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

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.