Lat sau san taam (1992)

Director:

John Woo

Writers:

John Woo (story)
Barry Wong (screenplay)

Release Date:

16 abril 1992 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Frase comercial:

As a cop, he has brains, brawn, and an instinct to kill.

Plot:

A tough-as-nails cop teams up with an undercover agent to shut down a sinister mobster and his crew.

Plot Keywords:

Body Count | Blood Splatter | Organized Crime | Shot In The Neck | Electrocution

Awards:

2 wins & 3 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

"Mr. Action" Delivers Again

Cast

Yun-Fat Chow	...	Insp. Yuen (as Chow Yun Fat)
Tony Leung Chiu Wai	...	Alan (as Tony Leung)
Teresa Mo	...	Teresa Chang
Philip Chan	...	Supt. Pang
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang	...	Johnny Wong (as Anthony Wong)
Hoi-Shan Kwan	...	Mr. Hoi
Bowie Lam	...	Benny / Ah Lung
John Woo	...	Mr. Woo
Philip Kwok	...	Mad Dog (as Cheng Jue-Luh)
Wei Tung	...	Foxy
Bobbie Au-Yeung	...	Lionheart
Shui Ting Ng	...	Tequila's assistant
Meng Lo	...	Lonny (as Johnson Law)
Kong Lau	...	Hospital director
Wai-Sun Lam	...	Johnny's man #1

También conocida como:

Hard-Boiled (Hong Kong: English title) (International: English title)
God of Guns
Hot-Handed God of Cops (Hong Kong: English title) (literal title)
La shou shen tan (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
Ruthless Super-Cop
Duro de vencer (Argentina) [es]
Hard Boiled (Spain) [es]
Hervidero (Spain) (cable TV title) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive violence and some language.

Duración:

126 min | Germany:92 min (cut version) | Taiwan:131 min

País:

Hong Kong

Idioma:

Cantonese | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Mono

Clasificación:

Philippines:R-18 | Germany:18 (video rating) (heavily cut) | Finland:K-18 (2001) | Malaysia:(Banned) | Sweden:15 (uncut) | USA:R | Germany:18 (re-rating) (JK/SPIO) (uncut) | Canada:R (Ontario) | Finland:(Banned) (1994) | Iceland:16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:R | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A | Canada:XXX (Nova Scotia) | France:-16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:18 | Italy:VM14 | Japan:R-15 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:M | Norway:18 (video premiere) | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:(Banned) | UK:18 | Germany:16 (heavily cut)

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China

Company:

Golden Princess Film Production Limited

Trivialidades:

The budget of this movie was only about $4,000,000.

Goofs:

Continuity: After shooting the mysterious "machine gunner" at point blank range to end the Teahouse shoot out, the shot Tequila fired leaves a gory glob of blood on his face. However, when Tequila rushes to the side of his fallen partner, Benny in the Teahouse, the blood on Tequila's face appears to be only a small dried smudge on his face even though it's supposed to be just moments after Tequila shot the thug. While Tequila could've wiped his face, there's less kitchen flour on his face and clothes than a moment ago as well.

Quotes:

Tequila: Which year did you graduate? Who was your teacher?
Alan: Are you testing me?
Tequila: I'd just like to ask your teach how he managed to produce such a stubborn cop.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (2003) (VG)

Soundtrack:

Hello

"Mr. Action" Delivers Again

Master of Action John Woo delivers once again with his hard-hitting, action-packed thriller `Hard Boiled,' starring Chow Yun-Fat as a veteran cop known as `Tequila,' Hong Kong's answer to San Francisco's own `Dirty Harry.' In this one, an undercover officer infiltrates a gangland Triad dealing arms, and when a rival gang threatens to take over, Tequila joins in the melee, and once it begins the action never stops until the last of the credits have rolled off into the recesses of the darkened screen. Along the way there are tests of loyalty, mistaken identities and a staggering display of superbly choreographed violence. There's a couple of plot twists, but it's a rather straightforward story, and as usual, Woo melds it with the action with his trademark style and perfection. The action sequences are incredibly well staged and delivered, but so exceedingly violent that it passes beyond reality at times (especially during the climax) into a somewhat surreal state of being, only to be ultimately drawn back in again by the grounded core of the story. It's a fine line that Woo treads successfully time after time in an arena in which many other `action' directors have foundered. A consummate professional, Woo knows exactly what he wants and what works, and he doesn't quit until he gets it. Among the directors of the `action' genre, he is quite simply the best there has ever been. As the somewhat jaded and `hard Boiled' cop, the charismatic Chow Yun-Fat demonstrates that if Jackie Chan can team up with Chris Tucker, he most certainly could find a place at Eastwood or Gibson's side. He has the attitude and the look that make his character credible, which helps anchor Woo's art in reality, albeit a rather violent one. As with the `Dirty Harry' or `Lethal Weapon' movies, it gives the audience someone to whom they can relate and root for. And it's all buoyed with symbolism and metaphor and Woo's impeccable sense of timing and deft and sparing use of slow motion, which in his hands becomes an extremely effective tool. The supporting cast includes Tony Leung Chiu Wai (Alan),Teresa Mo (Teresa Chang), Philip Chan (Superintendent Pang), Hoi-Shan Kwan (Mr. Hui) and Philip Kwok (Mad Dog). The true brilliance of Woo's films lies in the fact that he never sacrifices story for action, but instead blends the two together to create a whole that is artistically rendered (his action sequences are something akin to visual poetry) and substantial, rather than having an action film that-- like so many others of the genre-- is hollow inside. Like his earlier film, `The Killer,' which also starred Yun-Fat, `Hard Boiled' pushes the envelope and will keep you on the edge, right along with the characters in the film, right until the very end. As with all of Woo's movies, this one is a satisfying foray into the intense, cutting edge `Action' world of one of Cinema's Master directors, and a must-see for any true film buff. I rate this one 9/10.