Tai seems to be linked to the mysterious murderer. Pa, a policeman, proposes an agreement to Tai, i.e. an earlier release versus the help to catch the murderer. It seems that the murders are linked to people having perverse behavior only. The killer then goes into a gay club and performs a killing rampage. Tai and Pa have a weird relationship. Tai was an undercover cop used by Pa to perform bad and unofficial tasks. A last task turned bad and Tai ended in prison. Following the agreement, Tai exits from the prison and has 15 days to catch the killer. If he failed, he will be back to prison and will never see Noi again (หนูตัวประกัน). Tai goes back to his hometown where he spent his youth with good friends. Tai is especially looking for his old friend Nut. Nut wished to do everything to be accepted by the local group of friends (ลูกน้อง). As he was gay, he was rejected. Finally Tai protected him. One of the victims is a former teacher who raped Nut. Tai and Nut became friends. Nut was the son of a prostitute and had a harsh life. He lived with a man, who was not his real father, and was raped frequently. One night Tai tried to helps Nut. Nut stabbed the man so they had to flee and reached Pattaya. Nut had often crisis. A local pimp tried to push them towards sex customers. One night Tai got angry with Nut as he tried to embrace him. He hit him. Nut was then kidnapped by the local pimp and put in a red suitcase. Tai and Nut were separated. Following his enquiry on Nut, Tai finds that Nut worked in a gay club (where the killing rampage happened) and was named Katoey Nat following a surgery. Wishing to know his new face, Tai finds that Nut is now Noi! Meanwhile Noi kills the policeman Pa as he tries to rape her. Noi and Tai meet each other at their youth place. As police is coming, Noi asks Tai to free her from this world...
Year: 2010
Thai title: ใคร.....ในห้อง
English title: Who Are You?
Rating: 4/5
Director:
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Main actress: Sinjai Hongthai
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Nida is single forty years old mum. She is selling VCD at a night market. One night she brings a customer (ลูกค้า) to her home. She tells him that her teenager son, Ton, is staying in his room for 5 years without going out. On the other side of the street, a young teenager girl, Parn, is living with her mother. The mother has never time for Parn as she has a new boyfriend. Nida often visits a mystic medium (อาจารย์), who helps people to discover who they are through meditation (สมาธิ). She convinces her followers to believe in their inner force (ดูพลัง) and to think positively. Her followers shall believe that things can become true though the power of the mind (อำนาจพลังจิต). Teen are living in their world with games and internet. Nida's customer believes Ton has a Japanese own world syndrome (โลกของเขา). The customer, who is working for a TV program, wishes to meet Ton and to have him go out of his room. Ton only talks to his mother through small papers slipped under his room's door. He wishes to kill himself if somebody enters in his room. The customer is killed savagely by Ton. Ton's head cannot be seen. Parn cannot easily go out also as she cannot stand external bacteria (แพ้อากาศ). One day Nida meets Parn and convinces her to use her mind power to fight her allergy. Nida's husband died already. Ton's father was a hunter. Ton only played games. The father didn't want to hinder his son. The father was having an affair and hit Nida. Following a fight she shot him. She still has visions. The mystery about Ton erupts curiosity from the street (ซอย). A man trying to peep in his room is killed. At same time Parn assists to the death but cannot see who is in the room. The next day Parn has to go out to get her cat, which is trapped inside Ton's house. She escalates the gate and enters inside. The reality is then discovered. Nida's husband is not dead. They fought about Ton's custody (ลูกต้องอยู่กับกู). A lost bullet was shot. Ton was hit and died. Ton was only alive through Nida's power of the mind. This thriller movie has a strong influence from Japanese manga.
