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Hard-Boiled (1992)
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Hard-Boiled is the last film directed by Hong Kong action auteur
John Woo
before his arrival in the U.S. This 1992 thriller, along with
The Killer
, is widely seen as one of his best from his Hong Kong days. Every ingredient of the quintessential Woo thriller is present, including his ever-present anti-hero (
Chow Yun-Fat
). Yun-Fat portrays a maverick, clarinet-playing cop nicknamed "Tequila" whose partner is killed in the dizzying chaos of a restaurant gunfight with a small army of gangsters. It is soon revealed that one of the mob's high-ranking assassins is Tony (Tony Leung), an undercover cop who, despite his badge, is dangerously close to the edge. Tequila and Tony must team up in a tense partnership, and their common pursuit of a vicious crime lord results in a brilliantly elaborate climax in a hospital, where the heroes must rescue newborn babies from the maternity ward while fighting off dozens of mob soldiers. The characters Tequila and Tony are two sides of the same coin, another trademark theme of Woo's films that would later be most fully realized with Nicholas Cage and
John Travolta
in the American hit Face/Off. ~ Jonathan E. Laxamana, All Movie Guide
Cast
Chow Yun-Fat
Inspector Yuen
Kwan Hoi-Shan
Mr. Hoi
Bowie Lam
Yuen's Partner
Teresa Mo
Teresa
Anthony Wong
Johnny Wong
Philip Chan
Superintendant Pang
Tony Leung Chiu-Wai
Tony
Production Crew
Joel Chong
Art Director
Amy Chin
Associate Producer
Wang Wing-Heng
Cinematographer
Wong Wing-Hang
Cinematographer
Michael Gibbs
Composer (Music Score)
John Woo
Director
David Wu
Editor
John Woo
Editor
Kai Kit-Wai
Editor
Linda Kuk
Producer
Terence Chang
Producer
James Leung
Production Designer
John Woo
Screen Story
Barry Wong
Screenwriter
Cheung Jue-luh
Stunts
Year: 1992
Runtime: 126
Country: Hong Kong
MPAA Rating: NR
Category: Feature
Genre
Action
Produced by
Golden Princess Films
Milestone Pictures
© 2009 Spout LLC. Portions of content provided by All Movie Guide.