Hard Boiled (35mm)
HARD BOILED
JOHN WOO | HONG KONG | 1992 | 128 MIN | 35MM
Part of Reel Film Day – A celebration of 35mm Film
35mm print courtesy of Harry Guerro of Exhumed Films
Hong Kong action master John Woo’s last hometown masterpiece before his jump to Hollywood is a guns-and-explosions extravaganza featuring some of the most magnificent action sequences of all time. Chow Yun-Fat stars as Inspector “Tequila” Yuen, a no-nonsense, clarinet-playing officer intent on avenging his murdered partner by bringing down one of Hong Kong’s most dangerous crime syndicates. Tequila teams up with undercover cop Alan (Tony Chiu Wai Leung), a tormented assassin working for brutal mobster Johnny Wong. Tequila and Alan’s attempts to bring these ruthless bad guys to justice lead to lots of expertly choreographed mayhem, including balletic shootouts, non-stop explosions, and a very memorable, climactic showdown in the maternity ward of a hospital.
Cast: Chow Yun-Fat, Tony Chiu Wai Leung, Teresa Mo
“Mayhem has never looked better.” -Newsday