Increase or decrease font size for easier reading : A+ A-
Tongchai Prasongsanti
Tongchai Prasongsanti (1963) - ธงชัย ประสงค์สันติ
This Tongchai Prasongsanti movie page contains 15 records.
Year: 1997
Thai title: 18-80 เพื่อนซี้ไม่มีซั้ว
English title: 18-80 Buddy
Rating: 3/5
Director: กิตติกร เลียวศิริกุล
Main actor: Thuam Thoranong,Tongchai Prasongsanti,Anant Boonnark
Main actress:
Buy now:
Thai movie 18-80 เพื่อนซี้ไม่มีซั้ว was released in year 1997 and lasts 1h21mn. It is a romantic comedy. It was released under VCD and DVD format. Movie director is กิตติกร เลียวศิริกุล. It is produced by RS so songs were also released under cassette tape. Hit song featured in the movie is รักแรก. Grandfather Am (อนัน บุณนาค - Anant Boonnark) is back from overseas. His grandson Kot (ออย ธนา) has to pick up him at Don Muang international airport. Kot misses the train to go with his friends to the countryside, so he stays with his grandfather. Finally Kot has to go to Koh Samui with his grandfather. He tries to leave the island earlier, but bad weather prevents him. He meets young lady Bo (โบว์ ปรารถนา) being hit by her umbrella. Veteran actors comic Tongchai Prasongsanti and Thuam Thoranong are featured in this movie. A young lad, called Not, is also coming to the island in order to meet Bo as he loves her. Bo invites Kot to go scuba diving in order to get rid of Not. Young lad Not wishes to die as he believes Bo has now a boyfriend. Kot is tired with his grandfather as there are only troubles with him. The grandfather finds back an old mansion where he used to love a lady named Muk (รัชนก พูลผลิน). Muk died last year. She kept the handkerchief given by Am with which she wiped blood coming from her finger. Am never dared declaring his love to Muk, so Muk finally married somebody else. Am realised too late that his love was reciprocal. A similar story is now happening between Kot and Bo… Grandfather Am recommends Kot to do things now in order not to regret in the future. Kot is upset with Bo for wrong reasons. It is time for grandfather Am and Kot to leave Koh Samui. Finally Kot stays behind as love is stronger…
Year: 1994
Thai title: ผีแม่ม้าย 5
English title:
Rating: 1/5
Director:
Main actor: Tongchai Prasongsanti
Main actress:
Buy now:
ผืแม่ม่าย 5 movie lasts 1h23mn. It was released in year 1994 and is available under VCD format. Similar to "BAAN PHI POP" (บ้านผีปอบ) serie, this movie is a mix of comedy and horror. The comedy takes a bigger part that the horror part. A young lady called Kun is aggressed in her house. The rapist is masked. The young lady fights back with a knife but finally gets stabbed. Plaew is her younger sister. Kun is accused by villagers of being now a ผืแม่ม่าย (widow ghost) as a young man is found stabbed. A group of Bangkokians led by Plaew return to a countryside village. This group features students enjoying party and เล่นผี. There are various characters in the group, ie the big comic, the small comic, the bad mouth mischievous comic, the playboy, the sexy girl... Plaew decides to go back to her village to understand what happened to her sister. She is welcomed by the local subdistrict headman, who is handicapped. Her friends (คนกรุงเทพ) follow her. Ceremony สะเดาะเคราะห์ is performed to chase away the widow ghost. One of the young villagers (Tongchai Prasongsanti) verifies that lady Throngsi is not a ghost (มีของดี เป็นคนดี). Plaew and Warut decide to dig to find the body. They are aggressed (จับตัวไป). Finally the responsible is the subdistrict headman, who simulates being handicapped. Plaew simulates being a ghost to reveal the subdistrict headman’s fault but it is not enough. The real ghost frightens the subdistrict headman, who suddenly can walk. While fleeing, he falls and breaks his neck on a rock.
