- Yuthlert Sippapak
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birth_date = Birth date and age|1966|11|8|mf=y
birth_place =Loei ,Thailand
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occupation =Film director ,screenwriter , producer
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website = [http://mahaganfilms.com/ Mahaganfilms.com]
footnotes =Yuthlert Sippapak ( _th. ยุทธเลิศ สิปปภาค, born
November 8 ,1966 inLoei ,Thailand ) is a Thaifilm director ,screenwriter and producer. He's best known for his genre-blending films "Killer Tattoo " (comedy and action) and "Buppah Rahtree " (comedy and horror).Biography
Growing up in northeast Thailand, Yuthlert developed a strong interest in the arts from an early age and at 18 went to
Bangkok to study fine arts atSilpakorn University , where he received a degree in interior design (the same program as another Thai director,Wisit Sasanatieng ).Yuthlert set up his own design company, which he worked at for a year before his interest waned. He then moved to
New York City , where he studied at theArt Students League of New York . This put him in touch with a group of friends who were involved in the film business, which made him think that was something he wanted to do.He returned to Thailand and submitted a script to Tai Entertainment and told them that he wanted to direct a movie. The script and his offer to direct were rejected. He then offered a three-page script called "Always Love", and it was rejected.
Yuthlert returned to New York and worked for a time doing architectural drawing while also studying filmmaking on his own and developing his script-writing abilities.
He returned to Thailand and Tai Entertainment, offering a screenplay for "
O-Negative ", which was based on his three-page script. Tai Entertainment offered him a position as the assistant director on the film, but he turned them down and took back his script. He ended up selling the script toGMM Grammy and had the project taken away from him. The film starredTata Young .So he wrote another script, which became "
Killer Tattoo ", about a group of aging and/or mentally challenged assassins. He took it to RS Film's Avant Co. Ltd., which allowed him to direct the film and cast an ensemble of Thai comedians, includingSuthep Po-ngam andPetchtai Wongkamlao , as the stars.In 2002, he established Mahagan Films Co. Ltd. as his production company. And in 2003, for his sophomore directorial effort, the drama "February", he returned to Grammy's GMM Pictures for a distribution deal.
Genre blending
Since "Killer Tattoo", casting comedians in dramatic roles has become a trademark for Yuthlert.
His 2004 film "
Sai Lor Fah " ("Pattaya Maniac") featured another top Thai comedian,Choosak Eamsuk (better known as "Nong Cha Cha Cha") in the lead dramatic role, withSomchai Kemglad – the heroic lead from "Killer Tattoo" as the comedy relief.His horror films, "
Buppah Rahtree " (containing references and homages to "The Exorcist" and "Audition") and the sequel "" as well as "Krasue Valentine " all feature heavy doses of comedy, but also have significant dramatic elements.Not all his films have been comedies. His second film, "February" was a romance about a Thai woman with a
terminal illness who goes to New York City, is hit by a car and then developsamnesia , forgetting that she's in need of medical care.He's faced controversy over casting
Sayan Muangcharoen , a Thai comedian withDown syndrome in his films. However, Sayan is a popular staple in other Thai films and on television comedy variety shows.Yuthlert often makes
in jokes and references to his own films. In "Sai Lor Fah ", a character is encouraged to be just like "Kit Silencer", the lead character from "Killer Tattoo ". Also, a character in "Sai Lor Fah" was trying to buy apirated DVD of "Buppah Rahtree 3", a sequel that hasn't been made. In "Ghost Variety ", a film directed byAdirek Wattaleela (a producing partner and character actor in Yuthlert's films), Yuthlert had a cameo (as did dozens of other Thai filmmakers). The characters in "Ghost Variety" burst into what they thought was a haunted house, but turned out to be a movie set of "Buppah Rahtree 3".His latest film, 2006's "Krasue Valentine" contained a number of references to his "Buppah Rahtree" films, the most visible of which was a bumbling pair of police officers (one portrayed by Adirek Wattaleela) that appeared in both "Buppah Rahtree" installments.
Future projects
Since "Krasue Valentine", Yuthlert has been tied to a number of upcoming projects. One was a horror film, "
Mia Ngoo " ("The Snake's Wife"), [Soop Sip. May 3, 2006. "The Nation", Page 12A.] [ [http://www.twitchfilm.net/archives/006045.html "Yuthlert Sippapak's MIA NGOO: Three promo posters"] , May 7, 2006, Twitchfilm.net] and the other was about a band of disabledmartial arts warriors called "Kode Mahagan ". [ [http://www.twitchfilm.net/archives/006510.html "Yuthlert's Got Another One In The Works. Design Sketches From Kode Mahapigan"] , June 10, 2006, Twitchfilm.net.] The latest project mentioned is "Ghost Station", a comedy about a pair of gay men that appears to be a parody of "Brokeback Mountain ". [Soop Sip. October 25, 2006. "A new take on 'Brokeback Mountain'", "The Nation", Page 12A.] [ [http://www.thaicinema.org/kit30ghoststation.asp Ghost Station] , ThaiCinema.org, October 20, 2006.]Filmography
*"
Killer Tattoo " (2001)
*"February" ("Khumphaphan") (2003)
*"Buppah Rahtree " ("Rahtree: Flower of the Night") (2003)
*"Sai Lor Fah " ("Pattaya Maniac") (2004)
*"" (2005)
*"Krasue Valentine " ("Ghost Valentine") (2006)
*"Mia Ngoo " (in development)
*"Kode Mahagan " (in development)
*"Ghost Station" (in development)References
*Director profile, [http://www.movieseer.com/DirectorProfileBil.asp?dID=236&Channel=2 MovieSeer]
*Tung, Chi and Tseng, Ada (December 3, 2004). [http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=17555 "Yuthlert Sippapak: Not your everyday director"] , "Asia Pacific Arts",UCLA .
* Williamson, Rob. September 2005. [http://www.firecracker-media.com/issue10/interview1005.shtml "Take it easy chicken: Yuthlert Sippapak interviewed] ", "Firecracker".Notes
External links
*imdb name|id=0802679|name=Yuthlert Sippapak
* [http://www.thaifilmdb.com/en/pp00006 Yuthlert Sippapak] at the [http://www.thaifilmdb.com Thai Film Database]
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