The Protector DVD 2005 Single Disc Widescreen Tony Jaa, Petchtai Wongkamlao

The Protector DVD 2005 Single Disc Widescreen Tony Jaa, Petchtai Wongkamlao. Used in very good condition see pictures sold as is. Case has some dings. Single Disc Edition May Not Contain Some Bonus Features. A young fighter (Tony Jaa) travels to Australia to retrieve stolen elephants that were promised originally to the king of Thailand. Once there, he enlists the aid of a Thai-born Aussie detective to help him achieve his goal, and he uses his fierce Muay Thai moves to battle an evil woman's gang of deadly bodyguards. The Weinstein Company purchased the U.S. distribution rights for Tom-Yum-Goong and retitled it The Protector (also the name of a 1985 film starring Jackie Chan). This version was released theatrically on 8 September 2006. It was released in January 2007 on DVD on The Weinstein Company's Dragon Dynasty label in a two-disc set that includes both the U.S. edit and the original Thai version of the film. Also, The Protector is partially subtitled and partially dubbed, with all of Jaa's dialogue subtitled. Several changes were made to the plot through editing and subtitles that did not match the spoken Thai and Chinese dialogue. Changes that were made to the US theatrical release include: The historical role of the Thai warriors is given in more detail in the opening prologue Scenes of TV reporters given tour of Sydney by Sgt. Mark are removed. Scenes of Sgt. Mark handling robbery and releasing the would-be assassin are removed. Kham's father, rather than being i