Chai Lai
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| Chai Lai (Dangerous Flowers) | |
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 The Thai movie poster. |
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| Directed by | Poj Arnon |
| Produced by | Somsak Techaratanaprasert |
| Starring | Supakson Chaimongkol, Kessarin Ektawatkul, Bongkoj Khongmalai, Bunyawan Pongsuwan, Jintara Poonlarp |
| Distributed by | Sahamongkol Film International |
| Release date(s) | January 26, 2006 |
| Country | Thailand |
| Language | Thai |
| Budget | 35 million baht |
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Chai Lai (Thai: ไฉไล, English title: Dangerous Flowers and also known as Chai Lai's Angels) is a 2006 Thai action film about five female top-secret crimefighters, each with the codename of a flower, Lotus, Hibiscus, Rose, Na-wua and Crown of Thorns. The premise is modelled after Charlie's Angels.
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[edit] Plot
The five "Chai Lais" are tasked with foiling a kidnapping and keeping a mysterious, powerful "Pearl of the Andaman" out of the hands of a crime syndicate.
[edit] Cast
- Bongkoj Khongmalai as Kulap (Rose)
- Supaksorn Chaimongkol as Bua (Lotus)
- Jintara Poonlarp as Chaba (Hibiscus)
- Kessarin Ektawatkul as Poy-sean (Crown of Thorns)
- Bunyawan Pongsuwan as Na-wua
- Krit Sripoomsed as Chen
- Narawan Techaratanaprasert
- Nithichai Yotamornsunthorn
- Petchtai Wongkamlao as the Chai Lais' handler
- Wanasak Srilar as King Kong
[edit] Production
Director Poj Arnon acknowledged he was asked by Sahamongkol Film International to copy the style of Charlie's Angels, but that budgetary differences – 35 million baht compared to the US$92 million budget for the Charlie's Angels films and Thai styles of fighting (muay Thai) make Chai Lai different.
One scene called for the actresses to wear only towels while fighting with the bad guys in a shopping mall. To avoid any accidental exposure, they worn bikinis underneath the towels and had the towels taped to their chests. "But the towels still came off a few times," Bongkoj Khongmalai told Channel NewsAsia.
The actresses sustained some bruises and scratches in the fight scenes but also during a diving sequence in Phuket when they were dressed in negligees.[1]
[edit] Soundtrack
The closing-title song, "Chai Lai", performed by Jintara Poonlarp, is featured on Jintara's 2006 album, Mor lam sa on 12.
[edit] References
- ^ Cheong, Felix. August 17, 2006."Charlie's Angels go Thai", Channel NewsAsia (retrieved August 24, 2006).
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