Hard Boiled
“As a cop, he has brains, brawn, and an instinct to kill.”
A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring he joins forces with an undercover cop who's working as a gangster hitman. They use all means of excessive force to find them.
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Cast
32 people
Chow Yun-Fat
Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen
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Tony Leung Chiu-wai
Alan
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Anthony Wong Chau-sang
Johnny Wong
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Infernal Affairs
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Teresa Mo Shun-kwan
Teresa Chang
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Enter the Fat Dragon
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Philip Chan Yan-kin
Supt. Pang
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Bloodsport
Double Impact
Philip Chan
Supt. Pang
Stephen Tung Wai
Little Ko / Fox
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The Sniper
Once Upon a Time in China V
Herman Kwan Hoi-san
Mr. Hoi
Known for
Project A
All's Well, Ends Well
John Woo
Mr. Woo
Known for
A Better Tomorrow
Once a Thief
Kwan Hoi-San
Uncle Hoi
Bowie Lam Bo-yee
Lung
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Bleeding Steel
The Sniper
Phillip Kwok Chui
Mad Dog
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The Five Venoms
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John Woo Director · Barry Wong Ping-yiu Screenplay Gordon Chan Screenplay
Director Story Editor
John Woo
Screenplay
Barry Wong Ping-yiu
Screenplay
Gordon Chan
Composer
James Wong Jim
Composer
Michael Gibbs
Cinematographer
Horace Wong Wing-Hang
Editor
David Wu
Editor
Hai Kit-Wai
Production designer
James Leung Wah-Sing
Costume designer
Janet Chun Siu-Chun
Costume designer
Bruce Yu
Worldwide gross $2.6M · Budget $4.5M · United States release June 18, 1993
Box office
Budget
$4,500,000
Worldwide gross
$2,592,782
Gross vs. budget
0.6×
Production
Golden Princess Film Productions
Production
Milestone Pictures
Production
Golden Princess Film Production Limited
Production
Milestone Productions
Production
Hong Kong SAR China
Produced in
Languages
Original title
辣手神探
Original language
Cantonese
Spoken on screen
Cantonese · Chinese · English
Release dates
Hong Kong SAR China · April 16, 1992
Theatrical
United States · June 18, 1993
Limited theatrical
United States · July 10, 1998
Physical · DVD (The Criterion Collection)
United States
October 3, 2000 · Physical · DVD
July 24, 2007 · Physical · DVD (Dragon Dynasty)
June 24, 2025 · Digital · 4K restoration
November 4, 2025 · Physical · Deluxe 4K Ultra HD
January 25, 2026 · Limited theatrical · 4K restoration
Australia
May 7, 1992 · Theatrical
Czechia
November 1, 1994 · Physical
Germany
April 15, 1993 · Physical
September 10, 2026 · Theatrical · Re-release
Greece
May 30, 2003 · Theatrical
Netherlands
August 9, 2007 · Physical · DVD
April 30, 2026 · Theatrical · 4K Restored
Russia
September 17, 2009 · Theatrical · DVD
South Korea
July 4, 1992 · Theatrical
Spain
June 9, 1995 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 8, 1993 · Theatrical
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