辣手神探 (1992)
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A hard-boiled police inspector's pursuit of a violent Triad syndicate leads to a high-stakes confrontation in a hospital.
The story
In a Hong Kong teahouse, police inspectors "Tequila" Yuen and Benny Mak surveil a group of gun smugglers. When a rival gang ambushes the deal, a fierce shootout breaks out, resulting in the death of Benny. In the aftermath, Tequila executes a smuggler, leading to a tense standoff with the law. Meanwhile, an assassin named Alan, working for a Triad boss, is recruited by a rising power seeking to control the illicit arms trade. As the two worlds collide, Tequila and Alan find themselves caught in a dangerous game of survival and identity, navigating a web of betrayal and violence within the criminal underworld.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
After a deadly shootout at a teahouse, Inspector "Tequila" Yuen executes a smuggler, while an assassin named Alan is recruited by the ambitious Johnny Wong to seize control of the arms trade. Tequila eventually discovers that Alan is an undercover cop. The tension escalates as they both track a hidden armory located in a hospital. During a massive, chaotic shootout in the hospital, Tequila and Alan must team up to fight off Wong's men while trying to protect hostages. The conflict culminates in a final confrontation where the hospital is set ablaze. In the end, Tequila and his superiors agree to declare Alan dead to protect his identity, allowing him to escape the Triads and start a new life.
- Original title
- Hard Boiled
- First release year
- 1992
- Runtime (minutes)
- 128
- Production countries
- Hong Kong
- Original languages
- Cantonese
- Directors
- John Woo
- Writers
- Gordon Chan · screenplay; Barry Wong · screenplay; John Woo · story
- Cast and characters
- Chow Yun-fat · Inspector "Tequila" Yuen; Tony Leung Chiu-wai · Alan; Teresa Mo · Teresa Chang; Philip Chan · Supt. Pang; Philip Kwok · Mad Dog; Anthony Wong · Johnny Wong; Bowie Lam · Benny Mak; Stephen Tung · Foxy; John Woo · Woo, the Bartender
- Genres
- action; thriller
- Themes
- loyalty; sacrifice; identity
- Tone and mood
- tense; violent; stylized
- Premise and plot tags
- police procedural; arms trafficking; triad; heroic bloodshed
- Reception
- The film received widespread critical acclaim for its choreography and visual style, becoming a landmark of Hong Kong action cinema and a staple of the heroic bloodshed genre.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 92% · review count: 71
- Awards and nominations
- Best Film Editing · Hong Kong Film Awards · 12th · win
- Production trivia
- The film was John Woo's final Hong Kong film before moving to Hollywood.; The hospital scene was filmed in a former Coca-Cola bottling plant.
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