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Bullet in the Head streaming

Original title: 喋血街頭
1990 Movie Hong Kong SAR China Action, War, Drama, Thriller, Science Fiction, Crime 136 min 16
By: John Woo With: 林富偉, Jacky Cheung, 何子滿, 梁朝偉, 曾近榮

In 1967, on the way to the wedding of a friend a young man is accosted by a local gang member. 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. They run black market supplies to Saigon and get embroiled in the war, being arrested as Viet Cong, then later captured by the Viet Cong, and find that their friendship is tested to the limits as they try to escape.

Filmium rating
78%

Mood

Dark
Intense
Melodramatic

Cast & Crew

John Woo
Janet Chun
Patrick Leung
顏昭雄
Jonathan Isgar
Therdporn Manopaibool
林志泰
蔡國強
佩雲
林富偉
潘祥
Tony Leung Chiu-wai
李耀敬
鄭義
โกวิท วัฒนกุล
胡榮達
李子雄
鮑起靜
譚偉民
關國忠
蘇杏璇
易天雄
蔡堅成
何子滿
梁朝偉
任達華
Ernest Mauser
曾近榮
黃偉輝
徐廣林
王偉順
John Rutherford
羅禮賢
甄楚倩
林聰
張兆
鄭偉正
杜偉和
Suchai Thilua
蕭山仁
Damrongphandhu Sudrak
劉錫賢
何賽舟
彭曉生
姚燦林
林華勳
Jacky Cheung
梁葆貞
肥伯
丁羽
麥偉章
龍英
劉崇峰
黃偉方
Somsak Saengvilia
尹相林
張學友
洪志成
Thirasak Sinsoongsud
袁潔瑩
張錚
Waise Lee
Simon Yam
Tony Leung

Budget

High-Budget

Cinematic Technique

Gun Fu
Slow Motion
Stylized Violence

Film Movements

Hong Kong Action Cinema

Narrative Structure

Flashbacks
Non-Linear

Pace

Action-Driven
Fast-Paced
Intense

Runtime

135 Minutes

Soundtrack

Action Music
Dramatic Score

Style

Cinematic
Gritty
Stylized

Time-Period

1967
Vietnam War Era

Central Conflict

Friendship Betrayal
Gold Theft
War Survival

Characters

Gangsters
Hitman
Soldiers

Ending

Bittersweet
Revenge
Tragic

Historical Context

1960S Hong Kong
Vietnam War

Key Plot Points

Betrayal
Capture
Escape
Interrogation
Murder

Plot

Friendship Betrayal
Gang Violence
Vietnam Conflict

Setting

Hong Kong
Saigon
Vietnam War

Shooting Location

Hong Kong
Thailand
Vietnam

Theme

Betrayal
Friendship
Revenge
Survival

Genre

Action
Crime
Melodrama
War

Audiences

Action Fans
Adults
War Enthusiasts

Titles

Bullet In The Head

Reception

Critically Acclaimed
Cult Classic
John Woo

Production Countries

Hong Kong
Thailand

Release Year

1990
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