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Hard Boiled

Hard Boiled

As a cop, he has brains, brawn, and an instinct to kill.

19927.52h 6m

Overview

A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring he joins forces with an undercover cop who's working as a gangster hitman. They use all means of excessive force to find them.

Directed by John Woo
Written by Gordon Chan, Barry Wong Ping-Yiu, John Woo
Produced by Terence Chang, Linda Kuk Mei-Lai
Box OfficeBudget: $4.5MRevenue: $2.6M

Top Cast

Chow Yun-Fat

Chow Yun-Fat

Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen

Tony Leung Chiu-wai

Tony Leung Chiu-wai

Alan

Anthony Wong Chau-Sang

Anthony Wong Chau-Sang

Johnny Wong

Teresa Mo Shun-Kwan

Teresa Mo Shun-Kwan

Teresa Chang

Philip Chan Yan-Kin

Philip Chan Yan-Kin

Supt. Pang

Phillip Kwok Chui

Phillip Kwok Chui

Mad Dog

Kwan Hoi-San

Kwan Hoi-San

Mr. Hoi

Stephen Tung Wai

Stephen Tung Wai

Little Ko / Fox

Bowie Lam Bo-Yee

Bowie Lam Bo-Yee

Lung

Bobby Au-Yeung Tsan-Wah

Bobby Au-Yeung Tsan-Wah

Lionheart

Themes & Keywords

arms smugglinginspectorarms dealerhong kongdrugsfranticeuphoricgay interest

About Hard Boiled

Hard Boiled is a action, thriller, crime film released in 1992 exploring themes of arms smuggling, inspector, arms dealer, hong kong, drugs, frantic. Directed by John Woo, it stars Chow Yun-Fat, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang. A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring he joins forces with an undercover cop who's working as a gangster hitman. They use all means of excessive force to find them.

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