# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Hard Boiled
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 20 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Presented by guest programmer and VTIFF member Ravi Venkataraman

When John Woo’s Hard Boiled dropped in 1992, his days in Hong Kong were numbered. Hard Boiled capped a run of classic bullet operas—The Killer, A Better Tomorrow, Bullet in the Head—that rendered violence as poetry and blasted Woo into the Hollywood system. A year later, Woo would helm the Jean-Claude Van Damme vehicle Hard Target, widely regarded as the first major Hollywood studio production directed by a Chinese filmmaker.

Hard Boiled remains a crown jewel of the heroic bloodshed genre—full of elaborate gunfight choreography, long takes, kinetic visuals, and lavish slow-motion photography—and arguably the pinnacle of Woo’s legendary collaboration with star and muse Chow Yun-fat. In this tender-hearted Dirty Harry riff, Chow embodies the controlled fury of jaded detective “Tequila” Yuen who undergoes a dizzying odyssey through the world of Hong Kong Triads, undercover agents, and frenzied police raids. More than a cops-and-bad-guys story, Hard Boiled continually stuns with its originality and dark humor. And it all crescendos unforgettably in the breathless hospital climax, certainly one of the best action sequences ever committed to film. Decades after going out of print on home media, Hard Boiled has finally been revived and restored in 4K.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/burlington/hard-boiled/200030178150604
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, entertainment, nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 2

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Burlington
- **state**: VT
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 60 Lake Street, Suite 1C, Burlington, VT, United States, Vermont 05401
- **lat**: 44.47749
- **long**: -73.21965
- **full address**: 60 Lake Street, Suite 1C, Burlington, VT, United States, Vermont 05401

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: Hard Boiled
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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Hard Boiled being held?
  - **A:** Hard Boiled takes place on Sat, 20 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Sat, 20 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm at 60 Lake Street, Suite 1C, Burlington, VT, United States, Vermont 05401.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Hard Boiled?
  - **A:** Hard Boiled is organized by Vermont International Film Festival.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Hard Boiled is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Burlington, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Hard Boiled sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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