Year: 1993
Thai title: ผีแม่ม้าย 3
English title:
Rating: 3/5
Director: จรินทร์ พรหมรังสี
Main actor: Tongchai Prasongsanti,Mum Jokmok
Main actress: Lisa Tiruk
Buy now:
Thai movie ผีแม่ม้าย 3 was released in year 1993 and lasts 1h38mn. It was released under VHS format and VCD format. Two songs are featured. Movie director is จรินทร์ พรหมรังสี. Thai actresses include ลิซ่า ธิรัก and แอน โอศิริ. Tan Tao and Mida love each other but the elder sister, Queen of the kingdom, rejects this love. An earthquake happens. They all die but the Queen curses her younger sister accusing her to be responsible for the city's demise due to her incorrect behavior. Back to modern times, two men in an Isaan village die due to a widow spirit (ผีแม่ม้าย). Boon Leua (Tongchai Prasongsanti) is concerned. The local spirit doctor (หมอผี) warn villagers. The news reached Tai Tan (Mum Jokmok) in Bangkok. Boon Leua has to wear ladies’ clothes in order that widow spirits ignore him. At nighttime, the widow spirits are back to catch men. Despite Boon Leua wearing women's clothes, the widow spirits recognize him as a man and try to catch him. He succeeds to flee. Men cause her kingdom to disappear, so the Queen takes vengeance over all men. All men's souls (วิญญาณ) are tortured. Boon Leua wishes to marry young lady Pen. Yotin is a doctor from Bangkok and he doesn't believe in widow spirits. For him, deaths are natural. Boon Leua is jealous as Pen is showing interest in Yotin. Tai Tan is back in the village. He also refuses to believe but finally meets widow spirits in the forest. Typical comic chase sequences happen as people try avoiding ghosts, but they finally get caught! The four friends are condemned to be tortured by the widow spirits Queen. They flee so the Queen sends all her girls to chase them. They get help from Mida, who promises to send back their souls on the next day before their corpses are cremated. Five corpses (ศพ), including the village leader, are about to be cremated. Yoti recognises he was wrong and wishes to ordain to give them good deeds. They are back on time before the cremation (เข้าราง). Yotin, being Tan Tao in a previous life, and Mida (นางทรยศ) recognize each other. The Queen tries to break this love again, but it fails. Villagers use big lingams (ลิงค์) to chase away the widow spirits. Pen knows she has no more chance with Yotin so Boon Leua reiterates his love to Pen and succeeds.
Year: 1992
Thai title: บ้านผีปอบ 7
English title:
Rating: 2/5
Director:
Main actor: Kiet Kijcharouen,Tongchai Prasongsanti
Main actress: Natanee Sitthisaman
Buy now:
Thai movie Baan Phi Pop / บ้านผีปอบ opus 7 was released in year 1992 and lasts 1h31mn (35mm film). A villager called Somsree is killed. The village headman (ผู้ใหญ่บ้าน) really wants to get rid of Ya Yip (ผีปอบหยิบ), the "Phi Pop" ghost. So, he announces a 10 000 baht reward to catch Yip (Natanee Sitthisaman). A "Phi Pop" (ผีปอบ) is an evil spirit believed to possess a person and eating his intestine while also forcing him/her to seek and consume raw animal organs and meat at night time. Bangkokian doctors and nurses come to the village to check villager’s health. Chat (Kiet Kijcharouen) is still the doctor helping villagers. It is his last participation in “Baan Phi Pop” movies serie. Mae Sri Nuan and another lady villager, Kam Thong, are Phi Pop ghosts but nobody is aware except Plung (จิระ แสงโชติ์), who is Kam Thong’s boyfriend. He wishes to find a solution for Kam Thong to be back as a normal person. It is happy time in the village. Tank (Tongchai Prasongsanti), the village headman’s son, is marrying Nong Oon. Many gags happen about his incapacity and unawareness about how doing marital duties. A beggar is wandering around the village and is mistaken as a Phi Pop ghost. Tank's father still continues to try seducing Mae Sri Nuan. Kam Thong's boyfriend, Plung, wishes to help her but cannot prevent her to eat raw intestines. Kam Thong flees and goes to mountain "Doi Phi Fa" (ดอยผีฟ้า). A search is organised to find her. The story goes outside the village for the first time and is shot in ‘Khao Phra Wiharn’ (เขาพระวิหาร) where is located the famous Khmer temple ‘Prasat Preah Vihear’ always under dispute between Cambodia and Thailand. A nun (แม่ชี) finds her and announces that only the local deity (เจ้าผีฟ้า) can help her. She goes to the old Khmer temple to pay respect to the deity. Ya Yip joins the villagers’ trip to search for Kam Thong and, as expected, brings troubles (สร้างความวุ่นวาย). Kam Thong has a vision under a waterfall. Her ghostly status remains unknown and will be disclosed in the next sequel “Baan Phi Pop 8”. This movie still features similar gags as previous “Baan Phi Pop” movies as it includes pursuits in accelerated motion. Such movies serie has its fans as 13 sequels were done. Latest gadgets used by Ya Yip include a stand-up- electric-scooter (ขี่มอเตอร์ไซค์). Such movies had small budget. Such movie was shot in 35mm format but still dubbed afterwards as it was cheaper and allows excessive funny voice dialogs and sound effects.
