Newly restored up on our screen as part of the 94 Rock Late Nighter Flicks series!

Violence as poetry, rendered by a master—brilliant and passionate, John Woo’s Hard Boiled tells the story of jaded detective “Tequila” Yuen (played with controlled fury by Chow Yun-fat). Woo’s dizzying odyssey through the world of Hong Kong Triads, undercover agents, and frenzied police raids culminates unforgettably in the breathless hospital sequence. More than a cops-and-bad-guys story, Hard Boiled continually startles with its originality and dark humor.

"You find yourself laughing aloud — not derisively, but in gratitude and appreciation because you can’t believe what you’re seeing." - Sean Burns, WBUR’s Arts & Culture

"Woo has elevated the action movie into the realm of art. Infinitely more exciting than a dozen Die Hards, action cinema doesn't come any better than this." - Mark Salisbury, Empire Magazine

"It's astoundingly emotional and exhilarating, thanks to the oversized passions Woo grants his characters and the formal brilliance of his filming, with his rushing camera, extreme long takes and magnificent choreography of movement."- Dave Kehr, New York Daily News