Phobia 2
Encyclopedia
Phobia 2 is a 2009 Thai
horror film
in five parts, directed by Songyos Sugmakanan
, Banjong Pisanthanakun
, Parkpoom Wongpoom
, Visute Poolvoralaks, and Paween Purijitpanya.
The story focuses on a 14 year old; Pey, who has committed a crime Pa-Hin (throwing rocks at oncoming cars) with his partner, Tee. In order to
keep the news low, his mom decides that Pey must be ordained to become
a buddhist novice to escape from the crime he committed as monks cannot be arrested. While Pey remains unnoticed as a criminal by the law, his actions at a sanctuary disturbs a ceremony which was performed in order to "feed" the ghosts of the punished youth. Also, it is here where he has flashbacks of the night he caused his father's accident (and death) by throwing rocks at his car, mistaking him for a normal driver. While seeking repentance, was being punished by an invisible presence hurl rocks at him until he becomes severely disfigured. He attempts to call his mother for help but she only hears a high pitched cry. Pey is then transformed into on the punished ghosts for his crime.
Arthit is a playful teenager who crashes his bike and fractures both his legs, requiring him to spend the night in a hospital.
He is moved from the ER into a shared room, where he meets an old man in a coma who has been waiting for almost a month for his family to decide to pull the plug on his life support. He is scheduled to be let go the next day, as his last relatives need to travel from the North to see him.
As the night progresses, Arthit begins to see strange things, such as a tray of food left for the old man suddenly disappearing. He tries to convince a nurse to move rooms but to no avail. As the night draws to an end, the old man suddenly gets up and attacks Arthit. He almost gains the upper hand when the old man pukes into his mouth and the screen fades to black.
The next morning when the nurse checks on Arthit, she finds that the old man's spirit has been transferred into Arthit. It appears that this was the family's intention as they are seen bowing to him as he exits on a wheelchair.
Backpackers begins innocently enough with two Japanese travelers (a boy and a girl - it is not clear if they are partners or brother and sister) hitchhiking through the Thai countryside with no luck. No one will pick them up until the Japanese boy waves a small wad of money at a truck passing by which stops to pick them up. The truck is driven by a rough and dirty looking man who immediately extorts them for more money and a young man who refers to the older as 'boss' and asks him not to pick up the passengers. This is no ordinary truck with no ordinary cargo and problems begin when the driver gets a mystery phone call that sets him shouting down the phone "don't make trouble!" And while they're traveling there is heard a loud banging from inside the back of the truck. After hearing this, the driver takes a wrong route and holds the hitchhikers hostage at gun point before stopping the truck in the middle of nowhere and taking the keys. When the driver and his young friend check their cargo, to their surprise the truck was filled with lots of dead bodies (We are given a flashback that makes us assume the young man was transporting people who swallowed bun sized balls of drugs/amphetamines making him a drug runner)- so it seems the shock is because they are dead - not because they are there. When they drop the bodies out of the truck the young Japanese backpacker gains the upper hand by getting the gun but not for long as suddenly the dead bodies returns to life and began chasing them. Will they outwit the angry undead before they become their meal?
Nuch is a car dealer with a difference. She makes her comfortable living by rebuilding severely damaged cars, many from fatal accidents, and sells them to the unsuspecting with a sweet smile and a hand shake. But little do these unsuspecting bargain hunters know, that beneath the new upholstery and shiny repainted exteriors are cars with horrific pasts. One night after closing the car garage she discovers her son is missing. She tried to look for her son in her compound, and was spooked by the ghosts of accident victims. She got locked in a car, and witnessed how some of the victims got burnt to death in the car during an accident. Eventually she managed to escape, and tried driving her own car away. She had difficulties starting her car, and the engine sounded weird. As she pulled away from the compound, her car's engine suddenly died. She stepped out, and found her son's shoe in front of the car.
She stepped forward, bracing herself for the worst, and opened the bonnet of the car. There, she found her little boy, incinerated by the engine of the car. The parts closed with Nuch crying motionless to her body-squashed dead little son.
Ter, Puak, Shin and Aey are the movie crew of an upcoming ghost/horror movie "ALONE 2". They are
shooting their last scene, the climax where the ghost appears crawling out of a dark hallway. Puak is trying to be cool and tells one of the
sick cast member - Gade - playing the ghost, that "the show must go on". However she becomes too sick to finish the shoot and is taken to hospital where a doctor informs her friend that she is dead. A funny tragedy of errors ensues where it becomes hard to tell who is really dead and a ghost and who is not IN THE END.
