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2004 in film
The year 2004 in film involved some significant events. Major releases of sequels took place. It included blockbuster films like Shrek 2, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Passion of the Christ, Meet the Fockers, Blade: Trinity, Spider-Man 2, Alien vs. Predator, Kill Bill Vol...
Thai
Cinema of Thailand
The cinema of Thailand dates back to the early days of filmmaking, when King Chulalongkorn's 1897 visit to Bern, Switzerland was recorded by Francois-Henri Lavancy-Clarke. The film was then brought to Bangkok, where it was exhibited...
action film
Action film
Action film is a film genre where one or more heroes is thrust into a series of challenges that require physical feats, extended fights and frenetic chases...
directed by Panna Rittikrai
Panna Rittikrai
Panna Rittikrai is a Thai martial arts action choreographer, film director, screenwriter and actor...
. It followed Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior
Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior
Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior , also known in the United States as Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior is a 2003 Thai action film. It was directed by Prachya Pinkaew, featured stunt choreography by Panna Rittikrai and starred Tony Jaa. Ong-Bak proved to be Jaa's breakout film, with the actor hailed...
, on which Panna served as martial arts choreographer, and featured more of his "no strings attached" stuntwork. Many of the actors in Born to Fight were Thai national athletes. The film was a remake in name only of one of Panna's first films, a B-movie
B-movie
A B movie is a low-budget commercial motion picture that is not definitively an arthouse or pornographic film. In its original usage, during the Golden Age of Hollywood, the term more precisely identified a film intended for distribution as the less-publicized, bottom half of a double feature....
action movie that he made in 1986. While the remake contains a couple of similar stunts to the original, the two films are otherwise vastly unrelated.
Plot
Deaw, an undercover cop, having just lost his mentor in a raid on an arch-criminal's hideout, decides to take a trip with his sister Nui – a national TaekwondoTaekwondo
Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way", "method", or "path"...
champion – to a rural village with a group of other national athletes of various sports. The bucolic retreat turns ugly when the athletes and villagers are taken hostage by the brutal, heavily armed militia of a drug lord. After learning of the criminals' shocking plans, Deaw, the athletes and villagers of all ages resolve to fight back using their unique skills.
Cast
- Dan ChupongDan ChupongChupong Changprung is a Thai martial arts film actor. He is also known by his Westernized name, Dan Chupong...
as Deaw - Nappon Gomarachun as General Yang
- Santisuk Promsiri as Lowfei
- Piyapong Piew-on as Tun
- Somluck KamsingSomluck KamsingSomluck Kamsing is a Thai boxer. His name is sometimes spelled as Somrak Khamsing.During the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand, Kamsing lit the torch during the Games' opening ceremony. Kamsing was born in Khon Kaen...
as Tup - Amornthep Waewsang as Moo
- Suebsak PansuebSuebsak PansuebSuebsak Pansueb is a Thai athlete and actor. He appeared in the film Kerd ma lui as Jo, a sepak takraw player who is among several national athletes held hostage in a rural village by a drug lord's militia....
as Jo - Nantaway Wongwanichislip as Nye
- Kessarin EktawatkulKessarin EktawatkulKessarin Ektawatkul , nicknamed "Nui", is a Thai film actress. A former national champion in taekwondo, she has been featured in three martial arts films, Born to Fight, Dangerous Flowers and Somtum.-External links:...
as Nui - Rattaporn Khemtong as Tunta
- Chattapong Pantana-AngkulChattapong Pantana-AngkulChattaphong Pantana-Angkul is a Thai actor and martial artist. His films include Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior and Born to Fight.- Filmography :* 999-9999 * Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior * Club zaa: Pit tamraa saep...
as Fong - Sasisa Jindamanee as Baetoey
- Payong Mounda as Village Head
- Swat Hoopsom as Disabled
Casting notes
- BBTV Channel 7BBTV Channel 7Bangkok National Radio and Television Broadcasting Corporation Channel 7 is a Thailand television channel. The headquarters are located in Bangkok, Thailand. The channel was established in 1967 with the first live broadcast of the Miss Thailand pageant held in the Vajiravudhthanusorn event at...
anchors Nilawan Thonglai and Apisamai Srirangson appear as themselves. - Dan ChupongDan ChupongChupong Changprung is a Thai martial arts film actor. He is also known by his Westernized name, Dan Chupong...
is a member of Panna's stunt team, Muay Thai StuntMuay Thai StuntMuay Thai Stunt is a Thailand-based group of stunt doubles, formed by Panna Rittikrai to work alongside with him on action films. Members of the stunt team are skilled in acrobatics and gymnastics, weapons-related fighting arts, Muay Thai and other martial arts including Wushu and Tae Kwon Do...
. He previously played "Bodyguard 4" in Ong-Bak: Muay Thai WarriorOng-Bak: Muay Thai WarriorOng-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior , also known in the United States as Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior is a 2003 Thai action film. It was directed by Prachya Pinkaew, featured stunt choreography by Panna Rittikrai and starred Tony Jaa. Ong-Bak proved to be Jaa's breakout film, with the actor hailed...
, which starred Tony JaaTony JaaTatchakorn Yeerum , formerly Panom Yeerum , better known in the West as Tony Jaa, in Thailand as Jaa Panom, is a Thai martial artist, actor, choreographer, stuntman, director, and monk...
and featured stunt choreography by Panna. - Kessarin EktawatkulKessarin EktawatkulKessarin Ektawatkul , nicknamed "Nui", is a Thai film actress. A former national champion in taekwondo, she has been featured in three martial arts films, Born to Fight, Dangerous Flowers and Somtum.-External links:...
(Nui) is a former national taekwondoTaekwondoTaekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way", "method", or "path"...
champion. - Somluck KamsingSomluck KamsingSomluck Kamsing is a Thai boxer. His name is sometimes spelled as Somrak Khamsing.During the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand, Kamsing lit the torch during the Games' opening ceremony. Kamsing was born in Khon Kaen...
was a Muay ThaiMuay ThaiMuay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...
fighter and gold-medal winning boxer at the 1996 Summer Olympics1996 Summer OlympicsThe 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
. - Piyapong Piew-on was a striker for the Thailand national football teamThailand national football teamThe Thailand national football team represents Thailand in international football competition and is governed by the Football Association of Thailand. The team has a history of success in Southeast Asian competition, with three ASEAN Football Championship titles and nine senior-level Southeast...
and played professionally for FC SeoulFC SeoulFC Seoul is a South Korean professional football club based in Seoul, South Korea, that plays in the K-League. It is currently owned by GS Sports, a subsidiary of GS Group....
in the K-LeagueK-LeagueThe Korea Professional Football League is South Korea's only fully professional association football league. At the top of the South Korean football league system, it is the country's highest and most prestigious level of football competition currently contested by 16 clubs.-Establishment:The...
in the 1980s. - Other sports represented include rugbyRugby footballRugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...
, sepak takrawSepak takrawSepak takraw , or kick volleyball, is a sport native to the Malay-Thai Peninsula...
, soccer, gymnasticsGymnasticsGymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
and muay ThaiMuay ThaiMuay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...
(by a young female National Muay Thai Junior Champion and an elderly man).