Synopsis
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.
Cast
| Tequila | Chow Yun-fat |
| Tony | Tony Leung Chiu Wai |
| Teresa | Teresa Mo |
| Mr. Pang | Philip Chan |
| Mad Dog | Philip Kwok |
| Johnny Wong | Anthony Wong |
| Ah Lung | Bowie Lam |
| Hui | Kwan Hoi-shan |
| Barman in jazz club | John Woo |
Credits
| Director | John Woo |
| Producer | Terence Chang and Linda Kuk |
| Editing | John Woo, David Wu and Kai Kit-Wai |
| Music | Michael Gibbs |
| Cinematography | Wang Wing-Heng |
| Screenplay | Barry Wong |
Disc Features
- Optimal image quality: dual-layer edition
- Audio commentary by John Woo, producer Terence Chang, filmmaker Roger Avary, and critic Dave Kehr
- Trailers for eleven of Woo’s Hong Kong films
- A student film by Woo
- Optional English subtitles and dubbed track
- Guide to Hong Kong crime films
- Notes on Hard Boiled by Barbara Scharres
From the Current
Hard Boiled
by May 5, 1998That Hard Boiled would be action director John Woo’s last film made in Hong Kong before his emigration to the U.S. in 1992 resonates throughout the picture. While he may shoot in Hong Kong again, Woo will never again make a film like this, conceived from the perspective of a man who...
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