Born to Fight (2004)

A group of athletes helping a poor village must stop an evil tyrant and his men from terrorizing the village.

Director:

Panna Rittikrai

Writers:

Morakat Kaewthanek (screenplay), Panna Rittikrai (story)

Stars:

Nappon Gomarachun, Santisuk Promsiri, Dan Chupong

Cast

Credited cast:
Nappon Gomarachun	...	General Jang Sei Yang
Santisuk Promsiri	...	Lowfei
Dan Chupong	...	Deaw
Piyapong Piew-on	...	Tun
Somrak Khamsing	...	Tug
Amornthep Waewsang	...	Moo
Suebsak Pansueb	...	Jo
Nantaway Wongwanichislip	...	Nye
Kessarin Ektawatkul	...	Nui
Rattaporn Khemtong	...	Tunta
Chatthapong Phantana-Angkul	...	Foong (as Chattaporn Pantana-Angkul)
Sasisa Jindamanee	...	Baetoey
Payong Mounda	...	Village Head
Swat Hoopsom	...	Disabled
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
June Angela	...	Nui (voice)

Storyline

Daew is a cop who has nailed the evil gunrunner General Yang, but his partner is killed in the case and Daew becomes depressed. However, his sister asks him to join her and some of her athlete friends to a small village to give food and toys to the villagers. What starts out as a trip to help people turns into a nightmare when Yang's men arrive at the village and take over, demanding the release of Yang or a nuclear missile will hit Bangkok. When villagers are killed left and right, Daew and the athletes must start a revolution against the tyranny before it's too late.

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Plot Keywords:

time bomb | village | athlete | nightmare | missile | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Germany]

Country:

Thailand

Language:

Thai English

Release Date:

5 August 2004 (Thailand)

Also Known As:

Born to Fight

Filming Locations:

Patpong, Thailand

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$583,521

Company Credits

Production Co:

Baa-Ram-Ewe, Sahamongkolfilm Co.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Piyapong Piew-on was a striker for the Thailand national football team and played professionally for FC Seoul in the K-League in the 1980s.

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Goofs

When Daew and his partner chase General Yang's two 18-wheeler trucks, Daew jumps on the truck on the right. The next shot shows Yang looking up when he hears Daew's footsteps. But after Daew's partner takes down the driver of the truck on the left, Yang is revealed to be inside that truck and not in the one Daew is on.

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Crazy Credits

The ending credits feature outtakes and practice shots of most of the major stunts displayed on the film.

User Reviews

Incredible stunt work in a real by-the-numbers action flick

A rookie cop and his experienced partner capture a notorious drug lord, but the older cop is killed. The cop joins his sister, a competitive Tae Kwon Do fighter, and a group of athletes to a small village to deliver donated items they need. While they are there, armed men working for the same drug lord (there's a coincidence) invade the village and demand the release of their boss or they'll kill everyone in the village. Initially cowed by the extreme violence visited on them by their captors, the villagers are roused to patriotic action by their national anthem and the cop, the athletes and the villagers strike back at their captors. This is not a clever movie. The plot and the characters are all about the level of sophistication you would expect from a cheap straight-to-video action flick. What this has going for it is some incredible stunt work and fight choreography. The opening action sequence has some great stunt work involving trucks, but that's nothing compared to the last half hour of this film which is one continuous action sequence. The fight choreography is particularly engaging since the athletes ... gymnasts, soccer players, even a one-legged soccer player ... all use the tools of their sports to fight the bad guys. Not a great film, but a joy if you can turn your brain off and marvel at the stunt work.