Introducing Arrow Films’ 4K Ultra HD for 1988’s The Big Heat, which will be released on January 25, 2027.
After helping John Woo rejuvenate the Hong Kong neo-noir with A Better Tomorrow, producer Tsui Hark would take the genre in a darker and more cynical direction with The Big Heat, a hauntingly visceral and unflinchingly violent thriller, written by future Hard Boiled screenwriter Gordon Chan and featuring a mesmerising central performance by Waise Lee (Bullet in the Head).
Fearing the nerve damage in his right hand could make him a liability in the field, Inspector Wong Wai-Pong (Lee) dejectedly contemplates resigning from the police force. His plans change when his former partner is murdered while in hiding in Malaysia, and he resolves to push through his disability and get to the bottom of the case. Joined by bumbling rookie Lun (Matthew Wong), wry veteran Kam (stunt legend Philip Kwok, Hard Boiled) and weary Malaysian officer Ong (Lionel Lo), their international investigation turns into a hellish journey as they connect the murder to the wealthy Hong Kong business elite, and its sordid links to the city’s criminal underworld.
Co-directed by Andrew Kam (Fatal Termination) and Johnnie To (Running Out of Time), and co-starring Chu Kong (The Killer) and Joey Wong (A Chinese Ghost Story), The Big Heat is a fiercely tense concoction of paranoid thriller and Hong Kong neo-noir whose twisted and suspenseful plot and eruptive action scenes rank it among the genre’s most memorable entries.
Limited Edition Features:
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tom Fournier
- Collectors’ booklet featuring new writing on the film by critics Camille Zaurin and Sean Gilman
Features:
- 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
- Original lossless Cantonese mono and lossless English mono audio
- Optional English subtitles for the Cantonese soundtrack
- Brand new audio commentary with Asian cinema expert David West
- Big Shot!, a brand new interview with actor Waise Lee
- Style, Action & Cool: Shooting The Big Heat, a brand new interview with assistant director Chow Jan-Wing
- Hot in Hong Kong, a brand new interview with Asian cinema expert James Mudge
- The Heat Is On, a brand new interview with academic Gilbert Po
- Don’t Play with Fire, a newly edited interview with screenwriter Gordon Chan, filmed in 2023
- Original Cantonese and English theatrical trailers
Technical Specs:
- Production Year: 1988
- Running Time: 97
- Language: English
- Subtitles: English SDH
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
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Watch the Trailer below:
