Hard Boiled (1992)
Hard Boiled (1992)
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Chow Yun-fat
Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen
Tony Leung Chiu-wai
Alan
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang
Johnny Wong
Teresa Mo
Teresa Chang
Philip Chan
Supt. Pang
Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok
Mad Dog / Stunt Coordinator
Kwan Hoi-San
Mr. Hoi
Stephen Tung Wai
Little Ko / Fox
Bowie Lam
Ah Lung
Bobby Au-Yeung
Lionheart
Lau Kong
Hospital Director
John Woo
Mr. Woo / Director / Editor / Story
Keith Ng Shui-Ting
Ah Chung
Michael Dinga
Little Moustache
Perrie Lai Hoi-San
Librarian
Kenny Wong Tak-Ban
Johnny Wong's Thug
Lo Meng
Ah Wah / Lonny
Lam Kai-Wing
Mr. Hoi's Thug with Pear
Jun Kunimura
Machine Gunman in Teahouse
Lee Yiu-King
Gangster
Benny Lam
Hitman 2
Wai-Sun Lam
Hitman 1
David Wu
Editor
Barry Wong
Screenplay
Gordon Chan
Screenplay
David Wu
Editor
Terence Chang
Producer
Linda Kuk Mei-Lai
Producer
Michael Gibbs
Original Music Composer
Hai Kit-Wai
Editor
Ah-Chik
Editor
James Leung Wah-Sing
Production Design / Art Direction
Bruce Law Lai-Yin
Stunt Coordinator
Kim-Kit Wai
Lighting Technician
Amy Chin Siu-Wai
Associate Producer
Kwok Yuet-Chuen
Supervising Producer
Arthur Wai Kit Lau
Special Effects
Cheng Wai-Fong
Makeup & Hair
Ronny Ching Siu-Lung
Sound Effects Editor
Bruce Law
Special Effects Coordinator
Brian Schwegmann
Sound Effects
Max Rose
Sound Engineer
Jackie Yeung
Stunt Coordinator
Patrick Leung Pak-Kin
Second Unit Director
Sylvia Liu Jing-Yi
Second Assistant Director
Bruce Yu
Costume Designer
Horace Wong Wing-Hang
Director of Photography
Tai Chan-Ching
Art Direction
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 16, 1992
Original Name辣手神探
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 6m
Content RatingR
Budget$4,500,000
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This Movie Is About.
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Hard Boiled (Chinese: 辣手神探) is a 1992 Hong Kong action thriller film directed by John Woo from a screenplay by Gordon Chan and Barry Wong based on a story written by Woo. The film stars Chow Yun-fat, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, and Anthony Wong. It follows a police inspector whose investigation of a brutal Triad leader entangles him in the complex world of undercover policing.
The film was John Woo's last Hong Kong film before his transition to Hollywood. After receiving criticism for making films that glamorized gangsters, Woo wanted to make a Dirty Harry-styled film to glamorize the police. With the death of screenwriter Barry Wong, the film's screenplay underwent constant changes during filming. New characters such as Mad Dog and Mr. Woo were introduced, while the original plotline of a baby-poisoning psychopath was cut.
Hard Boiled was released in Hong Kong in 1992 to generally positive audience reception. Though it was not as commercially successful as Woo's A Better Tomorrow, it still did slightly better than The Killer in the domestic box office. Reception from Western critics was much more positive, with many critics and film scholars describing its action scenes as being among the best ever filmed. In 2007, a video game sequel titled Stranglehold was released.