hard boiled hard boiled chinese hong_kong action film written directed starring inspector undercover cop leader criminal film features partner killed tea house small army mob high ranking assassins undercover cop team common pursuit taking crime syndicate film leads climax hospital rescue innocent civilians new born babies ward fighting dozens mob hard boiled hong_kong film transition hollywood making films receiving criticism wanted styled film police death screenwriter film screenplay underwent constant changes filming new characters introduced original plotline baby poisoning cut film released hong_kong generally positive audience reception commercially successful previous action films better tomorrow killer reception western critics positive critics film scholars come action scenes best filmed video game sequel titled released process film plot tea house hong_kong officer partner attempt arrest group gun making deal ambush gang member fierce gun battle breaks defeated police officers badly wounded killed seeking revenge decides kill gangster ambushed arrest boss officer superintendent wanted gangster alive testify ordered case high ranking assassin works boss uncle murders fellow member gang working rival syndicate impressed skill attempts recruit reluctantly turns conducts raid arsenal warehouse warehouse men kill workers destroy stock arrives demands rest men smoke grenades explode attacks covers escape battles kills end finds confronting face face smoke guns heads tries shoot revolver free kill slowly gun walks away opens revolver shells revealing apparently unclear intentional mistake police station confirms actually undercover cop tracks try sense situation ambushed remnants gang manage kill attackers arrives allows cover realizes named informant police beaten docks mad dog mad dog shoots chest secretly placed cigarette lighter breast pocket earlier prevent shot fatal finds jazz bar informs nearby takes hospital finds alive sends kill sending mad dog separately cover hospital confronts demanding know whereabouts arsenal distracted killed discover hidden passage hospital leading arsenal confronted engages arrives hospital patients police officers staff taken hostage fighting way main lobby liberate kidnapped patients police officers lobby police detective goes ward organize evacuating babies continue fighting finding mad dog goes assist babies mad dog find group patients caught middle slowly guns offer patients safe passage appears shoots enraged mad dog shoots runs shoots kills mad dog escapes finds baby unit carries safety fighting meet confronted programmed bombs blow building escapes hospital baby hospital exploding outside suddenly appears holding gunpoint watching grabs pistol struggle shoots stomach giving time shoot dead model revolver later police station burn police file sails away hong_kong boat cast inspector playing police officer partner killed restaurant small army previously worked director films including better tomorrow killer thief undercover cop posing high ranking assassin makes crane time kills trait influenced daughter saw making tony character shown living detached stated influenced character french crime film previously worked film bullet head fellow police officer girlfriend inspector helps secret code songs sent police office prior film police officer years felt certain scenes film familiar similar things real police work mad dog skilled working head encourages kill large guns hidden basement hospital undercover officer killed tea house shoot son assistant inspector boss head gang tony investigating killed warehouse shoot undercover cop beaten spared lives deliver information later killed mad dog hospital final shoot takes place jazz club gives advice inspector production development film originally developed creating films focused lives director wanted film police instead admired characters films respectively wanted hong_kong style police detective film creating character inspired police officer strong tough member police force avid drummer led having character musician cop production started told actors going film stylish previous films edgy thriller role originally actress long relationship producer casting character greatly written film initial story character poison baby food making connections films united_states found people disgusted theme babies poisoned halted production month develop new story brought write new story character undercover police officer writing script went vacation outside hong_kong died leaving script unfinished filming hard boiled took days shoot told cast film gritty stylish previous films stylish filming began tea house sequence film shot script written crew found tea house going torn decided film scene saw staircase tea house thought scene character come shooting gun sliding tea house sequence shot week time choreographed shot local area asking protection money residents complaining noise script film went changes filming length film scenes story involving relationship character cut cut scene included playing grave cuts felt character deep comparison character develop character asked insert mentor character film play felt having role cut scenes role mad dog script created set worked film thief asked return work hard boiled reading script felt character strong physical threat seeing stunts filming created character mad dog scenes shot hospital ward warehouse shot new studio called factory plant hospital scenes took days shoot hospital segment location chosen wanted location gangs hide weapons filming hospital windows covered blast shields appearance night time allowed crew film time day members cast crew stayed hospital days losing track time day long hours filming hospital crew exhausted led having scene long minute scene action time needed film complete scene characters elevator talk seconds crew changes scene entirely sets explosions scene continue seamlessly accident occurred filming hospital sequence real glass pieces flew got eyes sent hospital week rest returned set changed ending hard boiled members crew film felt character survive film end post production fan jazz music wanted style soundtrack hard boiled previously wanted singer perform jazz song character play saxophone previous film killer producer killer rejected idea killer feeling hong_kong audiences didn enjoy understand jazz music score heard hard boiled created jazz musician promotional screenings score film different described haunting music film scholar score production crew rights music songs featured film include hello traditional song lisa chose songs specifically lyrics suggest tony sort pen pal characters hard boiled voices dubbed actors order save money stated convenient worry setting boom sound elements release theatrical run hard boiled released april hong_kong film grossed strong box office reception previous action films better tomorrow killer film initial release hong_kong debuted number box office beaten time china film fight school north american premiere hard boiled september toronto international film festival premiere audience response positive people feet screen reception surprised producer expect positive reaction hard boiled received wide release united_kingdom october home media region free dvd hard boiled released july second region dvd film released released film stand release double feature killer october recent region release dragon dynasty released disc dvd film july version film included playstation later released standalone title dragon dynasty reception critical response hard boiled received english language critics original release film ranking website rotten_tomatoes reported critics given film positive reviews based sample initial reception positive new_york_times found difficult follow action scenes subtitles time stated fact talented director gift effect bizarre confrontation review los_angeles_times stated hard boiled shows best director contemporary action films philadelphia spoke positively action scenes noting epic blood soaked hong_kong gangster staged brilliantly photographed boston herald proclaimed film arguably masterpiece action film end action films experience cinematic makes true romance film clearly look like cheap copy review newsday gave film half stars stating looked better latest high caliber thriller plot bit slippery action genre new level ballet poetry lets body count away constantly combination chaos control allowed film initial release critical reception continues positive film scholar wrote film work plot holes emotional isn strong killer action sequences nearly movie greatest filmed gave film stars calling infinitely exciting dozen die action cinema doesn come better salisbury compared american films stating hong_kong films slick later films hard boiled inventive great early performances fat empire placed film number list best films world cinema slant_magazine gave film highest rating stars proclaiming best films british film magazine empire ranked character 33rd greatest movie characters poll accolades 12th film awards won award best film editing nominated best supporting male actor lost award video game released game game story collaboration game features character travelling globe search kidnapped daughter production company developing film version game written
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