Year: 2010
Thai title: ดวงอันตราย
English title: Pop Star
Rating: 2/5
Director:
Main actor: Nirut Sirijanya
Main actress: Bongkoj Kongmalai
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Thai movie ดวงอันตราย Pop Star was released in year 2010. It is available under VCD format. The movie lasts 81 mn. Nirut Sirijanya is the father and manager of a famous Thai singer called Jay. Noui (Bongkoj Kongmalai) is the assistant and the father's mistress. Noui has a child with Jay's father. Jay stopped his career for two years as his mother got suicide. He is now back to Thailand with an album full of English songs. His father always pushes him. Jay still didn't fully recover from the shock and keeps eating medicine for sleeping and crisis management. His father is very happy that they secure a 1M Baht deal. He is less worried about his son's sickness... The medicine causes Jay to have visions and nightmares. Hearing noise in his room, he is about to hit with a baseball bat an intruder. This intruder is his father coming home drunk. Before he can hit anybody, his father falls by himself from the stairs and breaks his neck. Jay falls asleep. In the morning, he believes he kills his own father. Hiding the corpse, he decides to lie to everybody. He seals the room's door, puts flowers in the room, increases the air conditioning cold temperature to prevent any bad smell. Started being out of medicine, Jay has difficulty to control himself. Noui is also under strong pressure from her mother as she keeps asking for money. The mother pushes her daughter to divorce as anyway Jay's father never took good care of her and her child. น้อง Pae is in fact Jay’s daughter. Jay kills both Pae and Noui as they found the body of the father in the hotel room. In fact, Noui was aware of the father’s death but looking for her daughter caused her demise. A หมอดู told her to be careful… Jay tries to continue his professional life same as usual, but he is finally arrested as a domestic helper finds the bodies while cleaning the room.
Year: 2018
Thai title: นรก 6 เมตร
English title: The Pool
Rating: 3/5
Director:
Main actor: Theeradej Wongpuapan
Main actress:
Thai movie The Pool / นรก 6 เมตร was released in year 2018 and lasts 1h30mn. It is a thriller movie mainly shot in a pool. Aet (ธีรเดช วงศ์พัวพันธ์) is taking care of lighting during movies shooting. A movie was just shot in a disaffected 6 meters deep swimming pool. All are gone but Aet is having a rest on an inflated mattress in the pool. Somebody cuts the power and the water is gradually evacuated. As Aet sleeps on an inflated mattress, the water drops a few meters. When he wakes up, he is not able to exit the old swimming pool as there is no ladder to climb. His pregnant girlfriend Koi (รัชย์ณมนทร์ รัชย์จิราธรรม), unaware of the situation, prepares to jump but she misses her jump as Aet tells her not to jump. She hurts her neck and is unconscious for one day. Their dog is attached. A crocodile falls in the pool. The pool is disaffected so nobody walks around. Only a pizza seller comes but he doesn't see Aet. They try all ways to exit from the pool. The crocodile is a female and has eggs. They succeed to get rid of the crocodile as it falls in the water evacuation hole. They eat crocodile eggs. Aet needs to get insulin. Luckily his colleague made his wallet fell in the machinery area. Seeing a drone, Aet is back in the pool. Due to wind, wired cable falls in the swimming pool. By trying to climb it, Aet breaks his leg. The crocodile attacks him. The movie features great Fx animation effects with the crocodile. Canalizations are under the swimming pool. It is linked to machinery area. A drone falls in the swimming pool. Owners come to get it in the swimming pool. Koi is staying in the machinery area to avoid the crocodile. How can Aet escape the swimming pool with a broken leg and save Koi being drowned in the machinery area being filled by water due to strong storms?
Thriller or Suspense Thai movies deal with adventure plot in jungle or forest.