Year: 1991
Thai title: ผีแม่ม้าย 2
English title:
Rating: 2/5
Director:
Main actor: Ekapan Banleurit,Tongchai Prasongsanti,Kiet Kijcharouen,Apichat Halamjiak
Main actress: Metta Roongrat
Buy now:
Thai movie ผีแม่ม่าย 2 เต้ยไหลตาย was released in year 1990 and lasts 1h14mn only. Some scenes are probably cut or censored. ผีแม่ม่าย serie includes 4 movies (Part 1, 2, 3, 5). Actors and actresses featured in this movie are Ekapan Banleurit, Tongchai Prasongsanti, Kiet Kijcharouen, ปภัสรา ชุตานุพงษ์ and a few cameo appearances by Metta Roongrat and Apichat Halamjiak. ผีแม่ม่าย 2 movie is a mix of comedy, action, horror, light erotism and a few songs such ฟ้าร้องไห้ sung by Tongchai Prasongsanti. The village is calm now. Young lady Choompu arrives in the village and meets Vina (Ekapan Banleurit). She stays with Tung, the funny katoey. Tongchai Prasongsanti is back and is wearing woman clothes as he is still worried about ghost widow (ผีแม่ม่าย). Tongchai is fond of Choompu. Romantic song ฟ้าร้องไห้ is performed by Tongchai to seduce Choompu. Kiet Kijcharouen arrives in the village and is looking for Choompu. He asks Choompu to go back with him. Four ghost widow ladies are sent to the village to bring men for their queen, who is living in เมืองผีแม่ม่าย. They possess bodies of village ladies (เข้าสิง) and tries to capture men by tiring them in bed. Sad sequence features the Hell guardian ยมบาล, who sentences the Phetburi Road driver to hell (in year 1990, a liquid petroleum gas tanker truck crashed at Phetchaburi Road, causing large explosion. 90 people died). Funny sequences of villagers chased by ghost widow ladies occur. Mina comes back and warns Vina about the ghost widow ladies. Pranee, head of ghost widow ladies, complains to Hell guardia (ท่านพี่), that men are now more wary of ghost widow so it is hard to capture them. A doctor (Apichat Halamjiak) is coming to cure people in the village but he is the first one to get sick! Pranee decides to send all her ghost widow ladies in the village. Choompu is possessed by a ghost widow but Mina intervenes to prevent she kills Vina. Villagers decide to fight (สู้ๆ) against the ghosts. Part of the movie is probably missing as the movie ends up with villagers organising a fireball contest (บั้งไฟ).
