- Bullet in the Head (1990)
- Woo shot Bullet in the Head (1990) next
- Woo spent his own money on the project[1]
- The first half of the film was largely autobiographical and drawn from Woo's impoverished childhood[2]
- Overall, Woo used the backdrop of the 1967 Hong Kong riots and the Vietnam War to allude to the Tiananmen Square massacre the previous year[3][4][5][6]
- The distributor, Golden Princess, worried that the original three-hour-long cut was too long, and asked him to re-edit the film[1]
- At the 10th Hong Kong Film Awards, it was nominated in four categories, with Woo winning an award for Best Film Editing[7]
Plot
editCast
editProduction
editConception
editWriting and development
editCasting
editFilming and post-production
editMusic
editDesign
edit- Unlike other John Woo films, the action sequences in the film (choreographed by Lau Chi-ho) feature little of the stylised "gun fu" that the director is known for[8]
- The alternate ending, featuring a car chase choreographed by stunt coordinator Bruce Law Lai-yin, was filmed in Woo's distinctive style to appease the film distributors, who were worried that the film lacked the director's signature touches[8]
Release
editContext
editBox office
editReception
editCritical response
editAccolades
editPost-release
editHome media
editOther media
editThematic analysis
editLegacy
editCultural influence
editCritical reassessment
editSequels and spin-offs
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Williams 2009, p. 100, Aftermath.
- ^ Abrams, Simon (2023-11-19). "John Woo Returns to Hollywood". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ^ Woo (2000, p. 67) quoted in Steintrager (2003, p. 23)
- ^ Greene 2000, pp. 235–236.
- ^ Shaw, Tristan (2020-06-05). "'Bullet in the Head': How the tragedy of June 4 influenced John Woo's most underrated film". The China Project. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ Chow 2000, pp. 365–366.
- ^ "第10屆香港電影金像獎提名及得獎名單" [List of Nominees and Awardees of The 10th Hong Kong Film Awards]. Hong Kong Film Awards (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ a b Havis, Richard James (2024-08-18). "Is Bullet in the Head John Woo's best film? Its focus is male friendship, a Woo go-to". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
Cited literature
edit- Berry, Chris, ed. (2003). Chinese Films in Focus: 25 New Takes. British Film Institute. ISBN 978-0-85170-986-4. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)- Steintrager, James. "Bullet in the Head: Trauma, Identity, and Violent Spectacle". In Berry (2003).
- Elder, Robert K., ed. (2005). John Woo: Interviews. Conversations with Filmmakers Series. University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 978-1-57806-776-3. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link) - Fang, Karen (2004). John Woo's A Better Tomorrow. The New Hong Kong Cinema. Hong Kong University Press. ISBN 978-962-209652-3.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link) - Greene, Ray (2002). "John Woo: The King of Kong". Hollywood Migraine: The Inside Story of a Decade in Film. Merlin Publishing. ISBN 1-903582-00-8. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- Heard, Christopher (2000). Ten Thousand Bullets: The Cinematic Journey of John Woo. Lone Eagle Publishing. ISBN 978-1-58065-021-2. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link) - Williams, Tony (2009). John Woo's Bullet in the Head. The New Hong Kong Cinema. Hong Kong University Press. ISBN 978-962-209-968-5.
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