Year: 1984
Thai title: แหกค่ายโลกีย์
English title: Virgins in the Tiger Cage
Rating: 1/5
Director:
Main actor: Tanit Pongmanoon,Supakorn Srisawat,Doo Dook Kradon,Manop Aussawathep,Chat Mongkolchai
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Thai movie แหกค่ายโลกีย์ was released in year 1984 and lasts 1h30mn (Taiwanese version). It was released in Thailand under VCD format by Lepso company. It was released in Taiwan under the name Virgins in the Tiger Cage / 玉女刧. Mandarin language is used. The VHS was probably released in Taiwan by a local company. Movie director is ศราวุฒิ วุฒิชัย. Tanit Pongmanoon, วัลลภ นพสมบูรณ์, Supakorn Srisawat, Doo Dook Kradon, Manop Aussawathep, Chat Mongkolchai are the Thai actors playing in this movie. Below summary is based on the Taiwanese version. Many ladies have been kidnapped by ruffians and are held prisoners in a remote camp in the jungle. They have to wear inmate clothes. Five more ladies have been captured. Among the ruffians, there is a ruthless lady with a whip, who like women. The ruffians disagree and fight together. Around 70 girls are held captive and are forced to work. Some conflicts erupt between girls also as the ruthless lady has a favorite. At night time, a few inmate ladies try to escape. Four succeed to go far in the jungle but ruffians are chasing them, but they are finally captured back. They are tortured in front of others to give example. Inmate ladies are forced to work hard in the camp. One of them trying to flee again and is shot dead by Chat. Supakorn Srisawat tries his luck at nighttime in the women dorm but he gets punished by the girls. Tanit starts to love one of the ladies called Chaba. He has a plan to release all ladies. He explains to them the camp details so that they can get M16 guns stored in one hut. Fightings occur between ladies and ruffians. All protagonists die except Tanit and Chaba. Tanit is finally arrested by Thai police as he was involved in the camp management. This movie reminds about movie สัตว์สาวในกรงเสือ / Girls in the Tiger Cage (1976).
Year: 1985
Thai title: ขังหญิง
English title:
Rating: 3/5
Director: วินิจ ภักดีวิจิตร
Main actor: Tanit Pongmanoon,Somsak Chaisongkram,Joomjim Khemlek
Main actress:
Thai movie ขังหญิง was released in year 1985 and last 1h30mn. It was released under VCD format by Lepso company. Thai actors and actresses include Tanit Pongmanoon, สายสุนีย์ ศรีสวัสดิ์, โสรินทร์ บุญปรก, พาต้า ศรีดาวทอง, กิตติ ดัสกร, Somsak Chaisongkram, Joomjim Khemlek. Movie director is วินิจ ภักดีวิจิตร. Thai movie ขังหญิง recalls Thai movie แหกค่ายโลกีย์ released in year 1984. Wut delays his wedding with teacher Anita as he claims his parents do not agree. But he is having an affair with another woman, so Anita shoots him. She ends up in jail and is sent on a remote island. Many women are held prisoners (นักโทษ) on this remote island. Men are the keepers including Joomjim Khemlek and Thong Kam (กิตติ ดัสกร). Dasapranee (Somsak Chaisongkram) is the head of the keepers. Some keepers are women such as Suda and Jenny. Jenny is also an inmate, but she gets special treatment. Inmate Taiwan shot her husband and her best friend as they were having an affair together. All women in this prison have killed their boyfriend or husband. Woman keeper Jenny likes Anita, but her friends protect her. Rules (กฎ) are very strict and punishment is hard. Doctor Prasadee (Tanit Pongmanoon) tries to help. Some men abuse the women. Jenny tries to abuse Anita, but Taiwan helps again. Taiwan gets whipped by Suda. Doctor Prasadee brings her to hospital as she is seriously injured. Anita convinces Somsak that Taiwan is innocent. Another inmate, Oradee, is found to be pregnant. Other women suspect doctor Prasadee but he claims he is not the father. Dasapranee also claims he is not responsible. There is also an ongoing traffic of drugs on the island. Thong Kam gives drugs to women to make them addicted and docile. Some women try to flee. The traffic is done by a few men including Thong Kam. Taiwan is aware that Thong Kam is responsible for Oradee’s pregnancy, so he tries to kill her but fails. A stranded man arrives on the island. He is friends with Thong Kam and has come to prepare an insurrection. Taiwan has arguments with Suda and ends up in a security jail. Taiwan's friend, Varadee, sleeps with Somsak to have her released. Ruffians take over the island and force the inmates to dig for gold. Dasapranee is injured and the doctor succeeds to flee. Varadee is rejected by Thong Kam as she is just an addict. The doctor releases Dasapranee and a few inmates. Shootings happen between Prasadee, Dasapranee and the ruffians led by Thong Kam. Inmates do rebel against their keepers. Many of them die including Taiwan and Varadee. Finally, Thong Kam is also shot. Prasadee and Anita leave the island while Dasapranee has to continue running the prison.
