''Metrosexual'' (

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: แก๊งชะนีกับอีแอบ or ''Gaeng chanee gup ee-aep'') is a 2006 Thai romantic comedy film about four women who believe their best friend is about to marry a man who is

gay ''Gay'' is a term that primarily refers to a homosexual person or the trait of being homosexual. The term originally meant 'carefree', 'cheerful', or 'bright and showy'. While scant usage referring to male homosexuality dates to the late 1 ...

. The film was directed by

Yongyooth Thongkongtoon Yongyoot Thongkongtoon ( th, ยงยุทธ ทองกองทุน; born February 18, 1967) is a Thai film director, producer, and screenwriter. He made his debut in 2000 with the sports comedy ''The Iron Ladies''. Biography Yongyoo ...

, who also directed ''

The Iron Ladies ''The Iron Ladies'' ( th, สตรีเหล็ก or ''Satree lek'') is a 2000 Thai comedy film directed by Youngyooth Thongkonthun and written by Visuttchai Boonyakarnjawa and Jira Maligool. It was Thongkonthun's directorial debut. The f ...

''. The five female leads all co-host a daytime

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on Thai TV Channel 3.

Plot

Four friends each receive phone calls to meet a fifth friend for lunch at MK Restaurant, a popular

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chain in

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. The friends are: * Pom, a

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for a women's magazine. * Nim, a

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telephone-

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counselor. * Fai, the stingy owner of a

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. * Pat, the fiancée of a retired Japanese man. They are called to the restaurant by Pang, who announces that she is planning to marry Kong, her boyfriend of three months. The four friends are surprised by the news and think maybe it is too sudden. Then Kong joins the five women for their meal. His well-groomed appearance is met with approval, but when Kong starts offering tips on how to cook the meal, and presents a pair of earrings that he picked out to Pom for her birthday (the real reason the five girlfriends are getting together), eyebrows are raised. The four women later meet at Fyne's beauty salon and voice their suspicions that Kong might be gay, and not just a

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male. Pom reveals that she spotted Kong earlier at a male model beauty pageant she was covering, and she saw him embracing another man backstage. To confirm their belief, they need advice. So Pat arranges a meeting with her brother, Bee, who's a

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for

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. Bee puts together a checklist, which includes various physical attributes as well as biological and sociological backgrounds that could indicate whether a man is gay. A series of comic scenarios then occur as the four women investigate Kong and watch for any telltale signs.

Cast

* Thianchai Chaisawatdee as Kong * Meesuk Jaengmeesuk as Pang * Patcharasri Benjamas as Pom * Ornpreeya Hunsat as Nim * Pimolwan Suphayang as Fyne * Kulnadda Pajchimsawat as Pat *

Michael Shaowanasai Michael Shaowanasai ( th, ไมเคิล เชาวนาศัย) (born 1964) is a Thai-American artist and actor who lives in Bangkok, Thailand. His works includes performance art, photography, video, film and installations. Openly gay ...

as Bee * Dawido Dorigo as Off *

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as Kengi * Panisara Pimpru as the fortune teller

Casting notes

* Thai producer-director

Jira Maligool Jira Maligool ( th, จิระ มะลิกุล; ; born 1961) is a Thai film director, screenwriter and producer. He has directed three films, ''Mekhong Full Moon Party'', ''The Tin Mine'' and ''Seven Something'' (part 42.195), and was th ...

has a cameo appearance as the portrait of the dead husband of a

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restaurant owner. * Actor Yano Khasogi (or Kasuki) is a Bangkok-based Japanese

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Reception

On opening day, the US$1.25 million film earned 5 million

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(about US$131,000).Rithdee, Kong (July 24, 2006)
Thai femmes climb aboard laffer 'Metro'
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'' (retrieved July 27, 2006).

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Metrosexual (Film) 2006 films GMM Tai Hub films 2006 romantic comedy films Thai-language films Thai LGBT-related films Films directed by Yongyoot Thongkongtoon Thai romantic comedy films