Hard Boiled
Hard Boiled is a 1992 action crime thriller movie from Hong Kong. John Woo is the thriller's director. The movie stars Chow Yun-fat as Inspector "Tequila" Yuen, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai as Tony, an undercover cop, and Anthony Wong as Johnny Wong, a leader of criminal triads. Hard Boiled received mixed to positive reviews from the critics.
| Hard Boiled | |
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| Directed by | John Woo |
| Produced by | Terence Chang Linda Kuk |
| Written by | John Woo Barry Wong |
| Starring | Chow Yun-fat Tony Leung Chiu-Wai Teresa Mo Philip Chan Philip Kwok Anthony Wong Chau Sang Bowie Lam |
| Music by | Michael Gibbs |
| Cinematography | Wang Wing-Heng |
| Edited by | John Woo Kai Kit-Wai David Wu |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Golden Princess Film Production Limited (Hong Kong) |
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Running time | 126 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Yue Chinese |
| Budget | US $4,500,000[1] |
| Box office | HK $19,711,048[2] |
Woo liked Clint Eastwood's and Steve McQueen's characters from their films Dirty Harry and Bullitt. He wanted to make his own Hong Kong-style Dirty Harry police detective film.[3]
Hard Boiled took 123 days to shoot.[4]
After release
Hard Boiled was released on April 16, 1992 in Hong Kong.[5] The film grossed HK$19,711,048, which was not as strong as Woo's previous action films A Better Tomorrow or The Killer.[3][5] At the 12th Hong Kong Film Awards, David Wu and John Woo won the award for "Best Film Editing". Tony Leung was nominated for "Best Supporting Male Actor", but lost the award to Liu Kai-Chi in Cageman.[6] The North American premiere of Hard Boiled was in September 1992 at the Toronto International Film Festival.[7] At the premiere the audience response was very positive with people stomping their feet and yelling at the screen. This reception surprised producer Terence Chang who did not expect such a positive reaction.[8] Hard Boiled received wide release in the United Kingdom on October 8, 1993.[9]
Hard Boiled Media
Anthony Wong, who portrayed triad boss Johnny Wong
Director John Woo acted in Hard Boiled as a bartender who would give Chow Yun-fat's character advice. Woo's character was developed after filming had already started.
References
- ↑ Elder, 2005, pg. 117
- ↑ "Hard Boiled (1992)". Hong Kong Movie Database. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Woo, John. A Baptism Of Fire: An Interview With Director John Woo [DVD]. Santa Monica, California, United States: Dragon Dynasty.
- ↑ Heard, 1999. p.98
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Hong Kong Film Archive". Retrieved December 8, 2010.[dead link]
- ↑ "第十二屆香港電影金像獎得獎名單" [Twelfth Hong Kong Film Awards Winners]. Hong Kong Film Awards (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Heard, 1999. p.105
- ↑ Chang, Terence. Partner in Crime: An Interview With Producer Terence Chang [DVD]. Santa Monica, California, United States: Dragon Dynasty.
- ↑ Jackson, Kevin (October 7, 1993). "The drop-dead director: John Woo makes movies with guts, and buckets of blood. Kevin Jackson talks to him. Plus Jeremy Clarke on Chow Yun-Fat, Woo's favourite leading hard-man". The Independent. Retrieved May 28, 2010.
Other websites
- Hard Boiled on IMDb
- Hard Boiled at AllMovie