John Woo Yu-Sen SBS (born 1 May 1946) is a Hong Kong film director, writer, and producer. Recognized for his stylised films of highly choreographed action sequences, Mexican standoffs, and use of slow-motion. Woo has directed several notable Hong Kong action films, among them, A Better Tomorrow, The Killer, Hard Boiled and Red Cliff. His Hollywood films include Hard Target, Broken Arrow, Face/Off and Mission: Impossible 2. He also created the comic series Seven Brothers, published by Virgin Comics. Woo was described by Dave Kehr in The Observer in 2002 as "arguably the most influential director making movies today". Woo cites his three favorite films as David Lean's Lawrence of Arabia, Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai and Jean-Pierre Melville's Le Samouraï.
Woo was born amidst the chaos of the Chinese Civil War in 1946. The Christian Woo family, faced with persecution during Mao Zedong's early anti-bourgeois purges after the communist revolution in China, fled to Hong Kong when he was five. Impoverished, the Woo family lived in the slums at Shek Kip Mei. His father was a teacher, though rendered unable to work by tuberculosis, and his mother was a manual laborer on construction sites. The family was rendered homeless by the big Shek Kip Mei fire of 1953. Charitable donations from disaster relief efforts enabled the family to relocate; however, violent crime had by then become commonplace in Hong Kong housing projects.
A toute Epreuve (John Woo,1992)
Best Action Sequence Ever Filmed - HD
Opening scene from The Killer (Dip huet seung hung by John Woo) [1989]
The Killer - CLIMAX - John Woo - Ballistic Bloody Climactic Gun Fight
Hostage ! BMW short film by John Woo with Clive Owen
My Top 7 John Woo movies
John Woo's THE CROSSING Trailer
HARD TARGET (1993) - The Making Of - Van Damme / John Woo
John Woo's Trademarks
John Woo and the Beretta 92
Wu-Tang Clan's RZA: Life Lessons from Quentin Tarantino, John Woo, Quincy Jones
The Dragon Tamers (1975, John Woo) - Trailer
107-Minute John Woo's 'The Killer' Audio Commentary by HK Cinema Expert Bey Logan
Director John Woo reveals his latest blockbuster - China Icons
Plot
You ever wonder what it would be like to be someone else? Well for film geeks like Tyler Deacons, this is an everyday pondering. He has always craved adventures like those had by Hong Kong action heroes. Now with a twist of fate, he's getting his chance to live out his fantasies. One day, while working another humdrum shift at a video store, Tyler attempts to steal Woo's 1997 film, Face/Off. Unfortunately for him, the manager's son Greg just happens to see his actions. Greg tells Tyler that his only option if he wants to save his job is to go see the video store owner, Mr. Sezwick. He tells Tyler he has an assignment for him to carry out, and if he refuses he'll lose his video store job and more. This secret mission leads Tyler to discover adventure, danger, and what it's like To Be John Woo.
Keywords:
Murder. Betrayal. Deception. Who says there's never anything exciting at the video store?
Plot
Three high school virgins, suspended from school on a bogus graffiti charge, flee to the inner city in an attempt to live out the plot of The Catcher in the Rye - a book they neither have read nor understand. BINDLESTIFFS documents their struggles along the way as they surrender their virginities to vagrants, prostitutes, and crack fiends. Hot on their tail is Charlie, the deranged school security guard. Under the impression that the boys are planning a school shooting, he takes the law into his own hands to stop them and save America.
Keywords: catcher-in-the-rye, crack-addict, erection, high-school, high-school-student, hobo, loss-of-virginity, male-virgin, masturbation, motel
A toute Epreuve (John Woo,1992)
Best Action Sequence Ever Filmed - HD
Opening scene from The Killer (Dip huet seung hung by John Woo) [1989]
The Killer - CLIMAX - John Woo - Ballistic Bloody Climactic Gun Fight
Hostage ! BMW short film by John Woo with Clive Owen
My Top 7 John Woo movies
John Woo's THE CROSSING Trailer
HARD TARGET (1993) - The Making Of - Van Damme / John Woo
John Woo's Trademarks
John Woo and the Beretta 92
Wu-Tang Clan's RZA: Life Lessons from Quentin Tarantino, John Woo, Quincy Jones
The Dragon Tamers (1975, John Woo) - Trailer
107-Minute John Woo's 'The Killer' Audio Commentary by HK Cinema Expert Bey Logan
Director John Woo reveals his latest blockbuster - China Icons
John Woo Presents Stranglehold Xbox 360 Review - Video
John Woo
Hard Boiled - Teahouse Shootout
John Woo's Massive D (Stranglehold)
(director)吴宇森:John Woo著名导演铁汉柔情-杨澜访谈录-HD 高清完整版
《縱橫四海》 An Interview With John Woo 吳宇森
A John Woo Classic "The Crossing" 2014 Movie Trailer 太平轮
Unbalanced Pieces: A Tribute to John Woo/Chow Yun Fat
John Woo's STRANGLEHOLD (PC) - Walkthrough: LEVEL 1 - Hong Kong Marketplace [HD]
John Woo - Redra: A Blood Opera
de_dust 2 john-woo-style (Counter Strike Global Offensive Live Gameplay)
John Woo's Stranglehold Demo: Plus Multiplayer
Botch - John Woo
John Woo
NLSS Funny Clips - John Woo Her [7/28/14]
John Woo Presents 7 Brothers - Enter the 'Son of Hell'
John Woo's Stranglehold: Level 2 Part 1 - Xbox 360 - DVDfeverGames
Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer
John Woo Presents 7 Brothers - That's What's Going to Save the World?
