Bangkok Adrenaline (2009)

Director:

Raimund Huber

Writers:

Raimund Huber (written by)
Conan Stevens (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

14 May 2009 (Thailand)

Genre:

Action | Comedy

Tagline:

Feel the rush.

Plot:

Four backpackers arrive in Thailand to party and drink. A gambling game goes wrong and with their lives...

Plot Keywords:

Kidnapping | Billionaire | Written And Directed By Cast Member | Hands Tied Behind Back | Tied To Chair

Cast

Daniel Patrick O'Neill	...	Dan (as Daniel O'Neill)
Priya Suandokemai	...	Irene (as Praya Suandokmai)
Gwion Jacob Miles	...	Mike
Conan Stevens	...	Conan
Raimund Huber	...	John
Geoffrey Giuliano	...	Harris Dawson (as Liam Noel Harrison)
Dom Hetrakul	...	Lek
Lex Luther	...	Hans (as Lex de Groot)
Michael Ocholi	...	Jacque
Nicky Tamrong	...	Mafia
Somlek Sakdikul	...	Policeman 1 (as Somchai Sakdikul)
Prakasit Bowsuwan	...	Policeman 2 (as Pakasit Bosuwan)
Wannika Udomsinwatana	...	Irene - Kid
Apirak Boonmark	...	Chief Detective (as Gct. Apirak Boonmark)
Winai Thawattana	...	Chief Assist Detective 1 (as Col Winai Thewatana)
Taneth Shimtuam	...	Chief Assist Detective 2 (as Thanet Chimtuam)
Suthat Jak-Klom	...	Ice
Tim Man	...	Red Dragon
Newik Cullet	...	Black Assassin
Kazu Patrick Tang	...	Chinese Assassin (as Kazu Tang Patrick)
Sitapa Utthaburanont	...	Nam-fah
Gregory T. Eismin	...	Bulldog (as Greg Eismin)
Tomohiro Shimoyama	...	Japaness's Fellow
Korawin Amnuay	...	Wrestling Promoter
Ung Chernyim	...	House Owner
Thuarae Cheunyim	...	Funeral Host (as Taurae Chernyim)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Cullet Eric	...	Black assassin

Directed by
Raimund Huber

Writing credits
Raimund Huber		(written by)
Conan Stevens		(screenplay) and
Gregory T. Eismin		(screenplay)

Produced by
Trit Charoenrach	....	producer
Siamrus Lauhasukkasame	....	executive producer
Lex Luther	....	associate producer (as Lex de Groot)
Andrew O'Neill	....	executive producer
Lawrence Silverstein	....	executive producer
Chariyawan Tavoranon	....	co-producer
Virat Udomsinwatana	....	executive producer

Cinematography by
Teerawat Rujintham		(director of photography)
Jiradeht Samnansanor		(director of photography)
Wardhana Vunchuplou		(director of photography)

Stunts
Marky Lee Campbell	....	stunt coordinator
Suthat Jak-Klom	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Tim Man	....	stunts
Gwion Jacob Miles	....	fight choreographer
Daniel Patrick O'Neill	....	action coordinator (as Daniel O'Neill)
Daniel Patrick O'Neill	....	fight choreographer (as Daniel O'Neill)
Charlie Ruedpokanon	....	stunt performer
Pangrech Sangcha	....	action coordinator
Ron Smoorenburg	....	action coordinator
Jet Suntisook	....	stunt coordinator

Other crew
Michael Lurie	....	international distribution

Production Companies

• Motionpictures

Distributors

• Blue Sky Media (2006) (Czech Republic) (all media)
• Image Entertainment
• Optimum Home Entertainment (2010) (UK) (DVD)

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for some violence and brief language

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

Thailand

Language:

Thai | English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #46239) | Australia:M | Singapore:PG | Portugal:M/16 | South Korea:18

Company:

Motionpictures

Movie Connections:

References Friday the 13th Part III (1982)

Not nearly as awful as I was expecting.

"Danger is my breakfast, tell me more."

If a bunch of frat boys got together and decided to make a modern, more "extreme" version of Ong-Bak, you'd get Bangkok Dangerous. It's so macho that it's downright goofy, and there's only the barest skeleton of a plot, but I have to admit that it was a pretty fun movie to watch. 

The story is as basic as possible. Four Brits looking for a good time in Thailand get into serious gambling debts, and decide to kidnap the pretty daughter of a rich businessman and use her ransom to pay their way out of trouble. The scheme goes awry, and they end up having to protect the girl they kidnapped. 

See? Basic. But with lots and lots of opportunities for fighting. 90% of the movie is one of the guys fighting someone or running from someone. Two of the main characters are capable martial artists, and do most of the fighting. Another is a really huge muscular man who just smashes things/people, and the fourth is basically supposed to be comic relief. Like most of the attempts at humor in the movie, it doesn't really work. He's more annoying than anything else.

The fighting is pretty cool, but at times, the choreography seems stiff and obvious. It takes you out of the action when you see people repeatedly prepare for blows, consciously make sure they're in the right place to be hit, etc. Still, the action was frenetic, non-stop, and enjoyable.

Bangkok Adrenaline is a long way from a well-made action movie, but I've seen much worse. Keep your expectations at a suitably restrained level, and you'll probably get some mindless kicks out of it.