Nobody mashes genres together like Thailand's Yuthlert Sippapak. Absolutely nobody. And while his films often struggle to find international audiences thanks to his very localized style of comedy he has directed a fistful of big hits in Thailand while developing a loyal cult abroad.
What's next for the director of Buppah Rahtree, The Ghost of Valentine, Killer Tattoo and Pattaya Maniac? Well, after shooting a pair of back-to-back Rahtree sequels he's upped the ante even farther with a trio of hitman pictures pairing popular comedians with beautiful young starlets and giving each a slight variation on theme.
Named after days of the week - Friday Killer, Saturday Killer and Sunday Killer - they are, oddly, being released out of order with Friday Killer being judged too serious to properly introduce the set despite having won the top prize at this year's Phuket Film Festival. That means Saturday Killer will hit Thai screens first and the first trailer has just arrived.
What do we get? Well we get stars Nong Cha Cha Cha and Cris Horwang in an action comedy revolving around - assuming I'm following the trailer correctly and no guarantees there considering I speak precisely zero Thai - a hitman with erectile dysfunction who is assigned the job of killing the only girl who can get him aroused who also turns out to be a paid killer. And if I'm wrong and that's not the actual plot line then dammit, it should be. Because it's awesome. Check the trailer below.
What's next for the director of Buppah Rahtree, The Ghost of Valentine, Killer Tattoo and Pattaya Maniac? Well, after shooting a pair of back-to-back Rahtree sequels he's upped the ante even farther with a trio of hitman pictures pairing popular comedians with beautiful young starlets and giving each a slight variation on theme.
Named after days of the week - Friday Killer, Saturday Killer and Sunday Killer - they are, oddly, being released out of order with Friday Killer being judged too serious to properly introduce the set despite having won the top prize at this year's Phuket Film Festival. That means Saturday Killer will hit Thai screens first and the first trailer has just arrived.
What do we get? Well we get stars Nong Cha Cha Cha and Cris Horwang in an action comedy revolving around - assuming I'm following the trailer correctly and no guarantees there considering I speak precisely zero Thai - a hitman with erectile dysfunction who is assigned the job of killing the only girl who can get him aroused who also turns out to be a paid killer. And if I'm wrong and that's not the actual plot line then dammit, it should be. Because it's awesome. Check the trailer below.