Sick Nurses (2007) Suay Laak Sai (original title)

Directors:

Piraphan Laoyont
Thodsapol Siriwiwat

Release Date:

14 June 2007 (Thailand)

Genre:

Crime | Horror

Tagline:

Beauty cannot last but death is forever

Plot:

A group of sexy nurses who harvest organs are haunted by the vengeful spirit of one of their dead patients.

Plot Keywords:

Nurse | Murder | Doctor | Jealousy | Corpse

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Chon Wachananon	...	Tawan
Wichan Jarujinda	...	Dr. Taa
Chidjan Rujiphun	...	Nook
Kanya Rattapetch	...	Ae
Dollaros Dachapratumwan	...	Jo
Ase Wang	...	Yim
Ampaiwan Techapoowapat	...	Am
Ampairat Techapoowapat	...	Orn
Libby Brien	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Philip Hersh	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)

Directed by
Piraphan Laoyont
Thodsapol Siriwiwat

Produced by
Tech Akarapol	....	producer (as Akarapol Techaratanaprasert)
Thananop Bhalbulaya	....	line producer
Prachya Pinkaew	....	producer
Somsak Techaratanaprasert	....	executive producer
Sukanya Vongsthapat	....	producer
Sita Vosbein	....	associate producer

Casting by
Chanop Sirikamolmas

Production Design by
Sira Talthong

Art Direction by
Thawatchai Phutsri		(as Thawachchai Phutsri)

Costume Design by
Panchalee Pintong		(as Punchalee Pinthong)

Makeup Department
Monta Harnwichai	....	hair stylist
Phusanisa Kitikriengkrai	....	makeup artist
Jirayuth Numsank	....	hair stylist (as Jirayut Numsang)
Sunchai Roonkert	....	makeup artist
Terd Yodthong	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Warunee Kasikitsakulpol	....	production manager
Sutthiket Khongthaworn	....	assistant production manager
Nuchchanart Markswat	....	assistant production manager (as Nuchchanart Maksawat)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Puttamart Kongchalalai	....	second assistant director (as Putthamart Kongchalalai)
Jirapong Phetkhiew	....	second assistant director
Aphinate Ruenphanich	....	first assistant director (as A-Phinate Ruenphanich)

Art Department
Sippapart Phukae	....	prop master
Rannachai Pukpanjun	....	assistant art director
Kongkrit Thongdee	....	assistant art director

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Wassana Likitapsorn	....	costume staff
Ratchaneekorn Sutanonda	....	costume staff

Editorial Department
Manussa Vorasingha	....	assistant editor

Transportation Department
Komsan Lumkuntod	....	transportation
Pairod Siriwan	....	transportation (as Pairat Siriwan)
Todsarorn Ternthongkum	....	transportation

Other crew
Malee Bunyasrisavad	....	interpreter
Mama Daeng	....	cook (as Mama Deng)
Yanatip Montonbundit	....	production accountant
Somchai Moonma	....	action choreographer (as Somchai Munma)
Jaruda Mungkun	....	caterer
Chanpen Narumit	....	continuity
Waraporn Phibomrung	....	location manager
Varavut Phunjapalakonkul	....	location scout
Jatupol Ratanasupavet	....	caterer (as Jatupol Rattanasupavet)
Warinya Ratipakorn	....	production coordinator
Kavinthip Yeamsuwan	....	production coordinator

Production Companies

• Sahamongkol Film International

Distributors

• Magnolia Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Mongrel Media (2008) (Canada) (DVD)

Also Known As:

"Suay Laak Sai" - Thailand (original title)

Runtime:

82 min

Country:

Thailand

Language:

Thai

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

USA:Not Rated | South Korea:18 | UK:18

Company:

Sahamongkol Film International

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Ase Wang's character is being drowned in the fish tank, you can see a crew member in the reflection of the glass.

This film is insane

This is a film that wallows and writhes in ecstatic abandon with the pure joy of being a B-Movie. I'm sure it never pretends to be anything else, and as such should be rated in those terms. Maybe as a 'film' it deserves its IMDb rating of 4.3, but as an exploitation/horror flick it would have to rate a solid 7.5. For those who enjoy the genre, you should find much to love.

The basic premise is this ... get a bunch of babes in form-fitting nurse costumes, point the camera at them a lot while they're walking away, introduce the obligatory Asian hair ghost, and sprinkle liberally with copious amounts of blood and creative death sequences.

Yeah its got a story, but who cares. Read one of the other reviews if that concerns you.

Fans of Asian horror will no doubt find it somewhat derivative - this is a 2007 film using the whole hair-ghost angle that was already tired and overdone in 2005. Connoisseurs will also recognise a famous scene lifted from Takashi Miike's Gozu, but in the spirit of Tarantino lets call it 'an homage'. In any case, it really doesn't matter - the film is too much fun to get hung up on critical technicalities. Crack open a beer and enjoy the show!