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Hard Boiled
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Cast
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Tony
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Philip Kwok | ... |
Mad Dog
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Johnny Wong
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Hoi-Shan Kwan | ... |
Mr. Hoi
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Wei Tung | ... |
Foxy
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Meng Lo | ... |
Lonny
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Bobbie Au-Yeung | ... |
Lionheart
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Shui Ting Ng | ... |
Ah Chung
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Kong Lau | ... |
Hospital Director
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Wai-Sun Lam | ... |
Hitman 1
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Benny Lam | ... |
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Mobsters are smuggling guns into Hong Kong. The police orchestrate a raid at a teahouse where an ace detective loses his partner. Meanwhile, the two main gun smugglers are having a war over territory, and a young new gun is enlisted to wipe out informants and overcome barriers to growth. The detective, acting from inside sources, gets closer to the ring leaders and eventually must work with the inside man directly. Written by Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>
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More exciting than a dozen Die hards See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for pervasive violence and some language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
Hong KongRelease Date:
16 April 1992 (Hong Kong) See more »Also Known As:
Hard Boiled See more »Filming Locations:
Hong Kong, ChinaBox Office
Budget:
$4,500,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Alan: I have my own.
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Written by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston
Sung by Teresa Mo and Philip Chan
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Did You Know?
Trivia
The now famous long take of Tequila and Alan shooting through two floors full of henchmen in the hospital lasts 2 minutes, 43 seconds. See more »Goofs
Location and the position of Benny's (Tequila's partner) body in the Teahouse. When he was shot, he was inside the kitchen with the door entering the kitchen to his left. Yet after Tequila comes to his side after the shoot out, Benny is outside the kitchen on the floor in the dining area. That would mean that as he was being shot, his body would have to have had to make a left turn to get back out side the kitchen even though he was seen being shot and falling within the kitchen. See more »Quotes
Johnny Wong: [Handing Alan a gun] We either conquer the world or you kill me tonight with this gun.Alan: I have my own.
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Soundtracks
"Mona Lisa"Written by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston
Sung by Teresa Mo and Philip Chan
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Ever since John Woo came to America he seems to have lost the ability to crack the stylish violence up to 10. Only Face/Off has really come close to the type of style that he displayed in Hong Kong - Hard Boiled being a perfect example.
Hard Boiled sees cop "Tequila" Yuen (Chow Yun Fat) lose his partner in a violent shoot out in a tea-house and aims to bring revenge on the gangs causing chaos on the streets. During the film he come across a deadly assassin Tony (Tony Leung) who may or may not be an undercover police officer.
The film's plot is pretty good considering with several double crosses, good twists and the bonding relationship of Leung and Fat. However this is all about the action scenes and these are spectacular. Full of highly stylish violence, double handed gunplay and exciting near misses. Fat and Leung are both excellent in their roles but the stars here are the action scenes.
The only problem with this is that it is very violent and may be a turn off for some. That said if you're watching a John Woo Hong Kong film then you're probably not that bothered about a bit of stylish killing.