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Hard Boiled -- A tough-as-nails cop teams up with an undercover agent to shut down a sinister mobster and his crew.

Overview

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Director:
John Woo
Writers:
John Woo (story)
Barry Wong (screenplay)
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Release Date:
16 April 1992 (Hong Kong) See more »
Genre:
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller See more »
Tagline:
As a cop, he has brains, brawn, and an instinct to kill. See more »
Plot:
A tough-as-nails cop teams up with an undercover agent to shut down a sinister mobster and his crew. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
Plot Keywords:
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Awards:
2 wins & 3 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
(180 articles)
Frank Miller's Hard Boiled Is Getting a Feature Film Adaptation
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Updated: Vehicle 19 director Mukunda Michael Dewil is Not attached to Frank Miller's Hard Boiled
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Frank Miller's 'Hard Boiled' Comic Book Heading to the Big Screen
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User Reviews:
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Cast

  (in credits order)

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
Kenny Lam ... Hitman 3
Michael Dingo ... Jimmy
Hoi-Shan Lai ... Librarian
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kei-Yung Ho ... Johnny's man
Jun Kunimura ... Machine Gunman in Teahouse
Chi Ming Liu
Wei-min Tan ... Gangster

John Woo ... Mr. Woo (uncredited)
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Directed by
John Woo 
 
Writing credits
John Woo (story)

Barry Wong (screenplay)

Gordon Chan (screenplay) uncredited

Produced by
Terence Chang .... producer
Amy Chin .... associate producer
Linda Kuk .... producer
 
Original Music by
Michael Gibbs 
 
Cinematography by
Wing-hang Wong 
 
Film Editing by
Jack Ah 
Kit-Wai Kai 
John Woo 
David Wu 
 
Production Design by
James Leung 
 
Costume Design by
Janet Chan 
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Patrick Leung .... second unit director
Sylvia Liu .... second assistant director
 
Sound Department
Brian Schwegmann .... sound effects
 
Special Effects by
Bruce Law .... special effects coordinator
 
Visual Effects by
Yuen-Tai Ting .... optical effects
 
Stunts
Philip Kwok .... action coordinator (as Cheng Jue-Luh)
Bruce Law .... car stunt coordinator
Bruce Law .... stunt coordinator: fire sequences and body burns
Jacky Yeung .... stunt coordinator
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Kim-Kit Wai .... lighting technician
 
Editorial Department
Patrick Pang .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
James Wong .... composer: additional music
 
Other crew
Ng Hon-Leung .... director: thrid unit
Rosanna Kwok .... location manager
Yu Ting .... dialog director: Cantonese
Heung-Yeung Tsim .... script supervisor
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Lat sau san taam" - Hong Kong (original title)
"Hard-Boiled" - Hong Kong (English title), International (English title)
"Hot-Handed God of Cops" - Hong Kong (English title) (literal title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for pervasive violence and some language
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
128 min | Germany:92 min (cut version) | Taiwan:131 min
Country:
Hong Kong
Language:
Cantonese | English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
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) | 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 | Chile:18 | Sweden:15 (DVD rating)
Filming Locations:
Hong Kong, China
Company:
Golden Princess Film Production LimitedSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
John Woo had previously been criticized for glamorizing gangsters in his films, so he decided to make this film glamorizing the police.See more »
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Tequila empties the shell casings from his revolver after the warehouse shootout, the shell casings are blank shell casings, not real bullet shell casings.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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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Shadow Warrior (1997) (VG)See more »
Soundtrack:
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FAQ

What's the deal with the birds in the Chinese restaurant at the start of the film?
What are the differences between the Theatrical Version and the Taiwanese Version?
How can Tequila fire so many bullets without reloading?
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User Reviews

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47 out of 61 people found the following review useful.
AWESOME, 1 August 2001
Author: zdz8888

This is one of my favorite movies of all time. No movie has ever had this level of stylishly directed action, NOT EVEN CLOSE. This movie has the 3 best action sequences in the history of cinema, PERIOD.

The story is about a cop named Tequila who, at the beginning of the film, loses his good friend and fellow cop, in a teahouse shoot-out. He goes against all orders in trying to bring down the Triad that caused his friends death. In doing so, he inadvertantly finds out that there is an undercover cop, Tony, in the Triad he is trying to bring down, and eventually teams up with him.

This isn't your standard buddy cop fair like Lethal Weapon with tons of cheesey lines, dorky action and sappy side stories. The dialogue is insightful the action is the best ever and the side stories are well thought out, if a bit abbreviated (due to lack of time to shoot John Woo admits).

Tequila is trying to deal with a failed relationship and the death of his partner, Tony is torn against blowing his cover and defending his honor and the Lieutenant insists on playing it by the book even though it isn't fair.

John Woo said he made this film in honor of the men and women of the Hong Kong police force and the good work they do. He wanted to make a movie about the good guys winning. What he has done is made one of the most pivitol action films ever made, influencing every action movie since.

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