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Release Date:
16 April 1992 (Hong Kong) moreTagline:
As a cop, he has brains, brawn, and an instinct to kill. morePlot:
A tough-as-nails cop teams up with an undercover agent to shut down a sinister mobster and his crew. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
2 wins & 3 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(8 articles)
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"Give the guy a gun and he's superman, give him two and he's God." moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Yun-Fat Chow | ... | Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen | |
| Tony Leung Chiu Wai | ... | Tony (as Tony Leung) | |
| Teresa Mo | ... | Teresa Chang | |
| Philip Chan | ... | Supt. Pang | |
| Philip Kwok | ... | Mad Dog (as Cheng Jue-Luh) | |
| Anthony Wong Chau-Sang | ... | Johnny Wong (as Anthony Wong) | |
| Hoi-Shan Kwan | ... | Mr. Hoi (as Kwan Hoi Sang) | |
| Wei Tung | ... | Foxy (as Tung Wai) | |
| Bowie Lam | ... | Ah Lung | |
| Meng Lo | ... | Lonny (as Johnson Law) | |
| Bobbie Au-Yeung | ... | Lionheart (as Bobby Au Yeung) | |
| Shui Ting Ng | ... | Ah Chung (as Ng Shui-Tung) | |
| Kong Lau | ... | Hospital Director | |
| Wai-Sun Lam | ... | Hitman 1 | |
| Benny Lam | ... | Hitman 2 |
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Also Known As:
Hard Boiled (UK) (USA)Hard-Boiled (Hong Kong: English title) (International: English title)
God of Guns
Hot-Handed God of Cops (Hong Kong: English title) (literal title)
La shou shen tan (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
Ruthless Super-Cop
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Rated R for pervasive violence and some language.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
126 min | Germany:92 min (cut version) | Taiwan:131 minCountry:
Hong KongColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
Finland:(Banned) (1994) | Finland:K-18 (2001) | Iceland:16 | Germany:18 (re-rating) (JK/SPIO) (uncut) | Germany:18 (video rating) (heavily cut) | Canada:R (Ontario) | Sweden:15 (uncut) | Malaysia:(Banned) | USA:R | Philippines:R-18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:R | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A | Canada:XXX (Nova Scotia) | France:-16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:18 | Italy:VM14 | Japan:R-15 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:M | Norway:18 (video premiere) | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:(Banned) | UK:18 | Germany:16 (heavily cut)Filming Locations:
Hong Kong, ChinaFun Stuff
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Like many of Woo's other films, elements of the film's action sequences were improvised, such as the famous "staircase slide" in the teahouse. Yun-Fat Chow came up with the idea of using flour in the climax of the teahouse shootout. moreGoofs:
Continuity: 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. moreQuotes:
Tequila: Do you have any dreams?Alan: I do. I want to move to Antartica.
Tequila: It's freezing there. You like that?
Alan: At least I can come out of the dark. There's daylight 24 hours a day there.
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Mona Lisa moreFAQ
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Chow Yun Fat, toothpick in mouth, a gun in each hand. That's all of the plot you need to know. Hard Boiled was my first John Woo movie and, in my opinion, his best. No other action movie comes close to this. In fact, this is THE best pure action epic ever filmed. Upon viewing it, I immediately fell in love with Woo's style and his star. It's full of the most stylized gunfights ever seen and Chow Yun Fat is the definition of cool. The full blown finale defies description. Someone once called it an action fan's wet dream. There's not much more I can say because actions speak louder than words. So go see the movie.