Rent The Killer (1989)
3.8 of 5 from 134 ratings
1h 47min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Ah Chong (Chow Yun-Fat) is a hitman whose latest job takes a wrong turn when, during a shootout at a lavish nightclub, he accidentally blinds singer Jennie (Sally Yeh) by firing his gun too close to her eyes. Racked with remorse, Ah Chong decides to retire from his life of crime and help Jennie get a cornea transplant. But when Ah Chong's rancorous former boss betrays him, Ah Chong receives an unexpected helping hand from hot-headed police detective Lee Ying (Danny Lee).
- Actors:
- Yun-Fat Chow, Danny Lee, Sally Yeh, Kong Chu, Kenneth Tsang, Fui-On Shing, Wing-Cho Yip, Fan Wei Yee, Barry Wong, Parkman Wong, Siu-Hung Ng, Yamson Domingo, Siu Hung Ngan, Kwong Leung Wong, Dion Lam, Chung Lin, Hung Lu, Hsiang Lin Yin
- Directors:
- John Woo
- Producers:
- Hark Tsui
- Voiced By:
- Simon Broad, Pierre Tremblay
- Writers:
- John Woo
- Aka:
- Dip huet seung hung
- Studio:
- Hong Kong Legends
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Drama, Thrillers
- Countries:
- Hong Kong
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 20/04/2026
- Run Time:
- 130 minutes
- Languages:
- Cantonese Dolby Atmos, English Dolby Atmos, Mandarin Dolby Atmos
- Subtitles:
- English, English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Brand new commentary by director John Woo and film journalist Drew Taylor
- Brand new commentary by critic David West
- Two archival commentaries by John Woo, one with producer Terence Chang
- Deleted and extended scenes
- Theatrical trailers
- Image gallery
- The Hero of Heroic Bloodshed, a brand new feature-length documentary on John Woo's career
- A Bullet Ballet, a brand new interview with director John Woo
- My Kind of Hero, a brand new interview with producer Terence Chang
- Editing 'The Killer', a brand new interview with editor David Wu
- Hong Kong Confidential, a new appreciation by author Grady Hendrix
- American Cinematheque 2025 introduction with Woo
- Archival interviews with cinematographer Peter Pau and actors Sally Yeh and Kenneth Tsang
- Four archival featurettes from 2001 with Woo and producer Tsui Hark
- Option to view the Extended Cut with additional scenes from the Taiwan VHS release
- Unrestored print of the Extended Cut (standard-definition with burnt-in subtitles only)
- Disc 1:
- This disc includes the main feature
- Special Features - Disc 2:
- This disc includes special features
- Disc 3:
- This disc includes the following:
- Taiwan Extended Cut (130-Minute)
- Special Features
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 20/04/2026
- Run Time:
- 130 minutes
- Languages:
- Cantonese Dolby Atmos, Cantonese LPCM Mono, English Dolby Atmos, English LPCM Mono, Mandarin Dolby Atmos
- Subtitles:
- English, English Hard of Hearing
- DVD Regions:
- Region 0 (All)
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- Brand new commentary by director John Woo and film journalist Drew Taylor
- Brand new commentary by critic David West
- Two archival commentaries by John Woo, one with producer Terence Chang
- Deleted and extended scenes
- Theatrical trailers
- Image gallery
- The Hero of Heroic Bloodshed, a brand new feature-length documentary on John Woo's career
- A Bullet Ballet, a brand new interview with director John Woo
- My Kind of Hero, a brand new interview with producer Terence Chang
- Editing 'The Killer', a brand new interview with editor David Wu
- Hong Kong Confidential, a new appreciation by author Grady Hendrix
- American Cinematheque 2025 introduction with Woo
- Archival interviews with cinematographer Peter Pau and actors Sally Yeh and Kenneth Tsang
- Four archival featurettes from 2001 with Woo and producer Tsui Hark
- Option to view the Extended Cut with additional scenes from the Taiwan VHS release
- Unrestored print of the Extended Cut (standard-definition with burnt-in subtitles only)
- Disc 1:
- This disc includes the main feature
- Special Features - Disc 2:
- This disc includes special features (Blu-Ray)
- Disc 3:
- This disc includes the following (Blu-Ray):
- Taiwan Extended Cut (130-Minute)
- Special Features
