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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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Overview

User Rating:
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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:
Jaa is amazing !!! The script on the other hand........... more (205 total)

Cast

  (Credited cast)

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.
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
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

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
"Tom yum goong" is the name of a very popular dish in Thailand. It's a hot-sour soup (prepared with lemon grass) with shrimp. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The scene where the huge bell falls revealing Jaa with the drum sticks, the next scene when the wushu fighter approaches Jaa, the bell is gone. more
Quotes:
Kham: Where the hell is my elephant? more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Chocolate (2008) more
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65 out of 83 people found the following comment useful.
Jaa is amazing !!! The script on the other hand..........., 7 December 2005
6/10
Author: Merklin from United Kingdom

As a coherent , well acted film tom yum goong is a failure.As an opportunity to see tony jaa completely and utterly destroy his opponents in the most awe inspiring and brutal ways possible, its a huge success! The action in tom yum goong is phenomenal to say the least - tony jaa proves that ong bak was no fluke!The part where jaa does battle with a gang of bikers and roller bladers is an exciting sequence , reminiscent of jackie chan in his police story days. The fight where he battles his way to the top floor of a restaurant in one continuous tracking shot, is a truly amazing piece of work that demands to be re-winded more than once .The fight that pits jaa against dozens of suited henchmen is a bone crunching, applause worthy spectacle that proves what ong bak fans already know- TONY JAA IS THE MAN !!!!! These fights are just some of a collection masterful action sequences .

As for the rest of the film...lets put it this way- if the action was no good then tom yum goong would be unwatchable. The action makes up for the moronic , near pointless plot . I know that we don't watch these sort of films for plot, but tom yum goong takes the cake with its "one man looking for his elephant" story!And don't get me started on the acting, particularly the lines spoken in English.Tony jaa needs to work with a decent script writer in future....

Weak on pretty much everything else except the fights , tom yum goong has Superior action and confirms that tony jaa is an amazing performer.

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