Shout! Studios is back with another round of Hong Kong Cinema Classics, and this time they’re unleashing two of the biggest names in action history.
On November 4th, John Woo’s Hard Boiled makes its long-awaited jump to 4K in a loaded 3-disc Deluxe Edition. Chow Yun-Fat’s Inspector Tequila and Tony Leung’s undercover cop team up for some of the most insane shootouts ever put on film—including that legendary hospital finale. This new release packs a fresh 4K scan, Dolby Vision, multiple commentaries (including a brand-new one with Woo himself), deleted scenes, and a bonus disc stacked with interviews from Woo, Anthony Wong, screenwriters, and more. It even comes with a 52-page booklet for collectors.
HARD BOILED Deluxe Edition Bonus Content
DISC 1 (4K UHD™)
- NEW 4K Scan From The Original Camera Negative
Presented In Dolby Vision
- NEW Optional English Subtitles Newly Translated For This Release
- NEW Audio Commentary With Director John Woo And Film Journalist Drew Tayler
- NEW Audio Commentary With Film Historian Frank Djeng
- Audio Commentary With Director John Woo, Producer Terence Chang, Filmmaker Roger Avary, And Critic Dave Kehr (Recorded By The Criterion Collection)
DISC 2 (Blu-ray™)
- NEW 4K Scan From The Original Camera Negative
- NEW Optional English Subtitles Newly Translated For This Release
- NEW Audio Commentary With Director John Woo And Film Journalist Drew Tayler
- NEW Audio Commentary With Film Historian Frank Djeng
- Audio Commentary With Director John Woo, Producer Terence Chang, Filmmaker Roger Avary, And Critic Dave Kehr (Recorded By The Criterion Collection)
DISC 3 (Bonus Disc Blu-ray™)
- 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” – Inside Hard Boiled With Author Grady Hendrix
- NEW “Gun-Fu Fever” – Interview With Author Leon Hunt
- NEW “Chewing The Fat” – Interview Academic With Lin Feng
- Deleted And Extended Scenes
- Trailers
- Image Gallery
Then, on November 18th, Shout drops the A Better Tomorrow Trilogy in a massive 7-disc set. The trilogy kicked off Woo and Chow Yun-Fat’s legendary partnership and set the template for heroic bloodshed cinema. You’ll get A Better Tomorrow, A Better Tomorrow II, and Tsui Hark’s A Better Tomorrow III, all in brand-new 4K restorations. The crown jewel here is a never-before-seen workprint cut of A Better Tomorrow II with 30+ minutes of footage that never made the original release.
A BETTER TOMORROW TRILOGY Bonus Content
DISC 1 – A Better Tomorrow (4K UHD™)
- NEW 4K Scan From the Original Camera Negative
Presented In Dolby Vision
- NEW Optional English Subtitles Newly Translated For This Release
- NEW Audio Commentary With James Mudge, Hong Kong Film Critic At easternKicks
DISC 2 – A Better Tomorrow (Blu-ray™)
- NEW 4K Scan From the Original Camera Negative
- NEW Optional English Subtitles Newly Translated For This Release
- NEW Audio Commentary With James Mudge, Hong Kong Film Critic At easternKicks
- NEW “Better Than The Best” – Interview With Director John Woo
- NEW “Between Friends” – Interview With Producer Terence Chang
- NEW “When Tomorrow Comes” – Interview With Screenwriter Chan Hing-ka
- NEW “Thoughts On The Future” – Interview With Filmmaker Gordon Chan
- NEW “Better And Bombastic” – Interview With Filmmaker Gareth Evans
- Trailers
- Image Gallery
DISC 3 – A Better Tomorrow II (4K UHD™)
- NEW 4K Scan From the Original Camera Negative
Presented In Dolby Vision
- NEW Optional English Subtitles Newly Translated For This Release
- NEW Audio Commentary With James Mudge, Hong Kong Film Critic At easternKicks
DISC 4 – A Better Tomorrow II (Blu-ray™)
- NEW 4K Scan From the Original Camera Negative
- NEW Optional English Subtitles Newly Translated For This Release
- NEW Audio Commentary With James Mudge, Hong Kong Film Critic At easternKicks
- NEW “A Tumultuous Tomorrow ” – Interview With Director John Woo
- NEW “Better Than Ever” – Interview With Film Historian Frank Djeng
- Trailers
- Image Gallery
DISC 5 – A Better Tomorrow III (4K UHD™)
- NEW 4K Scan From the Original Camera Negative
Presented In Dolby Vision
- NEW Optional English Subtitles Newly Translated For This Release
- NEW Audio Commentary With Critic And Author David West
DISC 6 – A Better Tomorrow III (Blu-ray™)
- NEW 4K Scan From the Original Camera Negative
- NEW Optional English Subtitles Newly Translated For This Release
- NEW Audio Commentary With Critic And Author David West
- NEW “Third Time Lucky” – Interview With Screenwriters iu-Ming Leung and Foo Ho Tai
- NEW “All Our Tomorrows” – Interview With Hong Kong Filmmaker And Academic Gilbert Po
- NEW “Nam Flashbacks” – Interview With Vietnam War Researcher Dr. Aurélie Basha i Novosejt
- Theatrical Trailer
- Image Gallery
DISC 7 – Bonus Disc (Blu-ray™)
- Long-Lost A Better Tomorrow II Workprint Featuring Over 30 Minutes Of Never-Before-Seen Footage!
- Better Tomorrow III – Taiwanese Cut
Both sets are stacked with bonus features, interviews, and freshly translated subtitles, making them absolute must-haves for action fans. Pre-orders are live now at ShoutFactory.com
