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I got there for 4pm and there were about 100 people waiting, then a guy came out and said it was going to be another 1/2 an hour setting up before they could start. I couldn't be asred to wait and left...I hate having a camera pointed at me and don't think I could have handled it anyway.

I guess there have been castings for extras before...all these foreign movies were shot here or had parts done here...

1950s-1970s
Around the World in Eighty Days (1956) - Director Michael Todd was able to borrow one of the royal barges of King Bhumibol Adulyadej when the production was in Bangkok.
The Ugly American (1963) - Prime Minister Kukrit Pramoj appeared on screen with Marlon Brando. He played the prime minister of the fictional Southeast Asian country of Sarkhan.
The Big Boss (1971) - Bruce Lee portrays a young fighter from Guangdong who comes to Thailand to sort out his life and finds a job working in an icehouse. He tries to be peaceful, but they just keep pushing him.
Duel of Fists (1971) - David Chiang travels to Bangkok looking for his long-lost brother (Ti Lung), who's a muay Thai boxer in this Shaw Brothers Studio film by Chang Cheh.
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) - Filmed around Bangkok and Phang Nga Bay in Phuket. Bond attended a boxing match at Ratchadamnoen Boxing Stadium in Pom Prap Sattru Phai district. One of the islands seen in the film is known as the "Nail" island (or Ko Khao Tapoo). This island houses the solar panels. The hideout of Scaramanga (Christopher Lee) is actually Ko Kow-Phing-Khan. Both islands are now tourist attractions. The "nail" island is referred to as "James Bond Island" in tourist literature. The location was extremely hard hit by a tsunami following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.

Robert De Niro in The Deer Hunter, made in Thailand.The Deer Hunter (1978) - The Russian roulette bar was in Patpong in Bangkok, while the POW camp was in Kanchanaburi Province.
1980s
The Killing Fields (1982) - Locations in Hua Hin and Phuket stood in for Khmer Rouge-era Cambodia. Actor Spalding Gray recounts the film's shoot in his monologue, Swimming to Cambodia.
Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) - Sylvester Stallone's super soldier goes to Cambodia (actually Thailand) looking for his POW buddies. Followed by Rambo III', set in Afghanistan but actually made in Thailand.
Good Morning Vietnam (1987) - Thai actress Jintara Sukapat portrayed the love interest for Robin Williams' character.
Casualties of War (1989) - Brian De Palma's Vietnam War saga was filmed around Phuket.

1990s
Air America (1990) - Mae Hong Son Province in northern Thailand stands in for Secret War-era Laos. The film later attracted tourism to the region and was featured on the cover of Conde Nast Traveller in May 1993.
Operation Dumbo Drop (1995) - Yet another Vietnam War film made in Thailand. The elephant is the star.
Cutthroat Island (1995) - Renny Harlin's swashbuckler was filmed on location in Maya Bay, which would later be used for The Beach.
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997) - Tony Jaa worked as a stunt double and went on to become a major Thai action star. Filming was in historic old Ayutthaya, where a minor stir was caused when scantily-clad foreign women were filmed dancing on top of some sacred ruins. Mortal Kombat also was made in Thailand, around Sukhothai historical park.
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) - Another Bond film and another Bond. Michelle Yeoh co-stars, as Bangkok stands in for Ho Chi Minh City. Scaramanga's island is seen, as Phang Nga Bay substitutes for Halong Bay, Vietnam.
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2000s
The Beach (2000) - Environmentalists protested the film because the production crew altered the beach of Ko Phi Phi Leh. The beach was restored to its natural condition in the 2004 tsunami.
In the Mood for Love (2000) - Wong Kar-wai's love story starring Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung Chiu Wai is set in 1960s Hong Kong but exterior scenes were filmed in Bangkok.
City of Ghosts (2002) - Matt Dillon's noirish thriller was set in Cambodia and mostly filmed there, but some scenes were shot in Thailand, and many of the crew were Thai people.
Two Brothers (2004) - This family-friendly story about two tigers had some scenes made in Samut Prakan province, at a tourist site called Mueang Boran (Ancient City), which has scaled-down replicas of many of Thailand's important structures. The tigers used in the film were from the Sri Racha Tiger Zoo near Pattaya. The film was set in neighboring Cambodia, and many locations were used there was well.

Alexander the Great goes up against a war elephant.Alexander (2004) - Colin Farrell goes up against an elephant here. Part of Alexander the Great's eastern campaign were filmed along the Mekong in northeastern Ubon Ratchathani Province and in Saraburi Province. Royal Thai Army soldiers were used as extras. Thai actors Bin Bunluerit and Jaran Ngamdee portrayed an Indian king an Indian prince respectively.
Around the World in 80 Days (2004) - This Jackie Chan/Steve Coogan remake of the 1956 film was also filmed in Thailand, with scenes shot in Krabi that were meant to take place in a rural village in China. Sammo Hung makes an appearance as Wong Fei Hung.
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) - Made in Bangkok and Phuket, including Bangkok's Soi Cowboy. Tabloid reports that Hugh Grant was chased by bargirls were false.
Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith (2005) - The approach to Kashyyyk, the Wookiee homeworld, was filmed around Krabi by Santa Film International.
Rescue Dawn (2006) - Werner Herzog came to Thailand in August 2005 to direct this true story of pilot Dieter Dengler and his escape from a POW camp during the Vietnam War. Stars Christian Bale and Steve Zahn.
The Aftermath (2006) – HBO-BBC joint production came to Phuket in April-June 2006 to film mini-series about the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and the resulting tsunami that hit Phuket. The movie stars Tim Roth and Toni Collette.