Bullet in the head is a 1990 hong kong action film written, produced, edited and directed by john woo, who played police inspector, and starring tony leung, jacky cheung, waise lee and simon yam. I wouldnt rank it as highly as those two films but woo s ambitions for this film are truly maddening. The producer and script writers for hard target 1993 flew to hong kong to see me and they asked me to do the. Bullet to the head is a 2012 american action film directed by walter hill. John woos bullet in the head 1990 to avenged sevenfolds bat country. Bullet in the head trailer hd 1990 john woo youtube. Bullet in the head 1990 john woo releases allmovie. First off, the case looks incredibly bootlegged, but as far as i know, its legit. This second edition offers a wealth of additional information, including treatment of john woo s hollywood productions mission. Bullet in the head is by some accounts an offshoot of the termination of woos partnership with producer tsui hark.
When three close friends escape from hong kong to wartime saigon to start a criminals life, they all go through a harrowing experience which totally shatters their lives and their friendship forever. The thriller faceoff 1997 starring john travolta and nicolas cage and mission impossible 2 2000 were to follow. Nontonfilmdrama streaming download serial korea barat mandarin silat jepang dan film satuan terbaru. Bullet in the head 1990 john woo giallo, pinku, wip, rape and revenge, cat. He is considered a major influence on the action genre, known for his highly chaotic action sequences, stylized imagery, mexican standoffs, frequent use of slow motion and allusions to neonoir, wuxia and western cinema. John woo has since alternated between chinese and american productions. He said this about the reaction the movie got in city on fire 2000 verso books. John woos bullet in the head the new hong kong cinema. John woos bullet in the head podcasting them softly.
The film follows the lives of three friends paul, frank, and ben during the vietnam war. Bullet in the head is without a doubt john woo s most ambitious and for many fans also his best movie. Also featured is material on woo s epic red cliff, filmed in china. I was fortunate enough to find a subtitled, uncut version of this film and i was not disappointed.
It is nonetheless astonishing, not in its scope but rather in its determination. A civilian and a soldier become unlikely allies in this allegorical examination of friendship and the evils of war. Streamcloud bullet in the head 1990 deutsch stream german. Woo recreates the infamous news photo of a vietnamese executed by a gun to his head. John woo was one of the leaders of hong kongs new wave in the late 1980s and early 90s. While commercially mission impossible 2 is his biggest venture, what defined him as a director was that impressive hk run. And, among those films, 1991s a bullet in the head has the deepest backstory hot on the heels of the killer, john woo had cemented his place in hong kong filmdom to do almost. Asian american transnationalism in john woos bullet in the head. They run black market supplies to saigon and get embroiled in.
Woo s western influences for bullet in the head were obviously coppolas apocalypse now and ciminos deer hunter. Project muse asian american transnationalism in john woo. We talk about all of his movies and our history with them, but spend most of our time two of his later hong kong films before he broke through in the us, the killer and bullet in the head. These three guys are childhood friends who spend most of their time together biking, fighting with other gangs on the streets of the city. For this 1991 action comedy from hong kong, director john woo took a break from his ultraviolent thrillers. A year after john woo made his action classic, the killer, he brought us bullet in the head.
John woo director, editor david wu editor john woo director, editor. Bullet in the head dvd, 2004, 2disc set for sale online. If movies are supposed to enrage, upset and affect then bullet in the head gets perfect marks. His most recent film, manhunt, was released in asia in 2017. Woo was deeply touched by the massacre and felt bad that he touched such a raw nerve in people, but at the same time he felt the chinese people should react and not hide from it. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours.
Tony williams though underappreciated in contemporary film criticism, bullet in the head is a landmark in john woo s career as a film director. Originally planned as a prequel to the successful a better tomorrow film, the movie became a standalone story after woo s falling out with his longtime collaborator tsui hark who went on to make his own a better tomorrow iii. Bullet in the head is a 1990 hong kong action film written, produced, edited and directed by john woo, who played police inspector. Quotes on working with jeanclaude van damme thats a long story. This, for better or worse, is john woos single epic. Bullet in the head 1990 john woo, tony chiuwai leung, jacky. With tony chiuwai leung, jacky cheung, waise lee, simon. Jan 16, 2011 john woos bullet in the head is, quite simply put, the best film i have ever seen. Bullet head is a 2017 americanbulgarian crime thriller film written and directed by paul solet and starring adrien brody, antonio banderas, and john malkovich. John woo celebrity profile check out the latest john woo photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes.
Official trailer for john woos bullet in the head feature film. The acting is too intense for words, the way the story pans out is sublime and it is also very moving. Bullet in the head 1990 woo s grimmest and most emotionally devastating flick yet, this movie combines the trademark john woo gangland action with the horrors of vietnam, and showcases the destructive power of gold fever on the heroic bloodshed bond of brotherhood between three wouldbe gangsters who try to strike it rich in the nam while. Woo manages in an impressive manner to bring his trademarks like dualguns, slowmo and stylish shootouts onto screen, while at the same time creating a piece of film, that doesnt only crawl deep under your skin, but even goes right to your stomach. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Later, the three friends administer justice, in the process of which the gang member is killed, so they leave hong kong to avoid the police and the gang. Mar 10, 2020 on this, our 107th episode we decided to spend some time with one of the greats of action cinema, john woo.
