First Love (A Little Thing Called Love)

XD First Love (A Little Thing Called Love) Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Directed by	Puttipong Pormsaka Na-Sakonnakorn Wasin Pokpong
Produced by	Somsak Tejcharattanaprasert Panya Nirankol
Written by	Puttipong Pormsaka Na-Sakonnakorn Wasin Pokpong
Starring	Mario Maurer Pimchanok Luevisadpaibul Sudarat Budtporm Peerawat Herapath Pijitra Siriwerapan Acharanat Ariyaritwikol
Cinematography	Reungwit Ramasudh
Distributed by	Sahamongkol Film International Co. Ltd. Workpoint Entertainment
Release date(s)	August 12, 2010 (2010-08-12) (Thailand)
Running time	118 min.
Country	Thailand
Language	Thai

First Love (A Little Thing Called Love) (Thai: สิ่งเล็กเล็ก ที่เรียกว่า..รัก) (Sing leklek Tee reak wa... Rak), better known as Crazy Little Thing Called Love, is a 2010 Thai romantic comedy film and also a 2011 Asian sleeper hit film starring Mario Maurer and Pimchanok Luevisadpaibul.

Cast and characters

Main cast

• Pimchanok Luevisadpaibul as Nam
• Mario Maurer as Shone

Supporting cast

• Sudarat Budtporm as Teacher Inn
• Peerawat Herapath as Teacher Phol
• Pijitra Siriwerapan as Teacher Orn
• Acharanat Ariyaritwikol as Top
• Kachamat Pormsaka Na-Sakonnakorn as Pin
• Yanika Thongprayoon as Faye

Releases and broadcasts

Local release

Opening on Thailand's Queen's Birthday/Mother's Day holiday weekend of August 12–15, Crazy Little Thing Called Love (aka First Love) was in third place behind the slapstick monastic comedy Luangphee Teng 3 and Toy Story 3, but rose to second place the following weekend. At last count, First Love had earned around $2.6 million (70+ million baht), higher than expected.

International

Philippines
Televised on ABS-CBN, dubbed in Filipino on June 5, 2011, and was replayed on June 20 and October 28.

China
Movie release in Shanghai for 2011 Shanghai International Film Festivals

Soundtracks

• A Little Thing Called Love
• Someday
• The Star
• Because Of My Heart
• Someday I'll Be Good Enough
• Date

Feedback and reviews

The film got the good impression and positive reviews from critics and audiences, despite being filmed with an average budget. In Thailand, the film placed in 3rd place from its weekend gross in almost a hundred cinemas in Thailand, then an impressive up to 2nd place on the next weekend behind Kuan Mun Ho. The other two movies (including Toy Story 3) simultaneously released with First Love dropped to 3rd and 4th respectively. The film managed to maintain its position in 3rd place the following weekends and stayed inside the top 5 for six consecutive weeks. The film was shown in cinemas for nearly ten weeks (until October 2010) - making it one of the longest running movies in Thailand cinemas. In total, the film got an excellent gross of $2,659,443, becoming 8th highest gross movie of 2011 (beating Prince of Persia, The Chronicles of Narnia, Inception, Step Up 3-D, Alice in Wonderland, Tron Legacy), and the second highest grossing local produced film in Thailand.

By early 2011, copies of the film were uploaded on the Internet. Several countries got interested to get the rights to broadcast or release the film. Since then, some audiences got also a high interest to watch the film in their countries.

In the Philippines, the movie made a high impact to viewers after it was dubbed in Filipino and shown on free TV on June 5, 2011 on ABS-CBN, where it dominated the daytime viewership ratings,^[1] both in Manila people ratings ^[2] and household ratings ^[3] and Nationwide ratings.^[4] Just 2 weeks after it was first shown on free TV, on June 20, the film repeated in afternoon slot. The movie block time slot got the highest rating compare to its counterpart programs.^[5]

Awards and recognitions

• Top Awards 2010 - Best Movie of the Year, First Love (won)
• Top Awards 2010 - Best Film Actor, First Love Mario Maurer (won)
• Top Awards 2010 - Best Film Rising Star Female for First Love Pimchanok Luevisadpaibul (won)
• MThai Awards 2011 - Star Couple for 2011, First Love, Mario Maurer and Pimchanok Luevisadpaibul(won)
• Asian Film Awards 2010 - Best Supporting Actor, Mario Maurer (nominated)
• Starpics Thai Films Awards 2010 - Best Actor, Mario Maurer (won)
• Bangkok Critics Assembly 2010 - Best Actor, Mario Maurer (nominated)
• Star Entertainment Awards 2010 - Best Actor, Mario Maurer (nominated)
• Seventeen Choice - Hottie Male, Mario Maurer (won)

References

1. ^ http://www.pep.ph/guide/agb/8286/agb-nielsen-mega-manila-people-ratings-june-3-6-mara-clara-ends-on-top-amaya-prevails-over-guns-and-roses
2. ^ http://www.pep.ph/ratings/62
3. ^ http://www.pep.ph/ratings/64
4. ^ http://www.pep.ph/news/29737/Kantar-Media-TNS-National-Household-Ratings-%28June-3-6%29:-Mara-Clara-posts-its-highest-rating-ever;-Guns-and-Roses-debuts-strongly
5. ^ http://www.pep.ph/guide/tns/8376/kantar-media-tns-national-household-ratings-%28june-20-23%29:-%20100-days-to-heaven%20-continues-to-fly-high

1. [1] First Love at Thai Film Journal Review
2. [2] First Love (A Little Thing Called Love) at the Box Office Mojo
3. [3]
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5. [5]
6. [6] Crazy Little Thing Called Love Review at Pinoy Movie Blog

External links

• First Love (A Little Thing Called Love) at the Internet Movie Database