DC1066 Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 I'm sure its been done before, but following on from the thread on Bangkok Dangerous, and with the film awards season in full swing, can we see who comes up with nominations for the best western movie with a Thai setting? I'm not one for rules, so we'll see where it goes, but I was thinking about any Hollywood movie that uses Thai locations (whether stated as Thailand or not). There are some obvious examples such as: Bangkok Dangerous The Beach The Man with the Golden Gun all of which we have seen in the last few weeks. Less obvious - to me anyway - I was watching a typical Sunday afternoon lazing around film a while back, watching Frank Sinatra in Never so Few (1959). The closing scene was at Wat Arun - interesting to see what it looked like 50 years ago. Does anyone have any other nominees for the TV Best Film award? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miserere Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 City Of Ghosts an excellent film directed and starring Matt Dillon had scenes from Bangkok though much of the film was shot in Cambodia. On the Western front the famous Clint Eastwood spaghetti western trilogy where he starred as the Man With No Name was shot entirely on location on Koh Samet, why it was called a spaghetti western is still to this day a mystery as no spaghetti is eaten during the films and is very difficult to source on the island itself. Lee Van Kleef is buried on Koh Samet he loved it so much there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonrakers Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 I think that most movies based in S.E. Asia are filmed here. Dawn Rescue for example which was set in Laos but filmed in Thailand (I think). Also Good Morning Vietnam..... Just guessing but it's likely that much of that was filmed in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonrakers Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 American Gangster! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdinasia Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 imdb.com keyword Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PST Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 City Of Ghosts an excellent film directed and starring Matt Dillon had scenes from Bangkok though much of the film was shot in Cambodia.On the Western front the famous Clint Eastwood spaghetti western trilogy where he starred as the Man With No Name was shot entirely on location on Koh Samet, why it was called a spaghetti western is still to this day a mystery as no spaghetti is eaten during the films and is very difficult to source on the island itself. Lee Van Kleef is buried on Koh Samet he loved it so much there. The movies were financed in italy,hence the name 'spaghetti' westerns. PST. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloudbusting Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 On the Western front the famous Clint Eastwood spaghetti western trilogy where he starred as the Man With No Name was shot entirely on location on Koh Samet, why it was called a spaghetti western is still to this day a mystery as no spaghetti is eaten during the films and is very difficult to source on the island itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiakaha Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Deer Hunter , easily the most "Oscared" movie filmed in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiG16 Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 this one's off to the pub too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassienie Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 City Of Ghosts an excellent film directed and starring Matt Dillon had scenes from Bangkok though much of the film was shot in Cambodia.On the Western front the famous Clint Eastwood spaghetti western trilogy where he starred as the Man With No Name was shot entirely on location on Koh Samet, why it was called a spaghetti western is still to this day a mystery as no spaghetti is eaten during the films and is very difficult to source on the island itself. Lee Van Kleef is buried on Koh Samet he loved it so much there. Wrong. He was buried at Forest Lawn in the Hollywood Hills, USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thairish Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Here is a list of foreign films shot in Thailand between 2004 to early 2008. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boater Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Here is a list of foreign films shot in Thailand between 2004 to early 2008. Great List was i bit shocked to See Fantastic 4 and Star Wars where filmed in Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonobo Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 City Of Ghosts an excellent film directed and starring Matt Dillon had scenes from Bangkok though much of the film was shot in Cambodia.On the Western front the famous Clint Eastwood spaghetti western trilogy where he starred as the Man With No Name was shot entirely on location on Koh Samet, why it was called a spaghetti western is still to this day a mystery as no spaghetti is eaten during the films and is very difficult to source on the island itself. Lee Van Kleef is buried on Koh Samet he loved it so much there. A "spaghetti western" is an Italian-made western. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonobo Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 One of the Emanuelles had soem nice scenes shot in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC1066 Posted February 17, 2009 Author Share Posted February 17, 2009 City Of Ghosts an excellent film directed and starring Matt Dillon had scenes from Bangkok though much of the film was shot in Cambodia.On the Western front the famous Clint Eastwood spaghetti western trilogy where he starred as the Man With No Name was shot entirely on location on Koh Samet, why it was called a spaghetti western is still to this day a mystery as no spaghetti is eaten during the films and is very difficult to source on the island itself. Lee Van Kleef is buried on Koh Samet he loved it so much there. A "spaghetti western" is an Italian-made western. In Thailand is it not a "kanom jiin western" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaimai Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 One of the Emanuelles had soem nice scenes shot in Thailand. for some reason I can't seem to remember ANY of the scenery in the Emanuelles films Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloudbusting Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Here is a list of foreign films shot in Thailand between 2004 to early 2008. I remember seeing one of the indian films listed there being filmed on the stairway down to the new art museum near mbk last year. Not sure which one it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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