Year: 1991
Thai title: มือขวาอาถรรพ์
English title: Gold Fist
Rating: 2/5
Director:
Main actor: Sombat Methanee,Panna Rittikrai,Sompop Wong Ko
Main actress: Phetrat Srikaew
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Thai movie มือขวาอาถรรพ์ / Gold Fist was released in year 1991. Pan (Panna Rittikrai) and Wan (Sompop Wong Ko - สมภพ วงศ์ก่อ) are waiting and armed with guns. A trap is prepared to catch an armed convoy. A man with a gold fist (Sombat Methanee) wishes to get a special jewel transported. Ann's father is killed while protecting the jewel against robbery. Sombat needs to gather two emeralds (มรกต) to get special power. Ann wishes to revenge her father. Meanwhile ruffians attack a village where a traditional dance performance is happening. A young girl is kidnapped. During a pagan ceremony, she is stabbed by the leader Sombat to get her pure blood. Policewoman (Phetrat Srikaew) and ผู้คง Ton are sent to investigate on this case. Ann and her team are also looking for people having a gold fist. Being attacked, Ann gets help from Ton. Having located Pan and Wan, June and Denise play the silly tourists in order to be brought to Kanchanaburi. Champ (สามารถ พยัคฆ์อรุณ), a Thai boxer, is joining the group. The leader needs virgins (สาวพรหมจารี) to have pure blood and release the power from the two emeralds. Their attack to kidnap a young lady fails so they capture the policewoman by default. The two foreigners June and Denise are also kidnapped. Denise succeeds to escape and join other teammates chasing the ruffians. The ceremony (ทำพิธี) shall happen soon so the group has to rush in order to release June before she is stabbed by the leader with a gold fist...This movie features Thai actors / actresses (Panna Rittikrai, Sombat Methanee, สามารถ พยัคฆ์อรุณ, Phetrat Srikaew, เวย์น ฟอลโคเนอร์) and also American actors / actresses (Bobby Sands, Josette Prevost, Leslie Horan, Nancy Black, Corrine Foster) so certainly to appeal to both Thai domestic market and overseas market. It was Miss Thailand Phetrat Srikaew (เพชรรัตน์ ศรีแก้ว) ’s first movie.
Year: 1991
Thai title: ไฟกลางฝน
English title: Triangle's rose
Rating: 3/5
Director:
Main actor:
Main actress: Penpak Sirikul, Apiradee Pawaputanon
Thai movie ไฟกลางฝน / Triangle's rose was released in year 1991 and lasts 1h29mn. It was released under VCD format by Lepso Studio. Picture is still colorful and sharp. The movie seems not to be censored but love scenes are pixelated. Movie director is สุทัศน์. Main actors and actresses are ชนาวุธ ศรีอุบล, อิทธิฤทธิ์ สิงหรัตน์, กลิ่นสี ชลิต, แก้ว มาลัยกร, อ๋อง ลิปตัน, Penpak Sirikul, Apiradee Pawaputanon. Rose calls her friend Fong to warn her about Penpak Sirikul. It is too late as Fong and her lover get shot by a hitman during a love scene. A drunk young man called Awut helps a sexy lady called Rose aggressed by two ruffians. He is former policeman (ผู้กอง). He gets injured. Rose gets sheltered in his home and tells her sad story. She is the daughter of a Laotian ambassador. When he fled from Lao, his treasure worth 18M baht fell in the Mekong river. Awut decides to help Rose to recover the treasure. Meanwhile ruffians try to kill Awut. Rose’s hotel room is ransacked so they take refuge in brothel hotel to stay incognito. Awut recruits a boat captain to bring them to the remote place on the Mekong river. A former Laotian general contacts Awut but he refuses to be involved. Rose is kidnapped by Penpak Sirikul and her team. Awut succeeds to release her. See Proy (Apiradee Pawaputanon) is the captain’s girlfriend. Awut hires additional friends to join him on this dangerous journey. One of them is alcoholic but he promises to stop drinking but he, of course, fails his promise. They are going inside the forest to search for the boat. Rose and Awut finally become lovers. They find a boat thanks to a Laohu villager. See Proy (Apiradee Pawaputanon) and the Laohu villager are captured by mercenaries. Willing to release See Proy, Awut and Rose are also captured by mercenaries led by the Laotian general. The Laotian general found them as See Proy is his mistress! Following multiple rebounds, Rose and Awut succeed to escape with the treasure thanks to the alcoholic teammate. Awut agrees to give away the treasure to help poor people.
