Hard Boiled (1992)
Lat sau san taam (original title)

Taglines:

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 Kong

Language:

Cantonese | English (only a few words)

Release Date:

16 April 1992 (Hong Kong) See more »

Also Known As:

Круто сваренные See more »

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China

Budget:

$4,500,000 (estimated)

Gross:

HKD 19,711,048 (Hong Kong) (1992)

Production Co:

Golden Princess Film Production Limited, Milestone Pictures See more »

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Runtime:

128 min  | Germany: 92 min (cut version)  | Taiwan: 131 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Trivia

Most of the script was radically rewritten a week before shooting began. The original plot involved a man poisoning bottles of baby formula (hence the hospital locales in the entire second half), but director John Woo found the idea repugnant and decided to jettison it. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: At the end of the Wyndham Teahouse shoot out, Tequila (Chow Yun Fat), covered in flour, executes the mysterious gunman in the kitchen at point blank range with a single shot of his pistol. However, the slide of the semi-automatic pistol does not blow backwards to cycle the next round after Tequila pulls the trigger. In reality, this would indicate that the pistol would have failed to fire. It is possible that they had the actor fire an empty gun, or a non-firing prop gun, for safety purposes. See more »

Quotes

Tequila: Which year did you graduate? Who was your teacher?
Alan: Are you testing me?
Tequila: I'd just like to ask your teach how he managed to produce such a stubborn cop.
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Connections

Referenced in The Matrix: Path of Neo (2005) See more »

Soundtracks

"Mona Lisa"
Written by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston
Sung by Teresa Mo and Philip Chan See more »