Year: 1990
Thai title: กระสือกัดปอบ
English title:
Rating: 2/5
Director:
Main actor: Bin Banleurit,Note Chernyim,Joomjim Khemlek,Tongchai Prasongsanti
Main actress: Trirak Rakkarndee
Dao (ดาว), a young lady, is living with her grandmother (ยาย), who is sick. They are poor. Pen, young man, just defrocked from monkhood. His father, village leader (ผู้ใหญ่), wishes to find a wife for him. Dao asks Pen to find a doctor as her grandmother is very sick. The grandmother gives Dao a ring, which is a family heritage. Em, Dao's friend, invites her to see an outdoor movie at the temple fair. It is a trick as another male villager called Chot wishes to meet Dao. Pen loves secretly Dao and is upset by other male villagers interest into Dao. Dao is feeling unwell and goes back home. She finds her grandmother died while sleeping. Due to the ring, Dao becomes a Kraseu (กระสือ), a filth-eating floating ghost with a head, a trailing heart and intestines. Kraseu steals the food from another ghost, a Phi Pop (ผีปอบ) who eats intestines. Villagers have now to flee two ghosts (ผีหลอก). Villagers identify Dao as the Kraseu ghost. The Phi Pop ghost has possessed (ถูกปอบเข้าสิง) another young villager lady called Raem (แรม). Her parents identify that she is a ghost as they saw her eating raw meat. Pen wishes to marry Dao as he doesn't know she has become a ghost. Chot finally wishes to marry with Raem so her parents are embarrassed as she is a ghost. Raem agrees to the wedding. On the wedding night, Chot wishes to reach the seventh paradise level (สวรรค์ 7) but it is a failure as his wife is a Phi Pop. Nevertheless Riem spares his life. Phi Kraseu and Phi Pop fight together. Riem's parents consult a master (อาจารย์). Within the first three months, the possessed can be saved (สุภาพเป็นคน) if the spirit is chased away. After it is too late. Another master is called as the first one failed. He recovers Dao successfully but the task is harder with Raem. Finally both ladies are safe but the love between Raem and Pen is stronger so Dao accepts Raem to become Pen’s minor wife. Basic Fx effects similar to 1970s / 1980s Thai horror movies are used such as the infamous howling dog during nighttime. It is “Baan Phi Pop” similar recipe mixing comedy and light horror. The soundtrack is a patchwork of other stolen soundtrack such as Friday 13.
Year: 1990
Thai title: บ้านผีปอบ 2
English title:
Rating: 1/5
Director:
Main actor: Ekapan Banleurit,Tongchai Prasongsanti
Main actress: Trirak Rakkarndee,Natanee Sitthisaman
Buy now:
The second opus of บ้านผีปอบ continues with the same characters. The hunter is killed. New murders happen and intestines are always missing inside the bodies. Those murders are done by the village head's daughter, Kradeung (กระดึง), who is possessed by a "Phi Pop" (ผีปอบ) spirit. It takes appereance of Pla Pleung to accuse her. A second "Phi Pop" spirit is also hanging around. It has the apperance of a middle age woman, Ya Yip (หยิบ). The two "Phi Pop" are fighting together over the village territory possession. Villagers now know that Kradeung is a "Phi Pop". They organize a "Phi Pop" hunt that turns to a fiasco. A powerful sorcerer (หมอผี) comes to the village. It gets rid of Ya Yip "Phi Pop" first but fails with Kradeung. Finally the doctor Ret and Pla Pleung succeed to remove the "Phi Pop" ghost from Kradeung body but the second "Phi Pop" is still hanging around... Same as the first opus, this movie mixes horror, comic and a few salacious jokes in a rural context. "Phi Pop" is a traditional ghost in villages so many gags are based on rural life, i.e. men drinking together at night time and believing ghost visions are due to alcohol, woman wearing a tight traditional sarong (ผ้าถุง) and bathing in a pond with male villagers dreaming the sarong will slip down, classic gag when actors chased by a ghost enter water jars and exit from other jars... There are always comic pursuits between ghost and actors in accelerated motion. This opus contains bad cuts or maybe some censure. The first opus was shot in 7 days but the further opus were shot within 10 to 20 days.