; Thailand's leading film production company following the very successful previous chapter; 4bia
(aka See-Prang).
and is part of the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International.
Cinema of Thailand
The cinema of Thailand dates back to the early days of filmmaking, when King Chulalongkorn's 1897 visit to Bern, Switzerland was recorded by Francois-Henri Lavancy-Clarke. The film was then brought to Bangkok, where it was exhibited...
horror film
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
in five parts, directed by Songyos Sugmakanan
Songyos Sugmakanan
- Filmography :* My Elephant - short film* Fan Chan - co-directed* Dorm * Hormones...
, Banjong Pisanthanakun
Banjong Pisanthanakun
Bangjong Pisanthanakun is Thai filmmaker and screenwriter. With Parkpoom Wongpoom, he co-directed and co-wrote the hit 2004 Thai horror film, Shutter, and the 2007 horror film, Alone.-Education and early career:...
, Parkpoom Wongpoom
Parkpoom Wongpoom
Parkpoom Wongpoom is a Thai filmmaker and screenwriter. With Banjong Pisanthanakun, he co-directed and co-wrote the hit 2004 Thai horror film, Shutter, and the 2007 horror film, Alone.-Education and early career:...
, Visute Poolvoralaks, and Paween Purijitpanya.
Synopsis
Phobia 2 is dissected into 5 shorts stories; Novice, Ward, Backpackers, Salvage, and In The End.Novice
by Paween PurijitpanyaThe story focuses on a 14 year old; Pey, who has committed a crime Pa-Hin (throwing rocks at oncoming cars) with his partner, Tee. In order to
keep the news low, his mom decides that Pey must be ordained to become
a buddhist novice to escape from the crime he committed as monks cannot be arrested. While Pey remains unnoticed as a criminal by the law, his actions at a sanctuary disturbs a ceremony which was performed in order to "feed" the ghosts of the punished youth. Also, it is here where he has flashbacks of the night he caused his father's accident (and death) by throwing rocks at his car, mistaking him for a normal driver. While seeking repentance, was being punished by an invisible presence hurl rocks at him until he becomes severely disfigured. He attempts to call his mother for help but she only hears a high pitched cry. Pey is then transformed into on the punished ghosts for his crime.
Ward
by Visute PoolvoralaksArthit is a playful teenager who crashes his bike and fractures both his legs, requiring him to spend the night in a hospital.
He is moved from the ER into a shared room, where he meets an old man in a coma who has been waiting for almost a month for his family to decide to pull the plug on his life support. He is scheduled to be let go the next day, as his last relatives need to travel from the North to see him.
As the night progresses, Arthit begins to see strange things, such as a tray of food left for the old man suddenly disappearing. He tries to convince a nurse to move rooms but to no avail. As the night draws to an end, the old man suddenly gets up and attacks Arthit. He almost gains the upper hand when the old man pukes into his mouth and the screen fades to black.
The next morning when the nurse checks on Arthit, she finds that the old man's spirit has been transferred into Arthit. It appears that this was the family's intention as they are seen bowing to him as he exits on a wheelchair.
Backpackers
by Songyos SugmakananBackpackers begins innocently enough with two Japanese travelers (a boy and a girl - it is not clear if they are partners or brother and sister) hitchhiking through the Thai countryside with no luck. No one will pick them up until the Japanese boy waves a small wad of money at a truck passing by which stops to pick them up. The truck is driven by a rough and dirty looking man who immediately extorts them for more money and a young man who refers to the older as 'boss' and asks him not to pick up the passengers. This is no ordinary truck with no ordinary cargo and problems begin when the driver gets a mystery phone call that sets him shouting down the phone "don't make trouble!" And while they're traveling there is heard a loud banging from inside the back of the truck. After hearing this, the driver takes a wrong route and holds the hitchhikers hostage at gun point before stopping the truck in the middle of nowhere and taking the keys. When the driver and his young friend check their cargo, to their surprise the truck was filled with lots of dead bodies (We are given a flashback that makes us assume the young man was transporting people who swallowed bun sized balls of drugs/amphetamines making him a drug runner)- so it seems the shock is because they are dead - not because they are there. When they drop the bodies out of the truck the young Japanese backpacker gains the upper hand by getting the gun but not for long as suddenly the dead bodies returns to life and began chasing them. Will they outwit the angry undead before they become their meal?
