Mercury Man (film)
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| Directed by | Bandit Thongdee |
| Produced by | Prachya Pinkaew Sukanya Vongstthapat |
| Starring | Wasan Khantaau Metinee Kingpayome Arnon Saisangchan Jinvipa Kheawkunya Parinya Kiatbusaba Darunee Khrittabhunyalai |
| Cinematography | Sittipong Kongtong |
| Editing by | Sudtipon Tubtim |
| Distributed by | Sahamongkol Film International |
| Release date(s) |  August 10, 2006 |
| Country | Thailand |
| Language | Thai English |
| Budget | 60 million baht [1] |
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Mercury Man (Thai: มนุษย์เหล็กไหล or Ma noot lhek lai) is a 2006 Thai superhero martial arts action film. It is directed by Bhandit Thongdee with martial arts choreography by Panna Rittikrai of Ong-Bak, Tom-Yum-Goong and Born to Fight.
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[edit] Plot
After being stabbed with an ancient Tibetan amulet, a Bangkok firefighter named Chan is transformed into a superhero when his body becomes a massive heat source, which he learns to manipulate to give him super strength, increased agility and the ability to make great leaps.
Chan's fate is entwined with an Afghani terrorist, Osama bin Ali, who wants the power of the Tibetan amulet to use in a plot to destroy the United States. With his international terrorist organization, led by henchwoman Areena, Osama kidnaps Chan's mother and transsexual sister and takes them to the Royal Thai Navy base, where he hopes to launch a rocket at a US Navy chemical weapon ship. Osama also has suicide bombers spread out throughout Thailand, ready to act on his word.
Aided by the young female guardian of the amulet, Chan rescues his mother and sister. However, he must face Areena, who has stabbed herself with a companion amulet, giving her the powers of extreme cold and ice.
[edit] Cast
- Wasan Khantaau as Chan
- Metinee Kingpayome as Areena
- Arnon Saisangchan as Osama bin Ali
- Jinvipa Kheawkunya as the amulet guardian
- Parinya Kiatbusaba as Chan's sister
- Darunee Khrittabhunyalai as Chan's mother
[edit] Miscellanae
- Arnon Saisangchan (Osama bin Ali), is the lead singer of the Thai rock band Blackhead. Known as Phu Blackhead, he sings the song heard over the closing credits.
- References to Spider-Man are seen throughout Mercury Man, in dialogue, in Spider-Man T-shirts worn by extras and through spray-painted messages in the scenery, such as "Spidy how R U?" [2]
[edit] References
- ^ Agence France-Presse. August 18, 2006. "First Thai superhero to battle Hollywood at box office", via Channel News Asia (retrieved August 18, 2006)
- ^ July 5, 2006. "Mercury Man says Hi", Twitchfilm.net (retrieved August 18, 2006)
