Danny Pang Movies

Original Bangkok Dangerous directors Danny and Oxide Pang return to familiar territory with this remake of their own popular 1999 thriller about a ruthless hitman (Nicolas Cage) who travels to Bangkok in order to carry out four crucial jobs. During the course of his missions, the triggerman falls in love with a pretty local girl while also forming a friendly bond with his young errand boy. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

The line between reality and fantasy begins to blur as disease and disloyalty makes its way into one unfortunate household in this offbeat horror story from Hong Kong. Wai (Stephy Tang) is only in her mid-Twenties, but she's been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and her doctors say she has a slim chance of surviving. Ailing Wai shares a tiny flat with her younger sister Ping (Zeng Qi Qi) and her boyfriend Ming (Shawn Yue), who is endlessly loyal and does all he can to care for her in her time of need. Ming spends so much time looking after Wai that his boss fires him, but he soon gets a new job working for Fong (Yoka Yue), who he's known since they were in school together. Fong has long been infatuated with Ming, and as Wai's illness has put a damper on their sex life, he finds himself tempted into infidelity with his alluring new boss. Meanwhile, as Wai struggles with the toll cancer takes on her body and develops a curiosity about natural medicine, Ping spends more and more time escaping into the world of horror comics, and notices that a character drawn by her favorite artist is developing a certain resemblance to Ming. Chung Oi (aka In Love With The Dead) was the first solo directorial credit from Danny Pang, who had previously directed a handful of films in collaboration with his brother Oxide Pang. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Hong Kong horror specialists Danny and Oxide Pang (The Eye, Bangkok Haunted) ponder the paranormal sensitivities of young innocents in this tale of an unsuspecting family who falls prey to a malevolent entity after moving to into a haunted sunflower farm. Roy (Dylan McDermott) and Denise Solomon (Penelope Ann Miller) have decided to give up life in Chicago and relocate their family to secluded North Dakota sunflower farm. While the tranquil sway of the lush yellow fields at first offers a welcomed reprieve from the hustle and bustle of the big city, the family soon begins to suspect that they are not alone on the farm when teenage daughter Jess (Kristen Stewart) and her three-year-old brother, Ben (Evan Turner), begin to see a series of menacing apparitions that are apparently invisible to adult eyes. As Jess and Ben's encounters with the malevolent spirits grow increasingly violent, the parents of the tormented teen soon begin to question their daughter's sanity. Soon, the dark history of the family that once lived in the remote farm and the troubled past of the frightened Jess begin to merge as she struggles to warn her parents about the terrifying confrontation with the supernatural that is about to unfold. John Corbett, Jodelle Ferland, and Brent Briscoe co-star in a rural tale of terror from Ghosthouse Pictures and producer Sam Raimi. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

When a prominent young author working on her latest novel begins to experience a series of frightening visions, she soon becomes convinced that her latest work is attempting to draw her into an eerie parallel universe in a horrifying tale of fact meets fiction from The Eye directors Danny and Oxide Pang. Ting-yen has risen to much acclaim in the literary community, but in the process of penning her latest novel, the popular writer soon begins to receive visions of a deeply-disturbing alternate reality. As her mind attempts to process the strange visions and the draw of the book becomes ever more powerful, Ting-yen is compelled to tear the pages from her manuscript and discard them in the recycle bin. Unfortunately for Ting-yen, her efforts to purge herself of the strange story only seem to provide the catalyst needed for the malevolent characters to fully manifest themselves in the real world. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

The spirit world continues to bleed into reality in Danny and Oxide Pang's supernatural shocker about a group of vacationing teens who happen across a book that teaches the reader how to summon ghosts. May (Kate Yeung and her brother Ted (Chen Bo-lin) are vacationing in Thailand with Ko-fai (Kris Gu) and April (Isabella Long) when a local friend introduces them to a book highlighting ten ways to make contact with the spirit realm. When the methods prove successful, May and Ted suddenly and mysteriously disappear. Now it's up to Ko-fai and April to find the siblings before they are lost forever. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Top-selling Thai boy band D2B show off another side of their talents in this supernatural thriller. Dan, Beem, and Big are three friends who meet a strange elderly woman who makes some disturbing predictions about their futures. While the three of them follow different paths over the course of the next 24 hours, each is thrown into a strange and threatening situation that bears some resemblance to the old woman's story. What fate will meet them when they next meet? ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

