Hard Boiled (1992)
4K UHD + Blu-ray SteelBook + Hardcover Booklet
in Limited Edition Hardbox
Imprint Asia #49

John Woo’s action classic Hard Boiled explodes onto the Imprint Asia collection on 4K UHD & Blu-ray!

One of the most iconic entries in the Golden Princess pantheon, this non-stop guns-blazing gauntlet brought big-screen action to a whole new level, often lauded as “Woo’s masterpiece … an action film to end all action films” (Boston Herald). 

Hard Boiled saw Woo continue his collaboration with actor Chow Yun-fat, also reuniting with Tony Leung Chiu-wai (Bullet in the Head) and working with Teresa Mo and Philip Chan for the first time.

A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring, he joins forces with an undercover cop who’s working as a gangster hitman. They use all means of excessive force to find them.

This special release features an exclusive embossed SteelBook with the film remastered on 4K UHD and Blu-ray from the original 35mm negative, a bonus Blu-ray filled with special features, and a 60-page Hardback Booklet with production stills and brand NEW essays, all housed in a Lid Hardbox.

“Infinitely more exciting than a dozen Die Hards, action cinema doesn’t come any better than this.” – Empire Magazine

1500 copies only.

Special Features & Technical Specs:

Disc One – 4K UHD

• 2160p Ultra high-definition NEW Dolby Vision / HDR10 presentation on 4K UHD, restored from the original camera negative
• NEW Audio commentary by director John Woo and film journalist Drew Taylor
• NEW Audio commentary by film historian Frank Djeng 
• Audio commentary by director John Woo, producer Terence Chang, filmmaker Roger Avary, and critic Dave Kehr
• Audio: Cantonese LPCM 2.0 Mono + Cantonese DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + Mandarin DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
• Optional English Subtitles from a NEW translation

Disc Two – Blu-ray

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray of the 4K restoration
• NEW Audio commentary by director John Woo and film journalist Drew Taylor
• NEW Audio commentary by film historian Frank Djeng 
• Audio commentary by director John Woo, producer Terence Chang, filmmaker Roger Avary, and critic Dave Kehr
• Audio: Cantonese LPCM 2.0 Mono + Cantonese DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + Mandarin DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
• Optional English Subtitles from a NEW translation

Disc Three – Blu-ray Special Features

• NEW Violent Night – interview with director John Woo 
• NEW Boiling Over – interview with actor Anthony Wong 
• NEW No Time for Failure – interview with producer Terence Chang
• NEW Hard to Resist – interview with screenwriter Gordon Chan
• NEW Boiled to Perfection – interview with screenwriter Chung Hang Ku
• NEW Body Count Blues – interview with composer Michael Gibbs
• NEW Hong Kong Confidential – interview with author Grady Hendrix 
• NEW Gun-Fu Fever – Interview with author Leon Hunt
• NEW Chewing the Fat – Interview with film historian Lin Feng
• More Special Features TBC
• Deleted and Extended Scenes 
• Trailers
• Image Gallery

Hardback Booklet

An exclusive 60-page hardcover booklet featuring production stills and brand NEW essays by Panos Kotzathanasis and VERN.