#GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM
Thailand substituted for Vietnam (probably a wise move Vietnam and US relations still a little cold in 1987). Not without its difficulties given the two countries drive on different sides of the road.
#ALEXANDER
Thailand stepping in for Indian and Pakistan
(safe bet this isn’t many peoples favourite movie filmed in LOS)
#THE KILLING FIELDS
Thailand plays stand in again this time for Cambodia.
#THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN
007 filmed in Bangkok and Phang Na Bay. In the film, the island where Scaramanga lives is supposed to be in Chinese waters.
#KICKBOXER
Training scenes shot in Ayutthaya.
#TOMORROW NEVER DIES
Bond’s back in Phang Na and Bangkok plays substitute for Ho Chi Minh City.
#THE BEACH
Filmed in Koh Phi Phi and Khao Yai National Park, which has closed for a while.
#AMERICAN GANGSTER
Chiang Mai played host.
#THE RAILWAY MAN
Various locations around Bangkok and Kanchanaburi. Story of a man’s experiences on the Death Railway and torture at the hands of the Japanese army. Looks at how his relationship with a Japanese interpreter changes from hatred to friendship.
#THE HANGOVER PART II
Got it all this one Krabi, Bangkok even Soi Cowboy pops up.