The prequel to Andrew Lau and Alan Mak's smash hit Infernal Affairs opens in 1991, with Inspector Wong (Anthony Wong) explaining the frustrations of police work to gangster Sam (Eric Tsang). He also expresses his desire to see the seemingly reasonable Sam take over he reins of the local triad from the current boss. When that boss is murdered, with no apparent heir, it seems that Hong Kong is going to explode in an all-out gang war. But the boss' bespectacled, soft-spoken, and well-mannered son, Hau (Francis Ng), unexpectedly takes charge, calmly and cleverly defusing the situation. Meanwhile, Yan (Shawn Yu, reprising his role as the younger version of Tony Leung's character in the first Infernal Affairs) is thrown out of the police academy for breaking the rules, and it's discovered that he's Hau's half-brother. Wong recruits him to work undercover in Hau's organization. Ming (Edison Chen playing the younger Andy Lau) is a corrupt cop secretly working for Sam. His progress up the ranks of the police force is swift, but his relationship with Sam is threatened when he finds himself falling in love with Sam's girlfriend, Mary (Carina Lau). For his part, as the handover of Hong Kong to China approaches, Hau plots to become involved in "legitimate" politics, and to avenge himself against those he believes responsible for his father's death. Chapman To reprises his role as the goofy Keung. Infernal Affairs II was selected by the Film Society of Lincoln Center for inclusion in the 2004 New York Film Festival. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide

Hong Kong horror filmmaker Andrew Lau directs the 3-D slasher film The Park (also known as Chow Lok Yuen). After a little girl is killed in a Ferris wheel accident, an amusement park is forced to close down. Years later, a boy named Alan goes to the amusement park looking for ghosts. His brother Yen (Bo Bo Chan) and his friends go looking for him at the park, where they encounter all kinds of supernatural frights and opportunities for 3-D camera tricks. The Park was shown at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival as part of the midnight screenings. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide

As Infernal Affairs opens, Ming (Andy Lau of Full-time Killer) is being initiated into the criminal underworld by triad boss Sam (Eric Tsang of The Accidental Spy), who ends his speech to his young charges by wishing them success in the police department. Ming enters the police academy, where he excels, but sees his classmate, Yan (Tony Leung Chiu-Wai of In the Mood for Love), expelled for "breaking the rules." It turns out that Yan wasn't actually drummed out of the force, but recruited by Superintendent Wong (Anthony Wong of Hard-Boiled) as an undercover operative. Just as Ming is achieving success in the police department while secretly working for Sam, Ming is gaining Sam's trust as a triad member, while reporting to Wong. Ten years later, both men, still undercover, have grown confused about their true identities, while their bosses, Sam and Wong, wage a battle of wits against each other. Each boss learns that the other has a mole working for him, and unwittingly entrusts the mole himself to ferret out the culprit. Ming and Yan scramble to expose one another's identity in an effort to save their own skins. Infernal Affairs was co-directed by Andrew Lau (who worked as a cinematographer on several of Wong Kar-Wai's films) and Alan Mak. Renowned cinematographer Christopher Doyle served as "Visual Consultant." The film was shown at New Directors/New Films in 2003. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide

A hired killer gives up his career for love in this stylish crime drama from Thailand. Kong (Pawalit Mongkolpisit) is a hit man who never speaks as he carries out his deadly assignments. Kong has begun to grow tired of his life of crime, and becomes infatuated with Fon (Premsinee Ratanasopha), a beautiful young woman who works as an assistant in a drugstore. As Kong tries to win the affections of Fon, he decides to turn against the gangsters who control him, and use his skills to earn his freedom. Bangkok Dangerous was directed by the brother team of Danny Pang and Oxide Pang; Oxide previously directed Who Is Running. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

A highly entertaining film, Ta Fa Likit easily became a blockbuster hit in Thailand. Reflecting a Buddhist perspective, the film is the story of a would-be groom who is determined to save the endangered soul of his beloved bride from the mischief caused by a malicious reincarnated spirit residing within a German Shepherd. The encounter leaves the woman, Waan, in a coma, and her fiance Jeab with only a short time in which to save the lives of five more people who are destined to die. Jeab learns of his daunting task when a mysterious priest steps from the shadows and tells him it is the only way to spare Waan's soul. Jeab, previously an atheist, takes the priest's advice and hits the streets of Bangkok in hopes of finding enough people to rescue. A newspaper dated the next day, helps him with his quest. The setting brings to mind Between Two Worlds, the classic fantasy of Fritz Lang. Director Oxide Pang integrates present-day urban Bangkok with Buddhism and jumps from past to present to future with ease. The fast flow of the film is reminiscent of Hong Kong television films, which is where Pang comes from. The ending is a real surprise. ~ Gönül Dönmez-Colin, All Movie Guide