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.

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

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.

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