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| name = Bangkok Dangerous |
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| image = Bangkokdangerous.jpg |
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| caption = The Thai theatrical poster. |
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| director = [[The Pang Brothers]] |
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| producer = [[Adirek Wattaleela]]<br>[[Nonzee Nimibutr]]<br>[[Pracha Maleenont]]<br>[[Brian L. Marcar]] |
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| writer = The Pang Brothers |
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| starring = [[Pawalit Mongkolpisit]]<br>[[Premsinee Ratanasopha]]<br>[[Patharawarin Timkul]]<br>[[Pisek Intrakanchit]]<br>[[Korkiate Limpapat]] |
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| music = Orange Music |
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| cinematography = Decha Srimantra |
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| editing = The Pang Brothers |
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| distributor = Film Bangkok |
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| released = [[November 1]], [[1999]] |
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| runtime = 105 minutes |
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| country = [[Cinema of Thailand|Thailand]] |
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| language = [[Thai language|Thai]] |
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| budget = |
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| amg_id = 1:226989 |
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| imdb_id = 0263101 |
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'''''Bangkok Dangerous''''' ({{lang-th|เพชฆาตเงียบ อันตราย}}) is a [[1999 in film|1999]] [[crime film]] written and directed by [[the Pang Brothers]]. Stylishly edited, the story of a [[Deafness|deaf]] [[contract killing|hitman]] was the debut film for the twin-brother team of filmmakers. A 2008 remake, also called ''[[Bangkok Dangerous (2007 film)|Bangkok Dangerous]]'', and directed by the Pangs, stars [[Nicolas Cage]]. |
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==Plot== |
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Kong is a deaf gunman, an [[assassin]] for hire who can neither hear his gunshots nor the people pleading with him not to kill them. He receives his assignments through Aom, a hostess at a Bangkok [[go-go bar]]. |
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Kong lost his hearing when he was a child. Because of his disability, he was taunted by other children, and he grew up into an angry young man. |
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At a target range, he found he had a special aptitude for [[target shooting]] when he pictured the faces of the boys that taunted him in the target. His deafness gives him an edge in shooting, as he doesn't react to the gunshots and can better hold his attention on his target. He eventually gets a job as a janitor at the range. |
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One day, while cleaning up, a customer named Jo is at the range with his girlfriend, Aom. Jo notices Kong watching them. He then offers the [[pistol]] to Kong, who impresses Jo and Aom with his shooting abilities. |
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Jo then takes Kong under his wing and shows him more how to shoot. And, when Jo injures his gun hand, Kong is ready to take on more work. |
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Working for a mob boss, Kong is sent on a job to [[Hong Kong]]. He shoots his target while riding on the [[MTR|Hong Kong subway]]. |
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When Kong returns to Bangkok, he has a cold and needs some medicine, so he stops in a pharmacy and meets Fon, a pretty pharmacist who is somehow able to connect with the deaf. With Fon, friendship grows into something deeper. This changes Kong's perspective on life as he realizes that life can be meaningful, even for a deaf assassin like him. |
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Meanwhile, Aom is having trouble with one of the mob boss' henchmen, who ends up raping her. Enraged, Jo takes matters into his own hands, killing the henchman, which brings the mob's wrath down on Jo, which in turn leads to more revenge killing by Kong, and a final big shoot-out in a water bottling plant. |
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==Cast== |
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* [[Pawalit Mongkolpisit]] as Kong |
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* [[Premsinee Ratanasopha]] as Fon |
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* [[Patharawarin Timkul]] as Aom |
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* [[Pisek Intrakanchit]] as Jo |
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==Awards and nominations== |
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*2000 [[Toronto International Film Festival]] - won the international critics' ([[FIPRESCI]]) Award |
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*2001 [[International Film Festival Rotterdam]] - nominated for a Tiger Award. |
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==Remake== |
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{{Main|Bangkok Dangerous (2008 film)}} |
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At the [[2006 Cannes Film Festival]], the Pang Brothers announced they would remake ''Bangkok Dangerous'' with [[Nicolas Cage]] in the lead role, though Cage's character would not be a deaf. With the working titles ''Big Hit in Bangkok'' and ''Time to Kill'', shooting took place in Bangkok in August 2006 with the release set for September 2008. |
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==External links== |
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*{{imdb title|id=0263101|title=Bangkok Dangerous}} |
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*{{amg movie|id=1:226989|title=Bangkok Dangerous}} |
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*{{rotten-tomatoes|id=bangkok_dangerous|title=Bangkok Dangerous}} |
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*[http://madeinatlantis.com/movies_central/2008/bangkok_dangerous_production_details.htm Bangkok Dangerous Production Notes] |
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{{The Pang Brothers}} |
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{{CinemaofThailand}} |
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[[Category:1999 films]] |
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[[Category:Crime films]] |
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[[Category:Thai films]] |
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[[Category:Thai-language films]] |
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[[fr:Bangkok Dangerous (film, 1999)]] |
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[[ja:レイン (映画)]] |
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Revision as of 09:25, 20 July 2008
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