Fun Bar Karaoke

Fun Bar Karaoke
The Thai movie poster.
Directed by	Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
Produced by	Dhiranan Sukwibul
Written by	Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
Starring	Ray MacDonald Champagne X
Cinematography	Chankit Chamnivikaipong
Edited by	Adrian Brady Patamanadda Yukol
Distributed by	Five Star Production
Release dates	27 August 1997 [1]
Running time	103 minutes
Country	Thailand
Language	Thai

Fun Bar Karaoke (Thai: ฝันบ้าคาราโอเกะ or Fan ba karaoke, literally "dream crazy karaoke") is a 1997 crime-comedy directed by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang. The film had its world premiere at the 1997 Berlin Film Festival for which Pen-Ek was credited as "Tom Pannet". It screened in the festival's Forum section.^[2]

Plot

Pu is a young woman who is having some bad dreams. Her father, meanwhile, has fallen in love with a karaoke bar hostess girl named Yok who's the girlfriend of a mobster. A hitman named Noi is then dispatched to kill the father, and Pu ends up falling in love with Noi.

Cast

• Fay Atsawet as Pu
• Ray MacDonald as Noi
• Champagne X as Yok
• Phaibunkiat Khiaogao as Pu's Father

References

• Morris, Ron. 2000. "Bangkok Dispatch", Future Frame (retrieved October 17, 2006).

1. ฝันบ้าคาราโอเกะ | FUN BAR KARAOKE
2. Berlin Film Festival archives, Fun-Bar-Karaoke (retrieved September 13, 2006)

External links

• Fun Bar Karaoke at the Internet Movie Database
• Fun Bar Karaoke at Rotten Tomatoes
• Five Star Production synopsis
• Review at View from the Brooklyn Bridge