---
title: 'Hard Boiled (1992)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Woo'
released: '1992-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 123
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Hong Kong'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/hard-boiled-1992'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104684/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Hard Boiled (1992)

1992 · R · 123 min · Action, Crime, Thriller · Hong Kong


## Synopsis

Hard Boiled is a 1992 Hong Kong action film directed by John Woo from a screenplay by Gordon Chan and Barry Wong, based on a story by Woo. The film stars Chow Yun-fat as Inspector "Tequila" Yuen, alongside Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Teresa Mo. It follows a hard-boiled police inspector whose pursuit of a violent Triad syndicate draws him into a dangerous operation involving an undercover officer working deep within the criminal organization.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Woo](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-woo)
- **Screenplay:** [John Woo](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-woo), [Barry Wong](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-wong)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Michael Gibbs](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-gibbs)
- **Producer:** [Terence Chang](https://cinepixo.com/people/terence-chang)

## Cast

- [Chow Yun-fat](https://cinepixo.com/people/chow-yun-fat) as Tequila Yuen
- [Bowie Lam](https://cinepixo.com/people/bowie-lam)
- [Anthony Wong](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-wong)
- [Stephen Tung](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-tung)
- [Teresa Mo](https://cinepixo.com/people/teresa-mo)
- [Kwan Hoi-san](https://cinepixo.com/people/kwan-hoi-san)
- [Philip Kwok](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-kwok)
- [Tony Leung](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-leung)
- [John Woo](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-woo)
- [Philip Chan](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-chan)

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