A tough-as-nails cop teams up with an undercover agent to shut down a sinister mobster and his crew.A tough-as-nails cop teams up with an undercover agent to shut down a sinister mobster and his crew.A tough-as-nails cop teams up with an undercover agent to shut down a sinister mobster and his crew.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 4 nominations
Tony Leung Chiu-wai
- Alan
- (as Tony Leung)
Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok
- Mad Dog
- (as Kwok Chun-Feng)
Anthony Chau-Sang Wong
- Johnny Wong
- (as Anthony Wong)
Hoi-San Kwan
- Uncle Hoi
- (as Kwan Hoi Sang)
- See all cast & crew
- Director
- Writers
- John Woo
- Barry Wong
- Gordon Chan(uncredited)
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDuring the filming of the scene in which Tequila is running down the exploding hallway with the baby in his arms and explosions at his back was shot twice as John Woo wasn't happy with the first take -the explosions were too far behind Yun-Fat Chow. For the second take, he took control of the explosives button, and set it off far closer than Chow was expecting. "He was really running for his life." Chow apparently was professional enough to ask how it looked after the shot was finished, "but then he turns around and says, 'that motherfucker.'"
- GoofsThroughout the film, characters fire more bullets than their guns would realistically allow without reloading, John Woo actually explained that he does this on purpose because reloading slows down the action scene.
- Quotes
Superintendant Pang: Give a guy a gun, he thinks he's Superman. Give him two and he thinks he's God.
- Alternate versionsThe Chinese censors requested cuts to the scene where Tequila is graphically shooting thugs in the hospital when he is holding the baby.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Last Days of the Board (1999)
Featured review
John Woo bombastic masterpiece
Hong Kong police detective "Tequila" Yuen (Chow Yun-fat) raids a triad gunrunning scheme from China into HK. His partner is killed in the shootout. He executes a gangster and is ordered off the case. Alan (Tony Leung Chiu-wai) is an expert assassin hired by the gang to kill off its rivals.
Director John Woo has an unique overblown action style. It is massive, bombastic with the prerequisite slow motion replay and Mexican standoffs. For fans of his style, this is heaven. For me, it gets a bit repetitive. It's big but not necessarily intense. The story is a bit messy. The lead actors are great and the movie keeps my interest throughout.
Director John Woo has an unique overblown action style. It is massive, bombastic with the prerequisite slow motion replay and Mexican standoffs. For fans of his style, this is heaven. For me, it gets a bit repetitive. It's big but not necessarily intense. The story is a bit messy. The lead actors are great and the movie keeps my interest throughout.
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- SnoopyStyle
- Nov 9, 2015
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $4,500,000 (estimated)
- Runtime2 hours 8 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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