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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
John Woo (story)
Barry Wong (screenplay)
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Release Date:
16 April 1992 (Hong Kong) more
Tagline:
As a cop, he has brains, brawn, and an instinct to kill. more
Plot:
A tough-as-nails cop teams up with an undercover agent to shut down a sinister mobster and his crew. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(36 articles)
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The mother, father, brother, and third cousin of all action films. more (211 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Yun-Fat Chow | ... | Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen | |
| Tony Leung Chiu Wai | ... | Tony (as Tony Leung) | |
| Teresa Mo | ... | Teresa Chang | |
| Philip Chan | ... | Supt. Pang | |
| Philip Kwok | ... | Mad Dog (as Cheng Jue-Luh) | |
| Anthony Wong Chau-Sang | ... | Johnny Wong (as Anthony Wong) | |
| Hoi-Shan Kwan | ... | Mr. Hoi (as Kwan Hoi Sang) | |
| Wei Tung | ... | Foxy (as Tung Wai) | |
| Bowie Lam | ... | Ah Lung | |
| Meng Lo | ... | Lonny (as Johnson Law) | |
| Bobbie Au-Yeung | ... | Lionheart (as Bobby Au Yeung) | |
| Shui Ting Ng | ... | Ah Chung (as Ng Shui-Tung) | |
| Kong Lau | ... | Hospital Director | |
| Wai-Sun Lam | ... | Hitman 1 | |
| Benny Lam | ... | Hitman 2 |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Hard Boiled (UK) (USA)
Hard-Boiled (Hong Kong: English title) (International: English title)
God of Guns
Hot-Handed God of Cops (Hong Kong: English title) (literal title)
La shou shen tan (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
Ruthless Super-Cop
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MPAA:
Rated R for pervasive violence and some language.
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Runtime:
126 min | Germany:92 min (cut version) | Taiwan:131 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Finland:(Banned) (1994) | Finland:K-18 (2001) | Iceland:16 | Germany:18 (video rating) (heavily cut) | Germany:18 (re-rating) (JK/SPIO) (uncut) | Canada:R (Ontario) | Sweden:15 (uncut) | Malaysia:(Banned) | USA:R | Philippines:R-18 | Chile:18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:R | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A | Canada:XXX (Nova Scotia) | France:-16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:18 | Italy:VM14 | Japan:R-15 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:M | Norway:18 (video premiere) | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:(Banned) | UK:18 | Germany:16 (heavily cut)
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Trivia:
During the hallway shootout, when Yuen and Alan get in the elevator, the crew was given 20 seconds to clean and change the set outside the elevator doors so that it looked like a different floor. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Tequila empties the shell casings from his revolver after the warehouse shootout, the shell casings are blank shell casings, not real bullet shell casings. more
Quotes:
Tequila:
What's with all these paper cranes? You bored? Maybe you feel lonely here?
Alan:
You know, I've always hated making cranes. I make one each time I kill somebody. How about it, shall I make you one?
Tequila:
No thanks. And if you'll get killed, who'll make yours?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in A New Wave (2007) more
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FAQ
What's the deal with the birds in the Chinese restaurant at the start of the film?more
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So what if Chow Yun Fat fires a hundred rounds apiece from his pistols without reloading? Who cares whether shotgun rounds explode when they impact? Hard Boiled isn't about the reality, it's about the action--which is so over-the-top that reality takes a back seat. HB is like Tequila's toothpick: It's all about the Cool.