Bangkok Dangerous is a 2008 crime film written and directed by the Pang Brothers and starring Nicolas Cage. It is a remake of the Pangs’ 1999 debut film of the same name, a Thai film for which Cage’s production company, Saturn Films, purchased the remake rights.
Known by its working title, Big Hit in Bangkok, and also as Time to Kill, it began filming in Bangkok in August 2006, with locations that include Soi Cowboy.
Plot: A professional hit man, who picks someone of the street to do his errands, and after he is finished kills that person. His next assignment takes him to Bangkok, and as usual, he finds a street kid named Kong to help him. After Kong has a close call and learns who he is, asks him to train him and he does. He also meets a local girl who is deaf and spends time with her. However, has a hard keeping his other life from her, and it also appears, the person who hired him, breaks his rule of complete anonymity and tries to find him. Joe, an international hit man who follows a simple code, arrives in Bangkok for his last contract – four kills and then retirement. He hires Kong, a local street hustler, to run his errands, and he gets to work. By the second hit, Joe has started violating his four rules, losing his anonymity, leaving behind traces, and getting emotionally involved. Only one rule remains intact: don’t ask questions. Can Joe regain his footing and get out alive?
Box office revenue
The film has grossed $15,298,133 domestically and $23,380,790 abroad, adding up to a worldwide gross of $40,732,120. However, the film grossed $7.8 million on its opening weekend making this the first film since Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star to debut at number 1 with this low of a gross. Lionsgate distribution topper Steve Rothenberg said, “It will be a nicely profitable film for us.”
Cast
* Nicolas Cage as Joe
* Chakrit Yamnam as Kong
* Charlie Yeung as Fon
* Nirattisai Kaljaruek as Surat
* Panward Hemmanee as Aom
* James With as Chicago
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