Year: 1990
Thai title: ปอบผีเฮี้ยน
English title:
Rating: 1/5
Director:
Main actor: Ekapan Banleurit,Tongchai Prasongsanti
Main actress: Trirak Rakkarndee,Metta Roongrat
Same actors from "Baan Phi Pop 1 and 2" are playing in this Phi Pop movie. Rich trader people (คนเศรษฐี) want to buy land from grant-mother Chom but she refuses. She is living with her daughter Kaew (Trirak Rakkarndee). Ruffians are sent to expel them but they are killed by the grant-mother Chom, who is a "Phi Pop" ghost. Many deaths happen in the village due to the presence of a "Phi Pop" ghost. Villagers are fed up and decide to use a sorcerer (หมอผี) to exorcise the village. The grant-mother Chom is defeated by the sorcerer and dies. Before dying, the "Phi Pop" spirit is transferred from the grant-mother to Kaew. Phalat (Ekapan Banleurit), the new village headman (กำนัน), promises to take care of Kaew. The rich trader tries to abuse Kaew but he gets killed by the "Phi Pop" ghost also. The son of the rich family has a poor girlfriend, Plaew, from the village. She is now pregnant so the son forces her to abort and causes Plaew's death. Being pursued by villagers, the "Phi Pop" ghost transfers from Kaew to Plaew. Plaew kills her bad boyfriend. Phalat has difficulty to reason villagers wishing to exercise their law versus the official law. They use a sorcerer again but this time it fails. In a hurry ending, another master neutralizes the "Phi Pop", who transfers again to another lady from the village. This movie uses same recipe as "BAAN PHI POP" (บ้านผีปอบ) movie serie, i.e. a mix of horror, comedy, a tint of salacious jokes. It opposes the village world (Chinese rich trader unable to speak Thai properly, watching movie in temple...) versus the Bangkok world (stereotype and mannerism from ผู้ดีจากกรุงเทพ...). This B type movie uses strong side lights and smoke for night scary scenes. The poor editing jumps easily from the night scene to day scene in a same sequence.
Year: 1990
Thai title: บ้านผีปอบ 3
English title:
Rating: 1/5
Director:
Main actor: Kiet Kijcharouen,Tongchai Prasongsanti
Main actress: Natanee Sitthisaman
Buy now:
"Phi pop spirit" is back! Some people are found dead without intestines. Is Kradeung really back to a normal human being or still possessed by the "Phi Pop" spirit? New characters are introduced as actors Trirak Rakkarndee and Ekapan Banleurit are no longer part of the story. The movie highlights the opposition of villagers cured by local sorcerer (หมอผีคล้าย) and villagers cured by Bangkok doctors (หมอฝรั่ง), who offer free service. The local sorcerer wants to kill Ya Yip (หยิบ), the Phi pop spirit" roaming inside the village. But the Bangkok doctors protect Ya Yip believing the local sorcerer is crazy and bring her back inside the village. There is conflict between the local sorcerer and Bangkok doctors. The local sorcerer wants to keep his influence on the villagers. The daughter of the local sorcerer helps the Bangkokian doctor. Her father has changed his behavior recently being easily angry. The local sorcerer gets issues with his own wife and daughter as he is doing more harm than good to villagers. He is diagnosing a malaria case as a spirit possession (ผีเข้า) that needs to be chased (ผีไล่). Finally the local sorcerer flees from the village after stabbing Ya Yip. He was finally also a "Phi pop spirit"... Recipes are same as the previous movies. Many continuous funny but tiring and repetitives chases happen between Ya Yip "phi pop" and the villagers. Single villagers prefer watching the lady in swimming suit than the lady in sarong. The movie is still targeted for rural audience but with more and more urban life and taste influence. Funny comedian Kiet Kijcharouen (เกียรติ กิจเจริญ) is now here. He also participated to the complete Boonchu (บุญชู) movies serie.