Bullet in the head is a 1990 action drama directed by john woo. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Once a thief by john woo chow yunfat, leslie cheung, cherie. Born in southern china, john woo grew up in hong kong, where he began his film career as an assistant director in 1969, working for shaw brothers studios. John woo, chinese film director noted for action movies that combine copious stylized violence with lyrical melodramatic depictions of male bonding. The killer is one of the finest gangster movies ever made, the movie is filled with high impact action sequences only john woo can bring, add chow yun fat into the movie and its a must see for any fan. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. John woo s peak was clearly his run from 1986s a better tomorrow to 1992s hardboiled. Featuring strong early work by hong kong stars such as tony leung chiuwai and simon yam, the film functions both as modern jacobean revenge tragedy and as an allegory of fears surrounding the tiananmen square incident for hong kong residents facing reunification. On this, our 107th episode we decided to spend some time with one of the greats of action cinema, john woo. The film entitled bullet in the head is centered on the life and adventures of three friends ben, paul and frank. John woo s bullet in the head is, quite simply put, the best film i have ever seen. High quality bullet in the head inspired tshirts by independent artists and designers from around the world.
The premiere of bullet in the head was a catastrophe. About five or six years ago, i got many offers from hollywood studios. John woo full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Asian american transnationalism in john woo s bat in the head karen waryen chow john woo s international cult following has largely grown around wellknown action thriller flicks like the killer, a better tomorrow, hardboiled, broken arrow, faceoff, and. Apr 15, 2008 this is the confrontation between ben and paul after their return from the vietnam. An exhausting and harrowing study of loyalty, friendship, and greed in the darkest depths of the human soul, bullet in the head found hong kong action director john woo helming one of his most personal efforts to date when the film was released in 1990. Jul 26, 2012 but this incongruity endears the film. Anderson, combustible celluloid in the end, this is a movie that doesnt just stick to your gutit pretty much crawls in there and nestles in for a long, long gnaw on your insides. Iii, erotic, horror, scifi, the most insane, odd, rare exploitation movies are here. Inspired by the horrors of the tiananmen square massacre, woo has crafted an almost overwhelmingly violent antiwar film, which also happens. Featuring strong early work by hong kong stars such as tony leung chiuwai and simon yam, the film functions both as modern jacobean revenge tragedy and as an allegory of fears surrounding the tiananmen square incident for hong kong residents. This clip is taken from the movie a bullet in the head 1990 from john woo.
What john woo was attempting with bullet in the head is anybodys guess, but the pieces are plainly there. High quality john woo inspired tshirts by independent artists and designers from around the world. With 1997 bearing down on hong kong, john woo wrote and directed a film about the system of power corrupting even that which is most sacred i. His heroic bloodshed style of filmmaking is best epitomized by the killer starring chow yunfat. Find release information for bullet in the head 1990 john woo on allmovie. So one night, i rent bullet in the head, one of the classic woo films i havent seen. The anniversary of hard target could have passed unmarked, but for the fact that it was legendary action director john woo s first film in the u. John woo s films include hard boiled, the killer, faceoff, a better tomorrow. Bullet in the head 1990 john woo, tony chiuwai leung, jacky cheung, waise lee, action, crime, drama, thriller, war. Di sini kalian bisa nonton film drama dan nonton movie terbaru favorit kalian, hampir semua koleksi film dan drama kami memiliki subtitles, jadi agan bisa streaming film atau download movie dengan nyaman apalagi di dukung dengan player yang mumpuni no buffer. Chow yunfat, leslie cheung, and cherie chung portray a trio of orphans who have grown to become.
He directed his first feature in 1973 and has been a prolific director ever since, working in a wide variety of genres before a better tomorrow 1986 established his reputation as a master. Download vintage exploitation horror giallo scifi cat. Bullet in the head is john woo s epic, a gripping, unnerving, and ultimately exhausting story exploring the directors customary themes of friendship, honor, and betrayal in the context of the. Difficult to see even at the height of woo s fame, bullet in the head is his single greatest work the viet cong are absolute savages, but cutthroat capitalism doesnt offer anything superior in place of their maniacs revolution in this fallen world, the values that woo extols are those of loyalty and charity, betrayed in bullet in the head when lees character succumbs to gold. Oct, 20 drunk kungfu master blacks out before every knock out from the magnificent butcher duration. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. A new foreword is provided by tony williams, author of john woo s bullet in the head. In many ways, it consists of the best and worst of woo s filmmaking. He is best known for the films a better tomorrow 1986, hard boiled 1992, broken arrow 1996, and faceoff 1997. Its a riff on an ofttold tale, three men go off looking for money and they end up finding death and betrayal instead, but woo imbues it all with a grotesque grandeur. With kathy horner, andrew campbell, jan stychalsky, victoria sands. Leave it to john woo to make the phrase highoctane tragedy a viable generic designation this has to be the only action movie ive ever paused with about half an hour to go to actively wonder how any of the characters would be able to survive that long, while also delivering multiple cascading emotional climaxes. They discover a deadly game of cat and mouse behind his disappearance in the process.
Their descent into hell is a swift and brutal one, a bullet to the head an immediate threat that once introduced remains constant. In 1967, on the way to the wedding of a friend a young man is accosted by a local gang member. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. It goes without saying that bullet in the head is one of the greatest, most moving films in john woo s considerable oeuvre. A film that he personally funded himself, but went largely unnoticed at the time of it release due to. A woman hires a drifter as her guide through new orleans in search of her father, who has gone missing. Though underappreciated in contemporary film criticism, bullet in the head is a landmark in john woo s career as a film director. With jeanclaude van damme, lance henriksen, yancy butler, chuck pfarrer.