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The Protector (2005)
Tom yum goong (original title)

R  108 min  -  Action | Crime | Drama   -  8 September 2006 (USA)
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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.

Director:

Prachya Pinkaew
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The Protector -- 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. The Protector -- 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. The Protector -- 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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Cast

Credited cast:
Tony Jaa ...
Petchtai Wongkamlao Petchtai Wongkamlao ...
Bongkoj Khongmalai Bongkoj Khongmalai ...
Pla
Xing Jing Xing Jing ...
Nathan Jones ...
T.K. (as Nathan B. Jones)
Johnny Nguyen ...
Johnny (as Johnny Tri Nguyen)
Lateef Crowder ...
Jon Foo ...
Wushu Fighter (as Jonathan Patrick Foo)
Damian de Montemas ...
David Asavanond David Asavanond ...
Officer Rick (as David Chatchavan Asavanod)
Sotorn Rungruaeng Sotorn Rungruaeng ...
Amonphan Gongtragan Amonphan Gongtragan ...
Nutdanai Kong Nutdanai Kong ...
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dean Alexandrou ...
Tony Chu Tony Chu ...
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Storyline

In Bangkok, the young Kham 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, the leader of an international Thai mafia. With the support of the efficient Thai sergeant Mark, who was involved in a conspiracy, Kham fights to rescue the animal from the mobsters. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  

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Plot Keywords:

Elephant | Police | Sydney Australia | Action Hero | Kickboxer  | See more »

Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive strong violence and some sexual content See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

Thailand

Language:

Thai | English | Mandarin | Vietnamese

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Honour of the Dragon See more »

Filming Locations:

Australia See more »

Box Office

Budget:

THB 200,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$5,034,180 (USA) (10 September 2006) (1541 Screens)

Gross:

$11,905,519 (USA) (22 October 2006)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Tony Jaa has developed a new style of Muay Thai specially for the film: "Muay Kotchasan" is based on elephants' movements ("throw, stamp on, grab, break"). See more »

Goofs

Continuity: During the bone-breaking scene, Kham forces one of his foes into the splits by pushing the guy's leg up towards his body while upright. However, when the foe in question does his initial kick he does it with his right leg, then there's a cut and it's his left leg that Kham forces upwards. See more »

Quotes

Inspector Mark: [while chasing after Kham who's in a taxi, Mark looks at Officer Rick, who's driving, in a funny way] Stop here!
[Both get out of the car and switch places as Mark yells at Rick]
Inspector Mark: My grandmother drives faster than you! And she's dead!
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Connections

Spin off 8 Limbs (2007) See more »

Soundtracks

"Baby"
Written by Michael Baiardi and Maurice
Published by Soundfile Publishing
Performed by Maurice
Courtesy of Soundfile Productions, Inc. See more »