Hard Boiled (1992)
4K UHD + Blu-ray SteelBook + Hardcover Booklet
in Limited Edition Hardbox
Imprint Asia #49
John Woo’s action classic Hard Boiled explodes onto the Imprint Asia collection on 4K UHD & Blu-ray!
One of the most iconic entries in the Golden Princess pantheon, this non-stop guns-blazing gauntlet brought big-screen action to a whole new level, often lauded as “Woo's masterpiece … an action film to end all action films” (Boston Herald).
Hard Boiled saw Woo continue his collaboration with actor Chow Yun-fat, also reuniting with Tony Leung Chiu-wai (Bullet in the Head) and working with Teresa Mo and Philip Chan for the first time.
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.
This special release features an exclusive embossed SteelBook with the film remastered on 4K UHD and Blu-ray from the original 35mm negative, a bonus Blu-ray filled with special features, and a 60-page Hardback Booklet with production stills and brand NEW essays, all housed in a Lid Hardbox.
“Infinitely more exciting than a dozen Die Hards, action cinema doesn't come any better than this.” - Empire Magazine
1500 copies only.
Special Features & Technical Specs:
Disc One - 4K UHD
- 2160p Ultra high-definition NEW Dolby Vision / HDR10 presentation on 4K UHD, restored from the original camera negative
- NEW Audio commentary by director John Woo and film journalist Drew Taylor
- NEW Audio commentary by film historian Frank Djeng
- Audio commentary by director John Woo, producer Terence Chang, filmmaker Roger Avary, and critic Dave Kehr
- Audio: Cantonese LPCM 2.0 Mono + Cantonese DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + Mandarin DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
- Optional English Subtitles from a NEW translation
Disc Two - Blu-ray
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray of the 4K restoration
- NEW Audio commentary by director John Woo and film journalist Drew Taylor
- NEW Audio commentary by film historian Frank Djeng
- Audio commentary by director John Woo, producer Terence Chang, filmmaker Roger Avary, and critic Dave Kehr
- Audio: Cantonese LPCM 2.0 Mono + Cantonese DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + Mandarin DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
- Optional English Subtitles from a NEW translation
Disc Three - Blu-ray Special Features
- NEW Violent Night – interview with director John Woo
- NEW Boiling Over – interview with actor Anthony Wong
- NEW No Time for Failure – interview with producer Terence Chang
- NEW Hard to Resist – interview with screenwriter Gordon Chan
- NEW Boiled to Perfection – interview with screenwriter Chung Hang Ku
- NEW Body Count Blues – interview with composer Michael Gibbs
- NEW Hong Kong Confidential – interview with author Grady Hendrix
- NEW Gun-Fu Fever – Interview with author Leon Hunt
- NEW Chewing the Fat – Interview with film historian Lin Feng
- More Special Features TBC
- Deleted and Extended Scenes
- Trailers
- Image Gallery
Hardback Booklet
An exclusive 60-page hardcover booklet featuring production stills and brand NEW essays by Panos Kotzathanasis and VERN.