Directed by:
John WooScreenplay:
Barry WongCinematography:
Horace WongComposer:
Michael GibbsCast:
Yun-fat Chow, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Anthony Wong, Phillip Kwok, Stephen Tung, John Woo, Pai Wei, Jun Kunimura, Philip Chan, Teresa Mo, Pau-chung Tong, Fa-yuan Li (more)Plots(1)
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. (Criterion)
(more)Cast
![Gwok-keung Choi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/511/160511025_108098.jpg)
Gwok-keung Choi
Best movies:
Martial Club (1981)
3 Evil Masters (1980)
The Killer (1989)
![Jameson Wa-Fan Lam](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/140/163140030_edfacb.jpg)
Jameson Wa-Fan Lam
Best movies:
Hard Boiled (1992)
Tricky Brains (1991)
Bullet in the Head (1990)
![Bruce Law](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/212/163212991_b22c56.jpg)
Bruce Law
China
Best movies:
The Killer (1989)
Hard Boiled (1992)
Police Story 3: Supercop (1992)
![Ying Lung](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/278/163278429_f15b72.jpg)
Ying Lung
Best movies:
Lightning Kung Fu (1980)
The Incredible Kung Fu Master (1979)
Odd Couple (1979)
![Kenny Wong](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/749/163749429_9beb83.jpg)
Kenny Wong
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Hard Boiled (1992)
New Police Story (2004)
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (2024)
Marco Lee
Hong Kong
Best movies:
The Killer (1989)
Hard Boiled (1992)
Fight Back to School III (1993)
![Bowie Lam](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/767/164767105_d9702d.jpg)
Bowie Lam
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Hard Boiled (1992)
On the Run (1988)
Lawyer Lawyer (1997)
![Derek Kwok](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/716/165716411_8e5574.jpg)
Derek Kwok
China
Best movies:
The Killer (1989)
Hard Boiled (1992)
Invincible Pole Fighter (1984)
Bobbie Au-Yeung
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Hard Boiled (1992)
Gilbert Lam
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Hard Boiled (1992)
![Kong Lau](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/459/166459779_15c8c6.png)
Kong Lau
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Hard Boiled (1992)
Last Hurrah for Chivalry (1979)
City on Fire (1987)
![Wai-Wo To](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/272/160272534_4c28b2.jpg)
Wai-Wo To
Best movies:
The Incredible Kung Fu Master (1979)
Hard Boiled (1992)
The Chinese Professionals (1972)
![Seng-Kwong Chang](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/192/167192710_b945a2.jpg)
Seng-Kwong Chang
Best movies:
Martial Club (1981)
The Killer (1989)
Hard Boiled (1992)
![Foo-Wai Lam](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/202/167202540_ed9cc5.png)
Foo-Wai Lam
Best movies:
Fist of Legend (1994)
The Killer (1989)
Hard Boiled (1992)
![Chin-Hung Fan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/207/167207026_b21f3c.jpg)
Chin-Hung Fan
Best movies:
The Killer (1989)
Hard Boiled (1992)
A Better Tomorrow (1986)
![Chin-Bo Sham](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/207/167207479_3a9ab0.png)
Chin-Bo Sham
Best movies:
Martial Club (1981)
Hard Boiled (1992)
Mad Mission 2 (1983)
![Wai-Fong Wong](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/229/167229933_3c67fa.jpg)
Wai-Fong Wong
Best movies:
3 Evil Masters (1980)
Hard Boiled (1992)
A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
![Kwok-Kin Ng](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/229/167229900_bbd338.png)
Kwok-Kin Ng
Best movies:
The Killer (1989)
Hard Boiled (1992)
A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
![Chi-Hok Wong](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/229/167229285_c7c531.jpg)
Chi-Hok Wong
Best movies:
The Killer (1989)
Hard Boiled (1992)
When Fortune Smiles (1990)
![Wai-Man Tam](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/346/167346049_eb257a.jpg)
Wai-Man Tam
Best movies:
Hard Boiled (1992)
When Fortune Smiles (1990)
Two Champions of Shaolin (1980)