Year: 1990
Thai title: ผีแม่ม้าย
English title:
Rating: 3/5
Director:
Main actor: Ekapan Banleurit,Tongchai Prasongsanti
Main actress:
Thai movie ผีแม่ม่าย 1 was released in year 1990 and lasts 1h41mn. ผีแม่ม่าย serie include 4 movies (Part 1, 2, 3, 5). Actors and actresses featured in this movie are Ekapan Banleurit, ปภัสรา ชุตานุพงษ์, Tongchai Prasongsanti, วสันต์ อุตมะโยธิน, สมพล กง สุวรรณ, ชูศรี เชิญยิ้ม. ผีแม่ม่าย 1 movie is a mix of comedy, action, horror, light erotism and a few songs such ขอให้เจ้าภาพสูดชะเริเจริญ sung by Tongchai Prasongsanti. Mina and her husband Pop are having happiness, but Pop needs to go to Bangkok. Vina (Ekapan Banleurit) accompanies him but needs to go back as his mum is sick. Pop is aggressed and killed by three ruffians as he stole Mina's love from the subdistrict headman's son. His dead body is found later. The subdistrict headman's son Wanchai tries to kidnap Mina but hopefully Vina protects her. Comic characters are played by katoey such as Tung. Wanchai and his men take opportunity at nighttime to kidnap and rape Mina. She dies. Hell guardian ยมบาล allows her to go back to human world as ผีแม่ม่าย. A ordination ceremony is under preparation. Two ghosts ladies take Tung's spirit (วิญญาณ) with them. The Queen wants a real man and not a katoey so Tung is sent back to human world. He wakes up during his own funeral ceremony so bringing a big mess! Following story that happened to Tung, one elder หมอผี suggested that all young men shall wear women clothes to avoid being kidnapped by ผีแม่ม่าย and to wear a "PALAT KLIK" – ปลัดขลิก in front of each house. They are just trying to abuse people credibility and do quick business. Vina and her friends find Mina's body and also some shoes belonging to subdistrict headman's teammates. So, two of them are arrested. Mina, as a ghost, is back. She kills one of ruffians being imprisoned in jail. The subdistrict headman is also killed. Villagers are worried about those sudden unexpected deaths (โรคไหลตาย). A modern doctor tries to convince the villagers that the deaths are related to their way of living (No vitamin B1, hard work, overstressed, junk food) and not due to ghost widow (ผีแม่ม่าย). Mina continues her revenge. Wanchai asks help from the local shaman (หมอผี) as Mina makes a rampage (อาละวาด). Vira asks Mina to stop her killings but she cannot stop as she must get revenge. She anyway warns Vira that some widow ghosts (ผีแม่ม่าย) try to kidnap some male villagers. Mina finally stops her killing when Wanchai apologies and promises to ordain during his whole life as a monk to bring peace to her spirit. Villagers are now also convinced that the sudden unexpected death syndrome has a scientific explanation and is not linked to ghost widow.
Year: 1990
Thai title: โอวตี๋ 2
English title:
Rating: 3/5
Director:
Main actor: Samat PhayakArun,White Padungkan,Tongchai Prasongsanti
Main actress: Trirak Rakkarndee,Marasri Isarangkul
Buy now:
Thai movie โอวตี๋ 2 was released in year 1990 and last 1h30mn. It was released under VCD format by Lepso Co Ltd and previously under VHS format (1h34mn). Movie โอวตี๋ part 1 was released in year 1986. Main actor changed from Chatchai Plengpanich to สามารถ พยัคฆ์อรุณ. Oti (สามารถ พยัคฆ์อรุณ - Samat PhayakArun) is released from prison. He is a former ruffian (วงการนักเลง). His son is tall now. His mother is played by Marasri Isarangkul. His wife is sick, but she hides it. Local mafia leader Saeng asks help from him but Oti refuses (นักเลงหัวไม้). Former colleagues and enemies (ศัตรูเก่า) are looking for troubles with Oti. It is hard for Oti to have a new life as former people still try to interact with him. Oti is hired by Saeng to get rid of godfather (เจ้าพ่อ) Seua. Oti accepts for a last time and asks not to be disturbed anymore. Young lady Trirak Rakkarndee is ordered by Saeng to follow Oti and to ensure the job is done properly. She starts to appreciate Oti but Oti is married. Saeng has promised to leave him alone but... Oti kills godfather Seua while his powerful hitman Dam is out of town. Saeng wishes to get rid of Oti as he doesn't want to join him. Trirak tries to warn Oti but he is not willing to listen as he is worried Trirak will cause misunderstanding with his wife. Saeng's team puts a bomb under his car. Oti and his son escape to death but his wife and mother die. He shelters his son in his close friend Seeoui’s home (Tongchai Prasongsanti). It is revenge time for Oti. ไอ้ Dam also wishes to revenge Seua and kill Oti. Among Saeng's team, there is also ไวท์ ผดุงการ (White Padungkan). To force Oti, Saeng kidnaps his son. Trirak still wishes to help Oti despite his refusal. Oti finally accepts and both storm Saeng’s place. Heavy fighting and shooting occur. Ruffians are defeated. Saeng and Dam are killed. Oti surrenders to Police and is sent back to jail with Trirak.
