FILM · 2003

Ong-Bak

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9 Interesting Facts About Ong-Bak

1. #001

   Tony Jaa performs all of his own stunts.

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2. #002

   No wires or CG work were used in the fight scenes.

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3. #003

   While preparing for this film, Tony Jaa underwent four years of extensive training in the ancient form of Muay Boran, the predecessor of Muay Thai.

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4. #004

   Many of the "bad guys" had strange hairstyles to hide their head padding. During the slow-motion scenes, you can see them tilting their heads downward to catch elbows on the top of their heads, likely where the padding is thickest.

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5. #005

   In the tuk-tuk scene, when one of the small taxis flies into a building, the words "Hello, 'Luc Besson', we are waiting for you" can be seen in the lower left of the screen, on a wall beneath the highway.

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6. #006

   The Muay Boran style Tony Jaa uses, judging by his hand wraps, is Muay Korat. In the Korat style, fighters wrap their ropes up to their elbows.

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7. #007

   Production on the film was halted for a month after Tony Jaa injured his ankle.

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8. #009

   Before the film was released in the Western world, action star Steven Seagal was so impressed by it that he planned to release it through his own production company with newly shot scenes in which he appeared as the teacher of Tony Jaa's character.

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9. #010

   Just before the three-wheeled taxi scene, a poster for "Spy Game" (2001) is visible in the middle frame of the wall.

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