Salvage
a film by Parkpoom WongpoomNuch is a car dealer with a difference. She makes her comfortable living by rebuilding severely damaged cars, many from fatal accidents, and sells them to the unsuspecting with a sweet smile and a hand shake. But little do these unsuspecting bargain hunters know, that beneath the new upholstery and shiny repainted exteriors are cars with horrific pasts. One night after closing the car garage she discovers her son is missing. She tried to look for her son in her compound, and was spooked by the ghosts of accident victims. She got locked in a car, and witnessed how some of the victims got burnt to death in the car during an accident. Eventually she managed to escape, and tried driving her own car away. She had difficulties starting her car, and the engine sounded weird. As she pulled away from the compound, her car's engine suddenly died. She stepped out, and found her son's shoe in front of the car.
She stepped forward, bracing herself for the worst, and opened the bonnet of the car. There, she found her little boy, incinerated by the engine of the car. The parts closed with Nuch crying motionless to her body-squashed dead little son.
In The End
a film by Banjong PisanthanakunTer, Puak, Shin and Aey are the movie crew of an upcoming ghost/horror movie "ALONE 2". They are
shooting their last scene, the climax where the ghost appears crawling out of a dark hallway. Puak is trying to be cool and tells one of the
sick cast member - Gade - playing the ghost, that "the show must go on". However she becomes too sick to finish the shoot and is taken to hospital where a doctor informs her friend that she is dead. A funny tragedy of errors ensues where it becomes hard to tell who is really dead and a ghost and who is not IN THE END.
Cast
- Novice:
- Jirayu Laongmanee: Pey
- Chumporn Theppitak: Senior Monk
- Ray MacDonaldRay MacDonaldRay MacDonald is a Thai actor of Scottish descent. He won Best Actor awards at the Thailand National Film Association Awards in 1997 and 1998 for his roles in Fun Bar Karaoke, the debut feature by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, and O-Negative, which co-starred Tata Young...
: Monk - Apasiri NitibhonApasiri NitibhonApasiri Nitibhon is a Thai actress. Among her starring roles is as Angsumalin in Sunset at Chaophraya in 1996. She has also been featured in Bullet Wives and The Victim....
: Pey's Mother
- Ward:
- Worrawech Danuwong: Arthit
- Chartpawee Treechartchawanwong: Nurse
- Gacha Plienwithi: Old man
- Backpackers:
- Charlie TrairatCharlie TrairatCharlie Trairat or 'NAK' is a Thai film actor. He is the youngest son of 6 siblings. He started his movie career since he was not even 1 y/o in the movie Once Upon A Time directed by Thai classic director 'Bhandit Rittakol.' He became well known after his co-starring role in Fan Chan , the Thai...
: Joi - Sutheerush Channukool: Driver
- Akiko Ozeki: Japanese Girl
- Theerneth YuKi Tanaka: Japanese Boy
- Charlie Trairat
- Salvage:
- Nicole TheriaultNicole TheriaultNicole Theriault , known as Nikki, is a Thai singer who became popular with her hit albums Ka-Po-Lo Club and Funny Lady.- Biography :Born in California, Nicole Theriault is the daughter of an American father and a Thai mother. Her father is a radio announcer, her mother a business woman...
: Nuch - Peeratchai Roompol: Toey
- Nicole Theriault
- In The End:
- Marsha WattanapanichMarsha WattanapanichMarion Ursula Marsha Vadhanapanich born 24 August 1970, is a Thai pop singer and actress. Her mother is German and her father is Thai. She is a Buddhist, and has one son with her first husband, Thai singer Amphol Lumpoon.-External links:* * *...
: Marsha - Nuttapong Chartpong: Ter
- Kantapat Permpoonpatcharasuk: Aey
- Wiwat Krongrasri:Shin
- Pongsatorn Jongwilas: Puak
- Phijitra Ratsameechawalit: Gade
- Nimitr Lugsameepong: Director
- Marsha Wattanapanich
Production
The movie is produced by GTH GMM Thai HubGMM Grammy
GMM Grammy Public Company Limited is the largest media conglomerate entertainment company in Thailand. It claims a 70% share of the Thai entertainment industry. Artists on Grammy include Bird McIntyre and Loso...
; Thailand's leading film production company following the very successful previous chapter; 4bia
4bia
4bia or Phobia is a 2008 Thai horror film in four parts, directed by Youngyooth Thongkonthun, Banjong Pisanthanakun, Parkpoom Wongpoom, and Paween Purijitpanya.-Title:The title is a pun on the word "phobia"...
(aka See-Prang).
Release
The movie premiered on 09 September 2009 in ThailandThailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
and is part of the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International.