Year: 1990
Thai title: บุญชู 5
English title:
Rating: 3/5
Director: Bandit Ritthakol
Main actor: Santisuk Promsiri,Kiet Kijcharouen,Tongchai Prasongsanti
Main actress: Jintara Sookkapat
Buy now:
Boonchu is studying hard in a Bangkok university. He decides to help another student, whose didn't get a loan due to the student committee overspending money. He tries to become the new head of the student committee through election but fails. He finally proves the student committee corruption.
Year: 1989
Thai title: บ้านผีปอบ
English title:
Rating: 2/5
Director:
Main actor: Ekapan Banleurit,Tongchai Prasongsanti
Main actress: Trirak Rakkarndee
Buy now:
A "Phi Pop" (ผีปอบ) is an evil spirit believed to possess a person to eat his intestine while also forcing him to seek and consume raw animal organs and meat at night-time. A birth happens in a village. Umbilical cord needs to be buried as "Phi Pop" ghost loves such fresh bloody food. The man, who was supposed to perform this task, is found dead. Villagers suspect a "Phi Pop" is responsible of the murder and they believe a "Phi Pop" is living inside the body of an old grandmother. The grandmother, called Thongkam (ทองคำ), is cured and helped by a young woman called Pla Pleung. Some medical students drop by villages and provide free caring for villagers. Khun Ret is the chief doctor. One night, while camping, they are attacked by the grandmother "Phi Pop". They are saved by Pla Pleung. The village head brings a sorcerer (หมอผี) to exorcise the grandmother. He hits her with a stick. Confrontation between the sorcerer and docter Ret happens. The sorcerer retreats. The same night the sorcerer is killed by the "Phi Pop". The village head's daughter has strong interest into doctor Ret and is jealous regarding other women being close to him, i.e. Pla Pleung and Ret's assistant. A hunter arrives in the village to get rid of "Phi Pop". Things get out of control as the villagers don't listen to doctor Ret anymore. Pla Pleung and the grandmother has to flee. The village head's daughter kills Ret's assistant as no ladies shall be between her and doctor Ret. The grandmother sees this and transfers her saliva to the village head's daughter, who now becomes a "Phi Pop". The grandmother dies but a new "Phi Pop" is now in the village and nobody knows it yet... This first opus includes a small budget (400 000 Baht), a mix of light horror, comedy and tint of erotism. The movie was shot in 7 days. Characters are similar to traditional theatre "Like" (ลิเก), i.e. the leading actor (พระเอก), the leading actress (นางเอก), the jealous girl (นางเอก), the funny and hilarious friends (ตัวตลก). There are always comic pursuits between ghost and actors in accelerated motion. This horror movie is dedicated for countryside spectators with a story happening in rural village. Bangkokian people are seen as outsiders and are not trust. They are well known to have seduce girls then dropped them. Pla Pleung had some concerns on doctor Ret. "Baan Phi Pop 1" was even shot in 16mm format so reduce the costs. Dubbing was done later in studio.
