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The Protector

Original title: Tom yum goong
  • 20052005
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  • 1h 51m
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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 e... Read allA 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.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.
IMDb RATING
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38K
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    • Prachya Pinkaew
  • Writers
    • Napalee
    • Piyaros Thongdee
    • Joe Wannapin
  • Stars
    • Tony Jaa
    • Nathan Jones
    • Xing Jin
    • Prachya Pinkaew
  • Writers
    • Napalee
    • Piyaros Thongdee
    • Joe Wannapin
  • Stars
    • Tony Jaa
    • Nathan Jones
    • Xing Jin
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 232User reviews
    • 118Critic reviews
    • 52Metascore
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    Tony Jaa
    Tony Jaa
    • Kham
    Nathan Jones
    Nathan Jones
    • T.K.
    • (as a different name)
    Xing Jin
    • Madame Rose
    • (as Jin Xing)
    Phetthai Vongkumlao
    Phetthai Vongkumlao
    • Mark
    • (as Petchtai Wongkamlao)
    Bongkoj Khongmalai
    • Pla
    • (as Bongkod Khongmalai)
    Johnny Tri Nguyen
    Johnny Tri Nguyen
    • Johnny
    Lateef Crowder
    Lateef Crowder
    • Capoeira Fighter
    Jonathan Patrick Foo
    Jonathan Patrick Foo
    • Wushu Fighter
    Damian de Montemas
    Damian de Montemas
    • Vincent
    David Asavanond
    • Officer Rick
    • (as David Chatchavan Asavanod)
    Winai Poonpermpmpon
    • Fortune Teller
    Sotorn Rungruaeng
    • Kham's Father
    Amonphan Gongtragan
    • Goong
    Nutdanai Kong
    • Kham (9 years old)
    Sambat the Elephant
    • Por Yai
    Yoyo
    • Korn
    Singha
    • Korn
    Sutanai Buyaketu
    • Suthep
      • Prachya Pinkaew
    • Writers
      • Napalee
      • Piyaros Thongdee
      • Joe Wannapin
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    • Trivia
      Contains one of the longest no-cut fight scenes in movie history: the fight up floor after floor lasted four-plus minutes.
    • Goofs
      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.
    • Quotes

      Kham: Where the hell is my elephant?

    • Alternate versions
      US version was cut by the distributor (The Weinstein Company) from 109 minutes to 81 minutes to 'tighten up' the film (which is frequently done with martial arts films owned by them). Additionally it has a new score by RZA.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: The Last Kiss/SherryBaby/Broken Bridges/The Wicker Man/The Protector (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      Baby
      (Uncredited)

      Written by Michael Baiardi and Maurice

      Published by Soundfile Publishing

      Performed by Maurice

      Courtesy of Soundfile Productions, Inc.

    User reviews232

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    6/10
    Jaa is amazing !!! The script on the other hand...........
    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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    • Dec 7, 2005

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    • Release date
      • September 8, 2006 (United States)
      • Thailand
      • United States
      • Hong Kong
      • France
      • Vidio (Indonesia)
      • Thai
      • English
      • Mandarin
      • Vietnamese
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    • Production companies
      • Sahamongkolfilm Co.
      • TF1 International
      • Baa-Ram-Ewe
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    • 1 hour 51 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital EX
      • DTS
      • SDDS

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