#9: WOO, John: Hard Boiled (1992)
WOO, John (Hong Kong)
Hard Boiled [1992]
Spine #9
DVD
OOP
Other Woo films in the Collection:
#1174: Last Hurrah for Chivalry (1979)
#8: The Killer (1989)
The Film
Hard Boiled [1992]
Spine #9
DVD
OOP
Violence as poetry, rendered by a master — brilliant and passionate, John Woo's Hard Boiled tells the story of jaded detective "Tequila" Yuen (played with controlled fury by Chow Yun-fat). Woo's dizzying odyssey through the world of Hong Kong Triads, undercover agents, and frenzied police raids culminates unforgettably in the breathless hospital sequence. More than a cops-and-bad-guys story, Hard Boiled continually startles with its originality and dark humor.
126 minutes
Color
Monaural
in Cantonese
Color
Monaural
in Cantonese
1:85:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 1998
Director/Writers
John Woo was 46 when he directed Hard Boiled.
Screenplay by Barry Wong.
Screenplay by Barry Wong.
Other Woo films in the Collection:
#1174: Last Hurrah for Chivalry (1979)
#8: The Killer (1989)
By Woo, producer Terence Chang, filmmaker Roger Avary, and critic Dave Kehr.
Trailers
Trailers
For 11 of Woo’s Hong Kong films.
Student film
By Woo.
Guide
Guide
To Hong Crime crime films.
Notes
Notes
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