Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 09/05/08 Home Video Not Available MPAA Rating Rated R for violence, language and some sexuality Running Time 1hour 40 minutes Genre Suspense, Drama, Action Director Danny Pang, Oxide Pang Writer Jason Richman Cast Nicolas Cage, James With, Charlie Yeung, Philip Waley, Shaun Delaney, Shahkrit Yamnarm, Panward Hemmanee, Dom Hetrakul Studio Lions Gate |
BANGKOK DANGEROUS (2008)
SYNOPSIS
The life of an anonymous assassin takes an
unexpected turn when he travels to Thailand to
complete a series of contract killings. Joe (Nicolas
Cage), a remorseless hitman, is in Bangkok to execute
four enemies of a ruthless crime boss named Surat.
He hires Kong (Shahkrit Yamnarm), a street punk and
pickpocket, to run errands for him with the intention of
covering his tracks by killing him at the end of the
assignment. Strangely, Joe, the ultimate lone wolf,
instead finds himself mentoring the young man while
simultaneously being drawn into a tentative romance
with a local shop girl. As he falls further under the
sway of Bangkok’s intoxicating beauty, Joe begins to
question his isolated existence and let down his guard
…just as Surat decides it’s time to clean house.
Directors Oxide Pang and Danny Pang (The Eye) paint
an explosive picture of the Bangkok underworld,
illuminated with neon and saturated in violence. Based
on the Pang Brothers’ wildly popular Hong Kong action
film of the same name Bangkok Dangerous is written
by Jason Richman. The adrenaline-powered thriller
stars Nicolas Cage (Leaving Las Vegas, National
Treasure), Charlie Young (Seven Swords), Shahkrit
Yamnarm (Belly of the Beast) and Dom Hetrakul (Sniper
3). The film is produced by Jason Shuman, William
Sherak, Nicolas Cage and Norm Golightly. Andrew
Pfeffer, Derek Dauchy, Denis O’Sullivan and Ben
Waisbren serve as the executive producers. --© Lions
Gate
The life of an anonymous assassin takes an
unexpected turn when he travels to Thailand to
complete a series of contract killings. Joe (Nicolas
Cage), a remorseless hitman, is in Bangkok to execute
four enemies of a ruthless crime boss named Surat.
He hires Kong (Shahkrit Yamnarm), a street punk and
pickpocket, to run errands for him with the intention of
covering his tracks by killing him at the end of the
assignment. Strangely, Joe, the ultimate lone wolf,
instead finds himself mentoring the young man while
simultaneously being drawn into a tentative romance
with a local shop girl. As he falls further under the
sway of Bangkok’s intoxicating beauty, Joe begins to
question his isolated existence and let down his guard
…just as Surat decides it’s time to clean house.
Directors Oxide Pang and Danny Pang (The Eye) paint
an explosive picture of the Bangkok underworld,
illuminated with neon and saturated in violence. Based
on the Pang Brothers’ wildly popular Hong Kong action
film of the same name Bangkok Dangerous is written
by Jason Richman. The adrenaline-powered thriller
stars Nicolas Cage (Leaving Las Vegas, National
Treasure), Charlie Young (Seven Swords), Shahkrit
Yamnarm (Belly of the Beast) and Dom Hetrakul (Sniper
3). The film is produced by Jason Shuman, William
Sherak, Nicolas Cage and Norm Golightly. Andrew
Pfeffer, Derek Dauchy, Denis O’Sullivan and Ben
Waisbren serve as the executive producers. --© Lions
Gate
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