Body Jumper
Encyclopedia
Body Jumper is a 2001
Thai
horror
/comedy film
directed by Haeman Chatemee
and written by Pakphum Wonjinda
.
, a ravenous female ghost named Pop is ravaging the village of Sam Kotr, Roi Et
, killing all the men. An exorcist
is brought in, and he wraps the ghost in magical rope, which should bind her forever, or so it is thought.
Flash forward to 2000, it is the start of a new school term, and a group of university students have arrived from Bangkok
to take part in a rural development project in Sam Kotr. Some of the boys spy on their beautiful female classmate, Ker, while she is bathing in the river. Accidentally, they break open a sealed well and unknowingly release the ancient ghost Pop. The ghost possesses Ker, and when the students return to the capital, the spirit is with them.
Inhabiting Ker, the ghost becomes hungry again, turning Ker into a nymphomaniac. She cannot get enough men. Ker invites one classmate out for a date. Making out in the car after a movie, she transforms into the demon ghost and runs her hand into the man's body. He survives, but it is later revealed that his liver is gone.
Ker's friends notice a change in her behavior, especially after she uses her long tongue to clean a plate of liver, and she transforms into the scary demon.
Eventually a mysterious man named Kong appears and shows the students how to dispatch the ghost by using condom
s. But the spirit simply takes possession of other bodies, jumping from body to body in order to escape and survive. Kong then equips the students with a special camera and other weapons needed to combat the ghost.
2001 in film
The year 2001 in film involved some significant events, including the first of the Harry Potter series and also the first of The Lord of the Rings trilogy...
Thai
Cinema of Thailand
The cinema of Thailand dates back to the early days of filmmaking, when King Chulalongkorn's 1897 visit to Bern, Switzerland was recorded by Francois-Henri Lavancy-Clarke. The film was then brought to Bangkok, where it was exhibited...
horror
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
/comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by Haeman Chatemee
Haeman Chatemee
Haeman Chatemee is Thai film director. His debut film was the horror-comedy Body Jumper in 2001.- Filmography :*Body Jumper *Love to Death...
and written by Pakphum Wonjinda
Pakphum Wonjinda
Pakphum Wonjinda, , is a Thai film director and screenwriter. His first screenplay was for the horror-comedy, Body Jumper, which was based on a Thai ghost folktale. He made his directorial debut in 2004 with the musical-horror-comedy, Formalin Man...
.
Plot
In 1932 SiamThailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
, a ravenous female ghost named Pop is ravaging the village of Sam Kotr, Roi Et
Roi Et Province
Roi Et is one of the provinces of Thailand, located in the North-East of Thailand. Neighboring Provinces are Kalasin, Mukdahan, Yasothon, Sisaket, Surin and Maha Sarakham....
, killing all the men. An exorcist
Exorcism
Exorcism is the religious practice of evicting demons or other spiritual entities from a person or place which they are believed to have possessed...
is brought in, and he wraps the ghost in magical rope, which should bind her forever, or so it is thought.
Flash forward to 2000, it is the start of a new school term, and a group of university students have arrived from Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
to take part in a rural development project in Sam Kotr. Some of the boys spy on their beautiful female classmate, Ker, while she is bathing in the river. Accidentally, they break open a sealed well and unknowingly release the ancient ghost Pop. The ghost possesses Ker, and when the students return to the capital, the spirit is with them.
Inhabiting Ker, the ghost becomes hungry again, turning Ker into a nymphomaniac. She cannot get enough men. Ker invites one classmate out for a date. Making out in the car after a movie, she transforms into the demon ghost and runs her hand into the man's body. He survives, but it is later revealed that his liver is gone.
Ker's friends notice a change in her behavior, especially after she uses her long tongue to clean a plate of liver, and she transforms into the scary demon.
Eventually a mysterious man named Kong appears and shows the students how to dispatch the ghost by using condom
Condom
A condom is a barrier device most commonly used during sexual intercourse to reduce the probability of pregnancy and spreading sexually transmitted diseases . It is put on a man's erect penis and physically blocks ejaculated semen from entering the body of a sexual partner...
s. But the spirit simply takes possession of other bodies, jumping from body to body in order to escape and survive. Kong then equips the students with a special camera and other weapons needed to combat the ghost.
Cast
- Danai Smuthkochorn as Com
- Angela Grant as Fah
- Chompunuch Piyapanee as Ker
- Chatewut Watcharakhun as Isabella
- Chaicharn Nimpulsawasdi as Wu
- Napatsanun Thaweekitthavorn as Pim