3 Films & TV Shows Set In Thailand During The 1990s

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  American Gangster

  New York New Jersey North Carolina 🇹🇭 Thailand 🇻🇳 Vietnam The 1970s The 1990s The 1960s

  There are two sides to the American dream — Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in the Harlem district of Manhattan. He does so by buying heroin directly from the source in South East Asia and he comes up with a unique way of importing the drugs into the United States. Partly based on a true story.

  Released in 2007 • 157 minutes
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  Brokedown Palace

  🇹🇭 Thailand The 1990s

  Their graduation present was a trip to paradise, but they never thought they would land in hell. — Best friends Alice and Darlene take a trip to Thailand after graduating high school. In Thailand, they meet a captivating Australian man, who calls himself Nick Parks. Darlene is particularly smitten with Nick and convinces Alice to take Nick up on his offer to treat the two of them to what amounts to a day trip to Hong Kong. In the airport, the girls are seized by the police and shocked to discover that one of their bags contains heroin.

  Released in 1999 • 100 minutes
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  Hot Shots! Part Deux

  🇮🇶 Iraq 🇹🇭 Thailand The 1990s

  Just deux it. — Topper Harley is found to be working as an odd-job-man in a monastery. The CIA want him to lead a rescue mission into Iraq, to rescue the last rescue team, who went in to rescue the last rescue team—who went in to rescue hostages left behind after Desert Storm.

  Released in 1993 • 86 minutes