Year: 1985
Thai title: ผู้ใหญ่ลีกับนางมา
English title:
Rating: 3/5
Director: สักกะ จารุจินดา
Main actor: Phairoj Sangwaribut,Tongchai Prasongsanti
Main actress: Jintara Sookkapat,Ampha Pusit,Pissamai Wilaisak,Juree Osiri,Kingdao Daranee
Thai movie ผู้ใหญ่ลีกับนางมา was released in year 1985 and last 1h35mn. It was released under VCD format by Solar company. A remastered version was released by Five Star Production (ไฟว์สตาร์โปรดักชั่น) in the decade 2010s and shown on Thai TV cable. It was the first movie of actress Jintara Sookkapat. Other actors and actresses are Phairoj Sangwaribut, Tongchai Prasongsanti, Ampha Pusit, Pissamai Wilaisak, Juree Osiri, Kingdao Daranee, กฤษ สวัสดิเกียรติ, จิระศักดิ์ ปิ่นสุวรรณ, ศศิธร ปิยะกาญจน์, สักกะ จารุจินดา. Movie director is สักกะ จารุจินดา. ผู้ใหญ่ลีกับนางมา story has been produced as Thai TV series six times already (1971, 1977, 1987, 1996, 2003, 2009). Ma's grant- mother (Juree Osiri) just died so Ma (Jintara Sookkapat) comes back from Bangkok to visit her domain in Isaan region. She had not met her grant-mother for many years as she went to Bangkok to study. A man called Phujai Li (Phairoj Sangwaribut) has organized all funerals without consulting her. Ma already has a fiance called Pradit but she discovers he is unfaithful, so she breaks up and goes back to the countryside. She does not want to sell her 300-rai land. She wants to handle by her-self. A local farmer called Wao helps her. Wao is in fact Phujai Li, spying secretly to see how Bangkokian people can adapt to countryside. Phujai Li’s mother (Pissamai Wilaisak) sends a local lady, called Pin, to help Ma. Ma accepts this lady (อัจฉราพรรณ ไพบูย์สุวรรณ) with her two children to stay in her home to help her as she was also dumped by her husband. There is often no official wedding in the countryside. People just stay together so social problems occur when separation happens. She finally works hard to maintain the farm. Anger happens when Ma understands that Phujai Li and Wao are the same person. Finally, Ma forgives Phujai Li. The Isaan village uses a cat in their rain-making procession (ประเพณีแห่นางแมว). The cat is carried around the village in a small cage, while the villagers make noise with musical instruments, to attract the attention of celestial gods. It works as rain is coming. Ma is busy preparing rice fields. Phujai Li loves Ma but she is still shocked by her fiance's behavior. On top of this, Phujai Li is chased by another local lady (Ampha Pusit). Phujai Li asks his mother to ask for Ma's hand as he does not dare. Ma accepts to become Phujai Li's fiancee even if she is not happy that he did not ask himself. Phujai Li decides to become a monk for one rainy season. As Pradip, older fiance of Ma, tries to befriend her, Phujai Li refuses to enter monkhood. Finally, Phujai Li becomes a monk for three months following his mother's wish to see him in yellow robes (ชายผ้าเหลือง). Pradip is chased away. Phujai Li and Ma can marry happily.
Year: 1982
Thai title: ลูกอีสาน
English title: Son of the Northeast
Rating: 4/5
Director: Wichit Khunawut
Main actor: Krailat Kriengkrai,Tongchai Prasongsanti
Main actress: Sarinthip Siriwan,Sulaleewan Suwanthat
Buy now:
It is about "ISAN" (อีสาน), area in the Northeast of Thailand. This is the poorest area in Thailand. This movie relates the life of Koon, a small boy living in a village. It is based on the book "A Child of the Northeast" ("LUK ISAN" - ลูกอีสาน) written by Kampoon Boontawee. It has won Thailand's first SEAW ite Award in 1979. The film is shot in Lao language. It shows the harsh life of Isan farmers. Some villagers are leaving the area due to drought. Remaining villagers have to quest for water every day. Raining is not coming so a cat ceremony is organized. Water is thrown to an encaged cat in order that his shouts make the rain deity to take pity on him. Monks are the advisors of the communauty and children go to schools located inside temples. Village shops are held by Vietnamese and Chinese people who argue together to sell goods to local people. Koon's family is setting up a caravan to go to the Mun river and stock fishes for a few months. Koon learns hunting skills from his father. Koon's cousin has to marry swiftly as her parents found she spent a whole night with one young man. Molam singers visit the village bringing joy and news from the outside world. An old woman is lamenting on her future as her husband is dead and her daughter only wishes to quit the village and its harsh life. This movie is winner of several international awards and was selected for the 1983 Berlin Film Festival. This movie is part of the first 25 films heritage list announced on October 4 2011, which is Thai Movies Conservation Day.
