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The Bodyguard is a 2004 wire fu action-comedy co-directed by Thai actor Petchtai Wongkamlao and stunt choreographer Panna Ritikrai.

Plot

Wong Kom, bodyguard to the wealthiest man in Asia, has a rare lapse in judgment and his subject is killed.

Chonchai, the son and heir to the family fortune, fires the bodyguard and takes it upon himself to find the killers. He's then ambushed, and the rest of the bodyguard team is wiped out. Chonchai, however comes out of it alive, and finds himself in a Bangkok slum, living with a family that retrieves dead bodies from car accidents and falling in love with tomboyish Pok.

Meanwhile Wong Kom is working to clear his name, and stay ahead of the chief villain and his bumbling gang of henchmen.

Cast

Petchtai Wongkamlao
as Wong Kom
Pumwaree Yodkamol
as Pok
Piphat Apiraktanakorn as Chonchai
Tony Jaa
as Supermarket fighter
Apaporn Nakornsawan
Aranya Namwong

Trivia

Some of the film's promotional materials imply that this followup to Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior
stars Tony Jaa
. In fact, Tony only has a small (but still memorable) role as an anonymous fighter in a supermarket.
One of the most infamous scenes in the film is when Petchtai Wongkamlao
's character runs naked across Bangkok's crowded Victory Monument public square, a major junction for public transportation. Police, apparently not informed that a movie was being made, arrested the comedian for indecent exposure, though this is not shown in the film.

Awards and nominatons

Best supporting actress winner, Apaporn Nakornsawan, Thailand National Film Awards, 2005.

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