Hard Boiled (1992)

About this episode

The episode features a discussion on John Woo's film 'Hard Boiled' with guest Devindra Hardawar.

It’s the return of the Senior Editor of Engadget and co-host of The Filmcast , Devindra Hardawar . We finally tackle John Woo’s final Hong Kong action masterpiece, starring the coolest motherf#%*ers in the world - Chow Yun-fat and Tony Leung, in Hard Boiled. Plus, Haitch gets puppies! Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:12:14) Hard Boiled Roundtable (00:15:10) Your Letters (01:12:58) Notes and Links Check out Escape Hatch Merch! Our all new collection of swag is available now and every order includes a free Cameo style shoutout from Haitch or Jason. Browse our collection now . Join the Escape Hatch Discord Server ! Hang out with Haitch, Jason, and other friends of the pod. Check out the invite here . Escape Hatch is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn ! Escape Hatch is a member of TAPEDECK Podcasts , alongside: 70mm (a podcast for film lovers), Bat & Spider (low rent horror and exploitation films), The Letterboxd Show (Official Podcast from Letterboxd), Cinenauts (exploring the Criterion Collection), Lost Light (Transformers, wrestling, and more), and Will Run For (obsessed with running). Check these pods out!. See the movies we’ve watched and are going to watch on…

People in this episode

Host: Haitch

Guest: Devindra Hardawar

Topics covered

• action films
• John Woo
• Hong Kong cinema
• film reviews
• puppies

Keywords

• Hard Boiled
• John Woo
• Chow Yun-fat
• Tony Leung
• action masterpiece
• film review
• Engadget

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Engadget, Escape Hatch, TAPEDECK Podcasts

Books & works: Hard Boiled

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