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Tom yum goong (2005) -- A young fighter named Kham must go to Australia to retrieve his stolen elephant. With the help of a Thai-born Australian detective, Kham must take on all comers, including a gang led by an evil woman and her two deadly bodyguards.
Tom yum goong (2005) -- A young fighter named Kham must go to Australia to retrieve his stolen elephant. With the help of a Thai-born Australian detective, Kham must take on all comers, including a gang led by an evil woman and her two deadly bodyguards.
Tom yum goong (2005) -- A young fighter named Kham must go to Australia to retrieve his stolen elephant. With the help of a Thai-born Australian detective, Kham must take on all comers, including a gang led by an evil woman and her two deadly bodyguards.
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User Rating:
6.9/10   12,373 votes
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Director:
Prachya Pinkaew
Writers:
Napalee (written by) &
Piyaros Thongdee (written by) ...
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Release Date:
8 September 2006 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller more
Plot:
A young fighter named Kham must go to Australia to retrieve his stolen elephant. With the help of a Thai-born Australian detective, Kham must take on all comers, including a gang led by an evil woman and her two deadly bodyguards. full summary | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Forget the Flawed Story and Enjoy the Choreography more (205 total)

Cast

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Tony Jaa ... Kham
Petchtai Wongkamlao ... Mark
Bongkoj Khongmalai ... Pla
Xing Jing ... Madame Rose

Nathan Jones ... T.K. (as Nathan B. Jones)

Johnny Nguyen ... Johnny (as Johnny Tri Nguyen)

Lateef Crowder ... Capoeira Fighter

Jon Foo ... Wushu Fighter (as Jonathan Patrick Foo)

Damian de Montemas ... Vincent
David Asavanond ... Officer Rick (as David Chatchavan Asavanod)
Sotorn Rungruaeng ... Kham's Father
Amonphan Gongtragan ... Goong
Nutdanai Kong ... Kham (9 years old)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Dean Alexandrou ... Bodyguard
Tony Chu ... Thug

Don Ferguson ... Body Guard

Ann Hu ... Madame Rose (voice)
John Ladalski ... Fighter
John Lamond Jr. ... Chief Inspector Lamond

Ric Lawes ... Australian Secretary General

Andrew Lawton ... Officer Rick (voice: English version)
Erik Markus Schuetz ... Johnny's Bodyguard
Heinz Ollesch ... Big Guy
Daniel O'Neill
Wannakit Sirioput ... Mark's replacement partner
Ron Smoorenburg ... Kham's opponent
Brice Stratford ... Thug
David Ussawanon

Eddie Vee ... Kham (voice: English version)
Pumwaree Yodkamol ... Girl on the street
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Honour of the Dragon (Europe: English title)
Ong Bak 2 (Thailand: Thai title) (working title)
The Protector (USA)
Warrior King (UK)
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MPAA:
Rated R for pervasive strong violence and some sexual content.
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Runtime:
108 min | Germany:90 min | USA:81 min
Country:
Thailand
Language:
Thai | English | Mandarin | Vietnamese
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital EX
Certification:
Taiwan:R-12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | France:U | UK:18 | Ireland:18 | Portugal:M/16 | Netherlands:16 | USA:R | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Malaysia:18SG | Malaysia:U (cut) | South Africa:13V | Australia:MA | South Korea:15 | Spain:13 | New Zealand:R16 | Finland:K-18 | Argentina:16
Filming Locations:
Australia more
Company:
Sahamongkolfilm Co. more

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Trivia:
Thailand's Prime Minister Thaksin Shinnawat personally attended the premier of this movie in Bangkok, Thailand. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: During the warehouse fight, when Jaa fights a bunch of Johnny's goons he does the back-flip into a handstand, to avoid the dirt bike. You can clearly see the supposed brick wall move behind him, when Jaa bounces off it. more
Quotes:
Inspector Mark: And this is the main Asian market in downtown Sydney, most of the people here are Asian, you know? Chinese, Thai, Vietnam
[Laughs and begins to walk away]
Inspector Mark: Whoa whoa whoa whoa!... And Laos!
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Movie Connections:
Spin off 8 Limbs (2007) (V) more
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14 out of 15 people found the following comment useful.
Forget the Flawed Story and Enjoy the Choreography, 17 March 2007
7/10
Author: Claudio Carvalho from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

In Bangkok, the young Kham (Tony Jaa) was raised by his father in the jungle with elephants as members of their family. When his old elephant and the baby Kern are stolen by criminals, Kham finds that the animals were sent to Sidney. He travels to Australia, where he locates the baby elephant in a restaurant owned by the evil Madame Rose (Xing Jing), the leader of an international Thai mafia. With the support of the efficient Thai sergeant Mark (Petchtai Wongkamlao), who was involved in a conspiracy, Kham fights to rescue the animal from the mobsters.

"Tom Yum Goong" has a silly, flawed and absurd story, where gangsters do not use guns, but sticks, clubs, rollers, bicycles, motorcycles or whips. Further, they just fight in sequence against the hero, one by one, to have their arms and legs broken. The criminal Johnny simply vanishes without any further explanation. However, the choreography of the fights is amazing and very realistic, making this movie a worthwhile entertainment. Tony Jaa is probably the successor of Jackie Chan and Jet Li, and I believe this movie could be less "serious" and have more humor like in Jackie Chan's films. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "O Protetor" ("The Protector")

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