Year: 1994
Thai title: หอบรักมาห่มป่า
English title: Forest in Love
Rating: 3/5
Director: Bandit Ritthakol
Main actor: Sombat Methanee,Vinai Kraibutr,Sahat Piempongsan,Chat Mongkolchai
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Thai movie หอบรักมาห่มป่า / Forest in Love was released in year 1994 and lasts 1h55mn. A remastered version was released by Five Star Production in the 2010s and shown on Thai TV cable. Movie director is Bandit Ritthakol. It was Vinai Kraibutr’s first movie. Other actors and actresses are ธีรวัฒน์ ทองจิตติ, อรุณ ภาวิไล, ยุวดี เรืองฉาย, โจ๊ก ท่าฉลอม, ภาพ ธรรมชาติ, พันฤทธิ์ บุษราคัม. Wee (จันทร์จิรา จูแจ้ง) wants to prevent a young lad Krit (จักรกฤษณ์ อำมรัตน์) from meeting her younger sister Ann (แอน ทองประสม). The two sisters keep fighting and arguing. Father Khun Serit (Sombat Methanee) has two daughters. Khun Serit tries to calm down everyone as they wish to marry very fast (ชีวิตแต่งงาน). The youngest daughter needs to find her studies first, but she refuses to wait for her elder sister to marry first. The father finally accepts as he is worried his daughters will flee away. The daughters just said it was for joking, but the young boys take it for granted. When they arrive at the home to request for the ladies' hand, Khun Serit and her two daughters are already no longer there. The two young men refuse the father’s decision and plan to chase after the two young ladies. They book a hotel managed by Sahat Piempongsan. Chat Mongkolchai is Khun Serit’s right hand. They finally meet khun Serit in his domain, but he refuses to accept their request. Withit (วิทิต แลด) and Reut (กฤษณ์ ศุกระมงคล) arrive from Bangkok. Withit is ruthless. The two young men, Krit and Vinai, steal a pickup car. All the ranch’s employees chase them. Krit and Vinai kidnap the two daughters while the father is having dinner and they flee through the forest. The couples are separated. Wee is unwilling to go. Khun Serit and his men are following them in the jungle. They are armed and shot at them. Withit shoots and injures one of the young men. Fleeing the father and his men help to unite the young couples together. Vinai and Ann get back the luggage containing the father’s clothes. There is a gun inside. The father Khun Serit realises that Whitit and Reut are not good men for his daughters. He tries to chase Whitit away, but the latter refuses to go. In the morning, they leave the camp to chase the two young men. Wee and Krit follow the river flow through a raft. They are chased by Whitit shooting at them again. About to be caught, fighting occurs. Whitit is about to kill Krit, but Vinai shoots him first. Understanding how bad Whitit is, the father Khun Serit forgives his daughters and future son-in-laws. New couples are formed!
