Overview
Release Date:
16 April 1992 (Hong Kong)
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Tagline:
As a cop, he has brains, brawn, and an instinct to kill.
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Plot:
A tough-as-nails cop teams up with an undercover agent to shut down a sinister mobster and his crew.
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Awards:
2 wins
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3 nominations
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User Comments:
"Give the guy a gun and he's superman, give him two and he's God."
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Additional Details
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.
Runtime:
126 min | Germany:92 min (cut version) | Taiwan:131 min
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Fun Stuff
Trivia:
Using the shotgun in the rose box was an original idea in both this film and
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). It is a coincidence that they both came up with it at the same time. Its appearance in this film is not a reference to or a copy of "Terminator 2". It was used in two influential earlier films:
Dog Day Afternoon (1975) when
Al Pacino's character brings a rifle into the bank, and before that in
Stanley Kubrick's film noir classic
The Killing (1956), when the gang smuggles their heist gun into the track locker room hidden in a box of roses.
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Goofs:
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.
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Quotes:
Tequila:
If all cops were as selfish as you, Hong Kong would be dead
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FAQ
What's the deal with the birds in the Chinese restaurant at the start of the film?
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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.