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** ''Film/TheBodyguardThai'' have Tony Jaa's cameo in the second movie, where he's a jade elephant vendor looking for his elephant. There's even a fun ActorAllusion where he shouts "Where's my elephant?" like his ''Tom-Yum-Goong'' character.
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* OnSetInjury: Creator/LateefCrowder injured his Achilles tendon during filming, which resulted in the fight scene between his unnamed ''[[UsefulNotes/Capoeira capoeiristra]]'' character and Kham being truncated into the much shorter (but still frenetic) BattleAmongstTheFlames that's seen in the final cut.

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* OnSetInjury: Creator/LateefCrowder injured his Achilles tendon during filming, which resulted in the fight scene between his unnamed ''[[UsefulNotes/Capoeira capoeiristra]]'' ''[[UsefulNotes/{{Capoeira}} capoeirista]]'' character and Kham being truncated into the much shorter (but still frenetic) BattleAmongstTheFlames that's seen in the final cut.

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** A Thai camera operator volunteered to work out specifically to have the strength and stamina to wield a SteadiCam rig while keeping up with frenetic action of the film's TheOner. A western camera operator had originally been brought in because there wasn't a Thai operator large and strong enough to effectively carry a SteadiCam rig, but he couldn't keep up with the oner's pace.

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** A Thai camera operator volunteered to work out specifically to have the strength and stamina to wield a SteadiCam rig while keeping up with frenetic action of the film's TheOner.[[TheOner Oner]]. A western camera operator had originally been brought in because there wasn't a Thai operator large and strong enough to effectively carry a SteadiCam rig, but he couldn't keep up with the oner's pace.



* ProductionPosse: Not just Tony Jaa and the director, but Humlae and his sister from ''Film/OngBak'' also appear.

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* OnSetInjury: Creator/LateefCrowder injured his Achilles tendon during filming, which resulted in the fight scene between his unnamed ''[[UsefulNotes/Capoeira capoeiristra]]'' character and Kham being truncated into the much shorter (but still frenetic) BattleAmongstTheFlames that's seen in the final cut.
* ProductionPosse: Not just Tony Jaa Creator/TonyJaa and the director, but Humlae and his sister from ''Film/OngBak'' also appear.



* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The Creator/JackieChan impersonator Kham meets in the airport was meant to be a homage to his films, which Jaa is a fan of, but according to long standing rumors that had never been dispelled, it would have been played by the real Chan had he been available for a cameo.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The Creator/JackieChan impersonator Kham meets in the airport was meant to be a homage {{homage}} to his films, which Jaa is a fan of, but according to long standing longstanding rumors that had never been have yet to be dispelled, it would have been played by the real Chan had he been available for a cameo.
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* StarMakingRole: While Marrese Crump had got his first exposition bit in ''Film/WrongSideOfTown''. he got to shine here as No.2 and is mainly known for this role to date.

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* StarMakingRole: While Marrese Crump had got received his first exposition bit in ''Film/WrongSideOfTown''. ''Wrong Side of Town'', he got to shine here as No.2 2, and is mainly known for this role to date.

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** There was an additional fight for Kham in the temple, against two UsefulNotes/{{Taekwondo}} fighters played by Daniel O'Neill and Dean Alexandrou. The scene was cut in order to streamline the last act, but their unconscious bodies can still be seen in later footage.
** Other fight scenes deleted included a duel against Johnny and his men in Sydney, some of which remains as a MissingTrailerScene. The warehouse fight was also apparently even longer before the director decided to cut it.

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** There was an additional fight for Kham in the temple, against two UsefulNotes/{{Taekwondo}} fighters played by Daniel O'Neill and Dean Alexandrou. The scene was cut in order to streamline the last act, becoming a MissingTrailerScene, but their unconscious bodies can still be seen in later footage.
** Other fight scenes deleted included In yet another MissingTrailerScene, a duel against Johnny and his men in Sydney, some of which remains as a MissingTrailerScene. Sydney was also cut. The warehouse fight was also apparently even longer before the director decided to cut trim it.



** Jaa, being a skilled UsefulNotes/MuayThai practitioner, decided to create an entirely new style nicknamed "Muay Kotchasan" in order to make his character more unique.
** A Thai camera operator volunteered to work out specifically to have the strength and stamina to wield a SteadiCam rig while keeping up with frenetic action of the film's TheOner. A western camera operator had originally been brought in because there wasn't a Thai operator large and strong enough to effectively carry a SteadiCam rig, but he couldn't keep up with TheOner's pace.

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** Jaa, being a skilled UsefulNotes/MuayThai practitioner, decided to create an entirely new style nicknamed "Muay Kotchasan" Kodchasaan" in order to make his character more unique.
** A Thai camera operator volunteered to work out specifically to have the strength and stamina to wield a SteadiCam rig while keeping up with frenetic action of the film's TheOner. A western camera operator had originally been brought in because there wasn't a Thai operator large and strong enough to effectively carry a SteadiCam rig, but he couldn't keep up with TheOner's the oner's pace.



