''Fun Bar Karaoke'' ( or ''Fan ba karaoke'', literally "dream crazy karaoke") is a

1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

crime In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a State (polity), state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definiti ...

comedy Comedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. Origins Comedy originated in ancient Greec ...

directed by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang. The film had its world premiere at the 1997

Berlin Film Festival The Berlin International Film Festival (), usually called the Berlinale (), is an annual film festival held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festival has been held every February since 1978 and is one of Europ ...

for which Pen-Ek was credited as "Tom Pannet". It screened in the festival's Forum section.Berlin Film Festival archives
''Fun-Bar-Karaoke''
(retrieved September 13, 2006)

Plot

Pu is a young woman who is having some bad dreams. Her father, meanwhile, has fallen in love with a

karaoke is a type of interactive entertainment system usually offered in nightclubs and bars, where people sing along to pre-recorded accompaniment using a microphone. Its musical content is an instrumental rendition of a well-known popular song. I ...

bar hostess girl named Yok who's the girlfriend of a mobster. A

hitman Contract killing (also known as murder-for-hire) is a form of murder or assassination in which one party hires another party to kill a targeted person or people. It involves an illegal agreement which includes some form of compensation, moneta ...

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).

External links

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Five Star Production synopsis

1997 films Five Star Production films Thai crime comedy films Thai independent films Thai-language films 1997 crime comedy films Films directed by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang Thai national heritage films 1997 directorial debut films 1990s Thai films {{comedy-crime-film-stub