Hard Boiled
A hard‑nosed inspector vows to avenge his fallen partner by taking down the violent gun‑smuggling Triad, and teams up with an undercover hitman embedded in the gang to stop their deadly arsenal before it engulfs the entire city.
“As a cop, he has brains, brawn, and an instinct to kill.”
Synopsis
A police officer whose partner is killed in a shoot-out with gun smugglers embarks on a personal mission to bring them to justice. To get closer to the leaders of the smuggling ring, he teams up with an undercover officer who is embedded with the gang as a hitman. Together, they employ aggressive and extreme tactics in their pursuit.
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Edited by Ah ChikShot by Wing Hang WongScored by Michael GibbsDesigned by Wah Sang Leung
Box Office
1992 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.6× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$2.6M
Re-release box office
- 2026620 theaters
- $539K($539K today)
Domestic gross earned in theatrical re-release, by year · adjusted for inflation
Also known as
- Hard Boiledde
- Hard Boiled 1de
- Hard Boileden
- Hard Boiledes
- À toute épreuvefr
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Cast & Crew
46 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Chow Yun Fat
as Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen
Tony Leung Chiu Wai
as Alan
Teresa Mo
as Teresa Chang
Anthony Wong Chau Sang
as Johnny Wong
Philip Chan
as Supt. Pang
Teresa Mo Shun Kwan
as Teresa Chang
Phillip Chung Fung Kwok
as Mad Dog
Philip Chan Yan Kin
as Supt. Pang
Anthony Chau Sang Wong
as Johnny Wong
Stephen Tung Wai
as Little Ko / Fox
Hoi San Kwan
as Uncle Hoi
Kwan Hoi San
as Mr. Hoi
Supporting cast
25Wei Tung
as Foxy
John Woo
as Mr. Woo
Bowie Lam
as Benny Mak
Bowie Lam Bo Yee
as Lung
Meng Lo
as Lonny
Phillip Kwok Chui
as Mad Dog
Jun Kunimura
as Machine Gunman in Teahouse
Bobby Au Yeung Tsan Wah
as Lionheart
Keith Ng Shui Ting
as Chung
Lau Kong
as Hospital Director
Michael Dinga
as Little Moustache
Kenny Wong Tak Ban
as Johnny Wong's Thug
Lo Meng
as Ah Wah / Lonny
Lam Kai Wing
as Mr. Hoi's Thug with Pear
Lee Yiu King
as Gangster
Perrie Lai Hoi San
as Librarian
Gilbert Lam Wai San
as Hitman 1
Benny Lam Diy Kuen
as Hitman 2
Derek Kwok Jing Hung
as [Gangster]
Jameson Lam Wa Fan
Jack Wong
Paco Yick Tin Hung
Jacky Cheung Chun Hung
Raymond Tsang Chau Ming
Buffalo Tang Tai Wo
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