* TroubledProduction: The film took two whole years to complete for how ambitious it was. The famous oner fight, for instance, required five full takes to nail it, as objects would not break or would not be correctly placed due to the scene's difficulty.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The Creator/JackieChan impersonator Kham meets in the airport was meant to be a homage to his films, which Jaa is a fan of, but according to long standing rumors that had never been dispelled, it would have been played by the real Chan had he been available for a cameo.

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* TroubledProduction: The film took two whole years to complete for how ambitious it was. The famous oner fight, for instance, required five full takes over a month to nail it, as objects would not break or would not be correctly placed due to the scene's difficulty.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The Creator/JackieChan impersonator Kham meets in the airport was meant to be a homage to his films, which Jaa is a fan of, but according to long standing rumors that had never been dispelled, it would have been played by the real Chan had he been available for a cameo.cameo.

!!Sequel
* StarMakingRole: While Marrese Crump had got his first exposition bit in ''Film/WrongSideOfTown''. he got to shine here as No.2 and is mainly known for this role to date.

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* CastTheExpert: Transexual dancer Jin Xing was cast for the character of Madame Rose, a transexual DanceBattler.


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* QueerCharacterQueerActor: Transgender dancer Jin Xing was cast for the character of Madame Rose, a transgender DanceBattler.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The Creator/JackieChan impersonator Kham meets in the airport was meant to be a homge to the original, but according to long standing rumors that had never been dispelled, it would have been played by the real Chan had he been available for a cameo.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The Creator/JackieChan impersonator Kham meets in the airport was meant to be a homge homage to the original, his films, which Jaa is a fan of, but according to long standing rumors that had never been dispelled, it would have been played by the real Chan had he been available for a cameo.

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* DyeingForYourArt: A behind-the-scenes example. A Thai camera operator volunteered to work out specifically to have the strength and stamina to wield a SteadiCam rig while keeping up with frenetic action of the film's TheOner. A western camera operator had originally been brought in because there wasn't a Thai operator large and strong enough to effectively carry a SteadiCam rig but he couldn't keep up with TheOner's pace.

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!! The first film
* DyeingForYourArt: A behind-the-scenes example. CastTheExpert: Transexual dancer Jin Xing was cast for the character of Madame Rose, a transexual DanceBattler.
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** There was an additional fight for Kham in the temple, against two UsefulNotes/{{Taekwondo}} fighters played by Daniel O'Neill and Dean Alexandrou. The scene was cut in order to streamline the last act, but their unconscious bodies can still be seen in later footage.
** Other fight scenes deleted included a duel against Johnny and his men in Sydney, some of which remains as a MissingTrailerScene. The warehouse fight was also apparently even longer before the director decided to cut it.
** The American release was cut down by a whooping 25 minutes of footage, although it contains a special scene (Kham beginning his ambush on the criminal group) that was deleted from all other releases, including the Thai one.
* DyeingForYourArt:
** Jaa, being a skilled UsefulNotes/MuayThai practitioner, decided to create an entirely new style nicknamed "Muay Kotchasan" in order to make his character more unique.
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A Thai camera operator volunteered to work out specifically to have the strength and stamina to wield a SteadiCam rig while keeping up with frenetic action of the film's TheOner. A western camera operator had originally been brought in because there wasn't a Thai operator large and strong enough to effectively carry a SteadiCam rig rig, but he couldn't keep up with TheOner's pace.pace.
* NoStuntDouble: As usual, Jaa did his own stunts.



* WhatCouldHaveBeen: It is said that the Creator/JackieChan impersonator Kham meets in the airport was going to be played by Chan himself before he stepped down due to other commitments.

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* TroubledProduction: The film took two whole years to complete for how ambitious it was. The famous oner fight, for instance, required five full takes to nail it, as objects would not break or would not be correctly placed due to the scene's difficulty.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: It is said that the The Creator/JackieChan impersonator Kham meets in the airport was going meant to be a homge to the original, but according to long standing rumors that had never been dispelled, it would have been played by the real Chan himself before had he stepped down due to other commitments.been available for a cameo.

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* DyeingForYourArt: A behind-the-scenes example. A Thai camera operator volunteered to work out specifically to have the strength and stamina to wield a SteadiCam rig while keeping up with frenetic action of the film's TheOner. A western camera operator had originally been brought in because there wasn't a Thai operator large and strong enough to effectively carry a SteadiCam rig but he couldn't keep up with TheOner's pace.



* WhatCouldHaveBeen: It is said that the Creator/JackieChan impersonator Kham meets in the airport was going to be played by Chan himself before he stepped down due to other committments.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: It is said that the Creator/JackieChan impersonator Kham meets in the airport was going to be played by Chan himself before he stepped down due to other committments.commitments.
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* ProductionPosse: Not just Tony Jaa and the director, but Humlae and his sister from ''Film/OngBak'' also appear.

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* ProductionPosse: Not just Tony Jaa and the director, but Humlae and his sister from ''Film/OngBak'' also appear.appear.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: It is said that the Creator/JackieChan impersonator Kham meets in the airport was going to be played by Chan himself before he stepped down due to other committments.
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* ProductionPosse: Not just Tony Jaa and the director, but Humlae and his sister from ''Film/OngBak'' also appear.

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