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
![Yun-fat Chow](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267363_111310.jpg)
Yun-fat Chow
Hong Kong
Best movies:
The Killer (1989)
Hard Boiled (1992)
A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
![Tony Leung Chiu-wai](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/049/165049854_1b2614.jpg)
Tony Leung Chiu-wai
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Red Cliff: Part II (2009)
Red Cliff (2008)
Hard Boiled (1992)
![Anthony Wong](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274566_6ed58d.jpg)
Anthony Wong
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Hard Boiled (1992)
Infernal Affairs (2002)
When Fortune Smiles (1990)
![Phillip Kwok](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276864_97d02f.jpg)
Phillip Kwok
Taiwan
Best movies:
Chinatown Kid (1977)
Hard Boiled (1992)
Mortal Combat (1978)
![Stephen Tung](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271278_092e28.jpg)
Stephen Tung
Best movies:
The Incredible Kung Fu Master (1979)
Hard Boiled (1992)
The Valiant Ones (1974)
![John Woo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269770_5b0cb7.jpg)
John Woo
China
Best movies:
Hard Boiled (1992)
A Better Tomorrow (1986)
Bullet in the Head (1990)
![Pai Wei](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276719_295a41.jpg)
Pai Wei
China
Best movies:
Hard Boiled (1992)
Last Hurrah for Chivalry (1979)
The Young Master (1980)
![Jun Kunimura](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/422/166422556_eb9c33.jpg)
Jun Kunimura
Japan
Best movies:
The Triumphant Return of General Rouge (2009)
Half a Confession (2004)
Hard Boiled (1992)
![Philip Chan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/696/159696557_5adb5e.jpg)
Philip Chan
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Hard Boiled (1992)
Fight Back to School III (1993)
Police Story 3: Supercop (1992)
![Teresa Mo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/578/164578634_18af6e.jpg)
Teresa Mo
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Hard Boiled (1992)
Tricky Brains (1991)
Touch and Go (1991)
Pau-chung Tong
Best movies:
Hard Boiled (1992)
A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
Project A (1983)
![Fa-yuan Li](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/112/160112204_af74bc.jpg)
Fa-yuan Li
Best movies:
Hard Boiled (1992)
The Iron Fisted Monk (1977)
Police Story (1985)
![Hoi-Shan Kwan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/187/160187984_321142.jpg)
Hoi-Shan Kwan
China
Best movies:
Hard Boiled (1992)
Project A (1983)
The Young Vagabond (1985)
![Raymond Tsang Chau-ming](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/542/163542175_5ad5e1.jpg)
Raymond Tsang Chau-ming
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Hard Boiled (1992)
From Beijing with Love (1994)
Victim (1999)
Buffalo Ma
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Fist of Legend (1994)
Hard Boiled (1992)
When Fortune Smiles (1990)
![Kei-hei Leung](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/623/163623927_f9dac0.jpg)
Kei-hei Leung
Best movies:
Love on Delivery (1994)
Hard Boiled (1992)
The Twin Dragons (1992)
![Paco Yick](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/346/160346491_677bb6.jpg)
Paco Yick
Best movies:
Fist of Legend (1994)
Hard Boiled (1992)
Daisy (2006)
![Sui-ting Ng](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/269/163269164_055b42.jpg)
Sui-ting Ng
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Lost in Time (2003)
Hard Boiled (1992)
One Nite in Mongkok (2004)
![Seung-lam Wan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/392/161392076_8dad09.jpg)
Seung-lam Wan
Best movies:
The Killer (1989)
Hard Boiled (1992)
Mortal Combat (1978)
Kwok-ping Choy
Best movies:
Fist of Legend (1994)
Hard Boiled (1992)
Fallen Angels (1995)