Hard Boiled (Chinese:辣手神探) is a 1992 Hong Kong action thriller film written by Barry Wong and directed by John Woo. It stars Chow Yun-fat as Inspector "Tequila" Yuen, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai as Alan, an undercover cop, and Anthony Wong as Johnny Wong, a leader of the criminal triads. Hard Boiled was John Woo's last Hong Kong film before his transition to Hollywood. After making films that glamorized gangsters (and receiving criticism for doing so), Woo wanted to make a Dirty Harry styled film to glamorize the police. After the death of screenwriter Barry Wong, the film's screenplay underwent constant changes during filming. New characters such as Mad Dog and Mr. Woo were introduced, while the original plotline of a baby poisoning psychopath was cut. The film was released in Hong Kong in 1992 to generally positive audience reception, but it was not as commercially successful as Woo's previous action films, such as A Better Tomorrow and The Killer. Reception from western critics was much more positive; many critics and film scholars have come to proclaim its action scenes as among the best ever filmed. Like, share, and subscribe to Horrorama Movie Trailers for more of your favorite horror, science fiction, fantasy, and cult movie trailers! #HardBoiled #JohnWoo #ChowYunFat