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Ong Bak

Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior
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Theatrical poster
Directed by Prachya Pinkaew
Produced by Somsak Techaratanaprasert
Prachya Pinkaew
Written by Prachya Pinkaew
Panna Rittikrai
Suphachai Sittiaumponpan
Starring Tony Jaa
Petchtai Wongkamlao
Pumwaree Yodkamol
Music by Atomix Clubbing Studio
Cinematography Nattawut Kittikhun
Edited by Thanat Sunsin
Thanapat Taweesuk
Production
company
Baa-ram-ewe
Distributed by Sahamongkol Film International
Release date
January 21, 2003 (2003-01-21)
Running time
108 minutes
(Original Thailand Version)
105 minutes
(International Version)
Country Thailand
Language Thai
Budget $1,100,000
Box office $20,112,926

Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior (Thai: องค์บาก, pronounced [ʔōŋ bàːk]), also known in the United States as Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior is a 2003 Thai martial arts 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 internationally as the next major martial arts star. Jaa went on to star in Tom-Yum-Goong (called The Protector in the US and Warrior King in the UK) and directed two prequels to Ong-Bak: Ong-Bak 2 and Ong-Bak 3.

In the rural northeastern Thailand village of Ban Nong Pradu lies an ancient Buddha statue named Ong-Bak. The village falls in despair after thieves from Bangkok decapitate the statue and take the head with them. Ting, a villager extremely skilled in Muay Thai, volunteers to travel to Bangkok to recover the stolen head of Ong-Bak. His only lead is Don, a drug dealer who attempted to buy the statue one day earlier.

Upon arriving in Bangkok with a bagful of money donated by his village, Ting meets up with his cousin Humlae, who has dyed his hair blond and begun calling himself "George". Humlae and his friend Muay Lek are street-bike racing hustlers who make a living out of conning yaba dealers. Reluctant to help Ting, Humlae steals Ting's money and bets all of it in an underground fighting tournament at a bar on Khaosan Road. Ting tracks down Humlae and gets his money back after stunning the crowd by knocking out the champion in the ring with one kick. His extraordinary skill grabs the attention of Komtuan, a gray-haired, wheelchair-bound crime lord who needs an electrolarynx to speak. It is discovered that Don had stolen Ong-Bak's head to sell to Komtuan, who sees no value in it and orders him to dispose of it.


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