In 1967, Hong Kong, Ben, Paul, and Frank are childhood friends and members of a gang. They regularly brawl with members of other gangs. Ben becomes engaged to his girlfriend Jane and Frank takes out a loan to pay for t… See more

• Tony Leung – Ben
• Jacky Cheung – Frank
• Waise Lee – Paul
• Simon Yam – Luke
• Fennie Yuen – Jane… See more

Bullet in the Head was originally planned to be a prequel to A Better Tomorrow but a falling out between Woo and producer Tsui Hark prevented this from happening. Woo reworked the script into what it is today, and Tsui m… See more

In Hong Kong, the film grossed HK$8,545,123 – a disaster when considering its large budget. John Woo is quoted in Jeff Yang's book Once Upon a Time in China as saying that Tsui Hark's A Better Tomorrow I… See more

In his book The Hong Kong Filmography: 1977–1999 John Charles gave the film a nine out of ten rating, declaring it as John Woo's "most emotionally powerful film" that "comes close to being a masterpiece" The review com… See more