Hard Boiled

Hard Boiled

  • Director: John Woo
  • Writer: John Woo,Barry Wong,Gordon Chan
  • Countries of origin: Hong Kong
  • Language: Cantonese, English
  • Release date: April 16, 1992
  • Sound mix: Mono
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: Hard-Boiled
  • "Hard.Boiled" by the Golden Princess Film Production Co., Ltd. and Milestone Film co-produced action film, directed by John Woo, Chow Yun Fat , Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Teresa Mo joint performance. The film was released in Hong Kong on April 16, 1992.
    The film tells the story of a wicked detective and an undercover detective who join forces to destroy an arms group. 

    Details

    • Release date April 16, 1992
    • Filming locations Hong Kong, China
    • Production companies Golden Princess Film Production Limited, Milestone Pictures, Pioneer LDC

    Box office

    Budget

    $4,500,000 (estimated)

    Movie reviews

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    • By Dolores 2022-03-25 09:01:10

      classic of classics

      The first time I saw this drama, it was on TV. The show was being broadcast on my home channel at the time. I watched it too late and started watching when Liang's character went to the hospital to kill. Then there was the hot shootout, and Huang Qiusheng's ruthless smirk. And the cooperation of Chow Yun-fat and Tony Leung. After watching this movie, I can't forget it. Later, with the development of the Internet, I watched it several times recently and felt that the more I watched it, the more...

    • By Camylle 2022-03-25 09:01:10

      Do police and bandit dramas in mainland China promote socialism less?

      One of the differences between Hong Kong films and mainland dramas is that in the police and bandit shootout films, the scale of the shootout is huge and more realistic, and there are many action scenes. In crime films, mainland dramas always put people's lives and interests first, and there are often plots in which criminals escape because of the protection of hostages; while Hong Kong films are straightforward, without these things that promote socialist democracy and the legal system, And...

    • By Sammy 2022-03-25 09:01:10

      Watching the purest and most exciting police and gangster films is John Woo

      If you were to ask you the director who is best at making gangster movies in Hong Kong, who would you think of first? Many people may think of To Qifeng, Liu Weiqiang or Chen Musheng, but maybe I will also think of John Woo.

      To Qifeng's films focus on plot twists and the creation of atmosphere, such as "The Gunfire", "The Detective" and "Dark War"; Liu Weiqiang became...

    • By Nikolas 2022-03-25 09:01:10

      John Woo's last Hong Kong film before going to Hollywood

      Brother Fa's excellent performance in both civil and martial arts, Yunlai Restaurant's double-shot killing the enemy is handsome and handsome, and the literary drama with Mao Shunjun and Chen Xinjian is also quite good. Liang Chaowei fixed the classic undercover image in this film, and he was not compared with Fa Ge's opponents at all. Guo Zhenfeng's excellent action guidance, coupled with Hu Dawei's first-class editing, makes the action scenes of the screen gunfight tense, exciting, clear...

    • By Blaise 2022-03-25 09:01:10

      detective

      At first glance, this film has a very similar structure to "Bloodblood", but after careful study of the relationship between the characters, you will find that this is a real police and gangster film, with very clear sides of good and evil, as well as the ultimate duel. And "Blood Two Heroes" is a farce of two good friends who meet each other late, and fight with the underworld in order to realize their dreams. There is not much to talk about in terms of plot, the usual rhythm of police and...

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    • By Connie 2022-04-24 07:01:14

      John Woo's romantic and heroic feelings are basically reflected in his films in the 1990s. In fact, Chen Yongren beautifully traveled from Infernal Affairs to Hot Hand Detective. When the boss on the rooftop gave Ah Lang a lighter, I burst into laughter. Wei Tsai said at the end that I am also a policeman, which immediately made me feel that Infernal Affairs was...

    • By Pearlie 2022-04-24 07:01:14

      Just like when we were young, our brothers and sisters watched Hong Kong movies together while waiting for my dad to go to work. ....

    • By Elenora 2022-04-24 07:01:14

      Superman version of Chen Yongren plus pony...

    • By Mona 2022-04-24 07:01:14

      "I want to move to Iceland...at least see the light...there is sunshine 24 hours a...

    • By Daphnee 2022-04-24 07:01:14

      John Woo's best Hong Kong film, better than the nondescript bloody street, is still a two-hero shootout film. The gunfight at the dock is still weak, and it should be better to use Nolan's shooting method in TDK. The long shots of the hospital shootout are...

    Movie plot

    Yuan Haoyun is an anti-traditional detective. He has always been evil and loyal to his friends, but he was overshadowed by the accidental killing of an undercover policeman. The undercover detective Jiang Lang was mixed in the illegal arms smuggling syndicate. He is the right-hand man of the underworld leader Hai Shu. He is highly regarded by Hai Shu and deliberately cultivated him to become his successor. As Uncle Hai is old, his...
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    Evaluation action

    "Hard. Boiled" is a work focused on portraying the life of the police, especially the inner suffering of the undercover, and almost an hour at the end of the film, it is basically a shootout and action scene. It has also become a classic paragraph in action movies. (Sina review) 
    "Hard. Boiled" is not the pioneering work of the undercover police, but it can still be seen that the later...
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    Movie quotes

    • 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.

    • Tequila: [Tequila's pants leg is on fire and a baby he's holding urinates down Tequila's leg, causing the fire to go out] You saved the day there, you little pisspot. Thanks a lot.

    • Tequila: [to Alan] I hate in-house funerals. I write all the music each time. A cop dies, and I have to play a tune for him. I really don't want to do that for you.