Hard Boiled (1992) Spoiler Free Primer

About this episode

The episode discusses the cult classic action film 'Hard Boiled' and its characters Blake and Michael.

Today's eggs are served in boiling water! That's right, Vintage Cinema Rewind is back with John Woo's cult 90s classic: Hard Boiled! Blake is a loose canon cop on the edge who doesn't play by the rules but gets results. Meanwhile, Michael is a top assassin associated with the old guard of the city's seedy underworld. But a new power is looming on the horizon. And though on opposite sides of the law, Blake and Michael are forced into conflict with this remorseless new breed of criminals. Can they restore order? Or are their eggs cooked?

Topics covered

• action film
• 90s cinema
• crime
• cult classic
• film analysis

Keywords

• Hard Boiled
• John Woo
• action
• crime
• 90s film
• cult classic
• Blake
• Michael

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: John Woo

Books & works: Hard Boiled

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