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An exotic dancer is sent on an undercover mission to Thailand to investigate a secret biochemical factory.An exotic dancer is sent on an undercover mission to Thailand to investigate a secret biochemical factory.An exotic dancer is sent on an undercover mission to Thailand to investigate a secret biochemical factory.
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- Monique the Blonde Hitwoman
- (as Shokie)
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- TriviaThe French cargo ship aboard which Yoko travels to Marseille is the Frank Delmas (3rd of that name), built in 1975 and already a bit rusty when the film was shot. It was sold two years later to Liberia, re-sold to Panama in 1991, re-sold to Greece in 1998, and scrapped in 1999.
- GoofsAlthough the cine-film at the start is meant to be of Bangkok, it is in fact somewhere in Japan as all the shop signs are in Japanese and NOT in Thai as they should be/are in Bangkok.
- ConnectionsReferences Orca (1977)
- SoundtracksLes trottoirs de Bangkok
(musical theme)
Written by Georges Lartigau
(C) Georges Lartigau éditions Sysmo record
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Quite an unusual movie for director Rollin: no vampires at all. Instead he presents a crime thriller that reminds me of Joe D'Amato's flicks with Laura Gemser. Partly this is owed to the setting at Bangkok (the movie was shot in France, though) where secret agent Rick disappears. Various secret services now try and obtain the MacGuffin (a chemical weapon) which Rick kept. He was last seen with Eva, a dancer from a nightclub, who might have received valuable information from Rick. Eva is chased all the way from Bangkok to Paris, captured, tortured, always on the run. Who shall find what became of Rick's secret?
This is a surprisingly speedy film, except for the lengthy and sometimes unnecessary dance scenes in the nightclub. Rollin fans who are used to his slowly unveiling style of "La rose de fer" and his love of the bizarre in "Le frisson des vampires", for example, are apparently not fond of "Les trottoirs de Bangkok", but everyone who likes sleazy low budget thrillers can give it a try. The director called it a "crazy cartoon" and named "The Mask of Fu Manchu" (1932) an important influence on this film (quoted from the book "Virgins + Vampires"). So don't take it too seriously. Yoko, an actress so obscure that even her last name is unknown, plays Eva which was her only main role in a feature film, but she is a great choice for this part of a vulnerable, hunted, innocent girl in trouble who can trust no-one.
This is a surprisingly speedy film, except for the lengthy and sometimes unnecessary dance scenes in the nightclub. Rollin fans who are used to his slowly unveiling style of "La rose de fer" and his love of the bizarre in "Le frisson des vampires", for example, are apparently not fond of "Les trottoirs de Bangkok", but everyone who likes sleazy low budget thrillers can give it a try. The director called it a "crazy cartoon" and named "The Mask of Fu Manchu" (1932) an important influence on this film (quoted from the book "Virgins + Vampires"). So don't take it too seriously. Yoko, an actress so obscure that even her last name is unknown, plays Eva which was her only main role in a feature film, but she is a great choice for this part of a vulnerable, hunted, innocent girl in trouble who can trust no-one.
- unbrokenmetal
- Nov 8, 2006
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- Sidewalks of Bangkok
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- Japan(Stock Footage)
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- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
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