Year: 1995
Thai title: ฉีกป่าล่าคน
English title:
Rating: 3/5
Director:
Main actor: Chatchai Plengpanich,Ron Rittichai
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Meuk (Chatchai Plengpanich) was fed up with city life (คนเมือง) so moved to live in the jungle in a mountain village. He married a local mountain girl and has one child. Some Bangkokian people come to the forest to have fun and to hunt wild animals. They damage the forest (ทำให้ป่าเดือดร้อน) as they use powerful weapons and have fun by abusing mountain people girls. Meuk goes to the city. When he comes back, his wife has disappeared. He finds her dead raped body. He wishes to revenge against the city people who ruins his life. The Bangkokian people are stopped by forest rangers due to illegal poaching but are released. It shows the inefficiency of rangers to fight against poachers. One of the Bangkokian poacher Sak is hit by an arrow. Solidarity inside the group starts to dissolve. Another man is hit by three arrows and following a misunderstanding is killed by his colleagues. Instead of being hunters, they become hunted by Meuk. One by one the poachers are killed. They reach their pick truck and flee but get lost in the forest. They can stand such situation and are only saved as the rangers car arrives on time. Meuk is injured two times and falls from a waterfall. They all behave same as animals and try to kill each other. Meuk has to kill the two rangers as they are interfering despite being told they shall not involve. The movie ends tragically as Meuk is shot by another mountain villager. The shooting takes place in beautiful Sayok waterfalls. This movie raises a few topics related to the forest destruction, impunity of poachers, lack of respect of mountain / forest villagers.
Year: 2002
Thai title: ดงพญาไฟ
English title: The Trek
Rating: 2/5
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Main actress: Supaksorn Chaimongkol
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Information on a spotting of a extraordinary elephant lead the members of the Asian Elephant Conservation group aided by foreign researchers on a dangerous journey deep in the jungle. It takes them on a dangerous route used for smuggling amphetamine. Heading into the jungle, the team starts encountering tragedy after tragedy. Will they find this extraordinary elephant?
Year: 2006
Thai title: ไพรรีพินาศ ป่ามรณะ
English title: Vengeance
Rating: 3/5
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Two adults and one young boy are running inside the jungle. They are carrying a sacred talisman. They have to leave behind the injured father in the jungle as a mysterious threat is chasing them. Twenty years later, a robber (โจร) is captured by the police. His teammates decide to hide in a forest close to the Burmese border. Mot, who was the young boy, is now a new Police inspector (นายตำรวจมือใหม่). They get shelter in a Buddhist temple close to the forest. The abbot is supposed to know ways to master special powers (อำนาจพิเศษ ). At night time, the four robbers kill the abbot and steal the sacred talisman, which was under the abbot protection. The police chases them in the jungle forest. The villager guide refuses to enter the sacred forest. The policemen and a few villagers decide to continue but they face fantastic animals and spirits in the forest. Deadly flies kill two ruffians. Guardian spirits of the forest (เจ้าป่า), similar to Kinnaree (กินรี), try to seduce the men. One villager is killed. Two ladies, Sri On and her sister, come from nowhere to rescue them. Voracious small crocodiles kill some policemen and villagers. A giant snake (พยานาค) appears. Mot defeats the giant snake with a sacred knife given by the monk. They reach the village of the mysterious ethnicity from where Sri On and her sister are coming from. The villagers need to kill them as they are coming from the city (เมือง). Sri On decides to warn Mot and betrays (ทรยศ) her village. At night time the forest villagers become vampires. Another giant snake wipes the vampires away. This movie mixes so many kinds of supernatural creatures (deadly flies, vampires, voracious small crocodiles, giant snakes, guardian spirits of the forest) with intensive CGI. Finally the movie ends with a classical theme of going back in the past to change the future. Mot uses the sacred talisman to go back in the past to prevent all these deaths. He comes back when his father was running inside the jungle. While trying to take away the talisman, he stabs his father so causing his own disappearance. Future cannot be changed.
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