Bangkok Dangerous (2008 film)

Bangkok Dangerous
Bangkok Dangerous
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Pang Brothers
Written by	Pang Brothers
Produced by	Nicolas Cage; Norman Golightly; William Sherak; Jason Shuman;
Starring	Nicolas Cage; Charlie Yeung; Shahkrit Yamnarm; Panward Hemmanee;
Cinematography	Decha Srimantra
Edited by	Mike Jackson; Curran Pang;
Music by	Brian Tyler
Production; companies	Blue Star Entertainment; Saturn Films; Living Films;
Distributed by	Lionsgate; Initial Entertainment Group; Virtual Studios;
Release date	September 5, 2008;
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	English; Thai
Budget	$45 million
Box office	$42.5 million

Bangkok Dangerous is a 2008 American action thriller film written and directed by the Pang Brothers, and starring Nicolas Cage. It is a remake of the Pangs' 1999 debut Bangkok Dangerous, a Thai film, for which Cage's production company, Saturn Films, purchased the remake rights.^[4]

Known by its working title, Big Hit in Bangkok,^[5] and also as Time to Kill, it began filming in Bangkok in August 2006.^[6]^[7] The film was financed by Initial Entertainment Group, and Lionsgate Films acquired its North America distribution rights.^[8]

Bangkok Dangerous was released on September 5, 2008. Upon release, the film became a major failure, grossing $42 million against a production budget of $45 million as well as receiving negative reviews from critics which criticized Cage's performance and the action sequences, as well as the direction, editing and screenwriting.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Bangkok Dangerous". American Film Institute. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
^ "Here Comes Hollywood". 3 February 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Bangkok Dangerous (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
^ Fleming, Michael (June 6, 2006). "Cage's 'Dangerous' liaison". Variety. Reed Business Information. Retrieved August 7, 2006.
^ "Nicolas lands in Bangkok for Pang brothers movie". Agence France-Press. August 22, 2006. Archived from the original on November 18, 2007. Retrieved August 24, 2006.
^ "Stickman Weekly 20/8/2006". Stickmanbangkok.com. August 20, 2006. Archived from the original on August 31, 2006. Retrieved August 21, 2006.
^ "Thai filmmakers hope remakes will lure overseas audiences". Channel NewsAsia. Agence France-Presse. July 20, 2007. Archived from the original on August 22, 2007. Retrieved July 20, 2007.
^ "Lionsgate Acquires Cage's Bangkok Dangerous". Comingsoon.net. February 7, 2008. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2009.

[afi-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Bangkok Dangerous". American Film Institute. Retrieved December 21, 2016.

[2] "Here Comes Hollywood". 3 February 2014.

[BOM-3] "Bangkok Dangerous (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 4, 2011.

[Fleming,_Michael-4] Fleming, Michael (June 6, 2006). "Cage's 'Dangerous' liaison". Variety. Reed Business Information. Retrieved August 7, 2006.

[5] "Nicolas lands in Bangkok for Pang brothers movie". Agence France-Press. August 22, 2006. Archived from the original on November 18, 2007. Retrieved August 24, 2006.

[6] "Stickman Weekly 20/8/2006". Stickmanbangkok.com. August 20, 2006. Archived from the original on August 31, 2006. Retrieved August 21, 2006.

[Agence_France-Presse-7] "Thai filmmakers hope remakes will lure overseas audiences". Channel NewsAsia. Agence France-Presse. July 20, 2007. Archived from the original on August 22, 2007. Retrieved July 20, 2007.

[8] "Lionsgate Acquires Cage's Bangkok Dangerous". Comingsoon.net. February 7, 2008. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2009.

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