Ghost Station (film)
Encyclopedia
Ghost Station is a 2007
Thai
comedy-horror film directed by Yuthlert Sippapak
as a spoof of Brokeback Mountain
.
couple who love cowboy
movies and move from the city to a rural area to have a more intimate, rustic setting for their relationship. They buy an abandoned filling station
and look to settle down. Udd then finds that Yai is having an affair with Tangmo, a local woman who has a lesbian lover, Jenny. Neither Yai nor Tangmo are aware of either of their sexual histories, but Udd discovers the affair and plans to have anal sex with his grandfather out of revenge. However, none of them know that he is a zombie, and lives with some scary spirits.
, director-screenwriter Yuthlert Sippapak
was in the process of developing his next project when he was on Khaosan Road
in Bangkok
when he had a chance meeting with comedian Nakorn Silachai and the two came up with the concept of Ghost Station.
"Ghost Station is a pure comedy," Yuthlert said in production notes for the film. "Most of my previous works have been mixed-genre films with comedy as a part of the overall concept ... Ghost Station will be my first-ever film using comedy as the main focal point and horror or romance for subplots."
2007 in film
This is a list of major films released in 2007.-Top grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2007...
Thai
Cinema of Thailand
The cinema of Thailand dates back to the early days of filmmaking, when King Chulalongkorn's 1897 visit to Bern, Switzerland was recorded by Francois-Henri Lavancy-Clarke. The film was then brought to Bangkok, where it was exhibited...
comedy-horror film directed by Yuthlert Sippapak
Yuthlert Sippapak
Yuthlert Sippapak is a Thai film director, screenwriter and producer. He's best known for his genre-blending films Killer Tattoo and Buppah Rahtree .-Biography:...
as a spoof of Brokeback Mountain
Brokeback Mountain
Brokeback Mountain is a 2005 romantic drama film directed by Ang Lee. It is a film adaptation of the 1997 short story of the same name by Annie Proulx with the screenplay written by Diana Ossana and Larry McMurtry...
.
Plot
Udd and Yai are a gayHomosexuality
Homosexuality is romantic or sexual attraction or behavior between members of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality refers to "an enduring pattern of or disposition to experience sexual, affectional, or romantic attractions" primarily or exclusively to people of the same...
couple who love cowboy
Cowboy
A cowboy is an animal herder who tends cattle on ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback, and often performs a multitude of other ranch-related tasks. The historic American cowboy of the late 19th century arose from the vaquero traditions of northern Mexico and became a figure of...
movies and move from the city to a rural area to have a more intimate, rustic setting for their relationship. They buy an abandoned filling station
Filling station
A filling station, also known as a fueling station, garage, gasbar , gas station , petrol bunk , petrol pump , petrol garage, petrol kiosk , petrol station "'servo"' in Australia or service station, is a facility which sells fuel and lubricants...
and look to settle down. Udd then finds that Yai is having an affair with Tangmo, a local woman who has a lesbian lover, Jenny. Neither Yai nor Tangmo are aware of either of their sexual histories, but Udd discovers the affair and plans to have anal sex with his grandfather out of revenge. However, none of them know that he is a zombie, and lives with some scary spirits.
Cast
- Kerttisak Udomnak as Udd
- Nakorn Silachai as Yai
- Achita Sik-kamana as Tangmo
- Supassra Ruangwong as Jenny
Production
After his previous film, Krasue ValentineKrasue Valentine
Krasue Valentine is a 2006 Thai romance-horror film written and directed by Yuthlert Sippapak. The film concerns the krasue ghost legend that is common in Southeast Asian countries.-Plot:...
, director-screenwriter Yuthlert Sippapak
Yuthlert Sippapak
Yuthlert Sippapak is a Thai film director, screenwriter and producer. He's best known for his genre-blending films Killer Tattoo and Buppah Rahtree .-Biography:...
was in the process of developing his next project when he was on Khaosan Road
Khaosan Road
Khaosan Road or Khao Sarn Road is a short street in central Bangkok, Thailand. It is located in the Banglamphu area of about 1 km north of the Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew....
in Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
when he had a chance meeting with comedian Nakorn Silachai and the two came up with the concept of Ghost Station.
"Ghost Station is a pure comedy," Yuthlert said in production notes for the film. "Most of my previous works have been mixed-genre films with comedy as a part of the overall concept ... Ghost Station will be my first-ever film using comedy as the main focal point and horror or romance for subplots."