John Woo Presents 7 Brothers - Believers & Badass MF'ers
John Woo Shotgun blast compilation
John Woo Montage
John Woo Presents 7 Brothers - Chopsticks
Hard Boiled (1992) - Trailer JOHN WOO VHS original trailer
John Woo Presents Stranglehold (PC) - Hard - Walkthrough 100% - Part #1 - 720p HD
Staab John Woo Music Video
John Woo Presents 7 Brothers - Your Ancestor Killed Ninja For Me
Ted Does John Woo Movies!
Hard Boiled
A JUGULAR BRINDADA Dublado John Woo - Artes marciais - Fime Completo
John Woo's Stranglehold: Level 1: Hong Kong Marketplace - PS3 - DVDfeverGames
John Woo v.s. Tsui Hark : La Bataille de la montagne du tigre - Le Syndicat du crime - BAD ASIA#1
John Woo Presents Stranglehold - 1 серия
Обзор-1 игры John Woo Presents 'STRANGLEHOLD' (2007)
John Woo presents Stranglehold (Gameplay, german, english, PC)
RAGE - Part 16: John Woo - The Legend Continues
John Woo the Laffing Booda LBJW 777 SHOW 5th Show !!!
John Woo's STRANGLEHOLD (PC) - Walkthrough: LEVEL 3 - Mega-Restaurant [HD]
John Woo the Laffing Booda LBJW 777 fourth Talk Show DVD !!!
[50:18s Full] Song Hye Kyo, Takeshi, Mr.John Woo at The crossing Presscon in Shanghai
Let's Play NEO Scavenger #21 [John Woo's Deja Vu]
DP/30: Red Cliff. director John Woo
John Woo the Laffing Booda Show LBJW 777 3rd Talk Show DVD !!!
Sleeping Dogs - Impresiones - Estilo John Woo - Parte 1
Behind The Big Screen : Jon Woo Interview
Face/Off: John Woo Official Interview
Red Cliff - Exclusive: John Woo Interview
"Chow Yun Fat" Talks - "John Woo" Heroic Bloodshed, Action Movies, Interview
《The Crossing》John WOO interview
John Woo's Red Cliff Interview on www.mediumraretv.org
The Crossing 2014 《太平轮》 - Interview with the Director John Woo plus Movie excerpts
John Woo Stranglehold Interview Documentary
"Chow Yun Fat" Interviewed 1 - "John Woo" Movies
john woo interview
HARD TARGET (1993) Behind the scenes footage of John Woo directing Lance Henriksen
Korea ABT Interview: Song Haesung & John Woo (무적자 2010)
John Woo Presents Stranglehold PC Games Interview - Video
John Woo Interview, June 2009
Les 3 Royaumes : Interview vidéo de John Woo
Korea ABT Remake: John Woo Interview
Zhang Ziyi & John Woo unveil their new film THE CROSSING – China Icons
Interview de John Woo - Les Trois Royaumes
E3 07 - Stranglehold - John Woo interview 07-13-07
Colm Feore On John Woo's Face/Off And John Travolta's Acting Choice
(not) John Woo Sausages Interview
Roll down the windows
Don't shift in your seat
I don't care if the wind blows
I don't care about the heat
All those John Woo showdowns
Don't prepare you for this
A little bit Face-Off
A little Killer's Kiss
Stop, look, listen hard
This is why a band hires a bodyguard
Fear draws 'em, don't let it show
Driver, there's a bee trapped in the limo
When a bug plays chicken
Feathers fly
If the driver's allergic
One sting, we die
A real buzz-killer
Wouldn't have missed
I'm just making him meaner
With every flick of my Gucci-wielding wrist
Stop, look, listen hard
This is why a band hires a bodyguard
Fear draws 'em, don't let it show
Driver, there's a mad bee in the limo
John Woo, John Woo
John Woo, John Woo
John Woo, John Woo
John Woo, John Woo
Stop, look, listen hard
This is why I needed a library card
Fear finds 'em knocking about
Driver, there's a metaphor trying to get out
John Woo
John Woo, John Woo
John Woo
dear sir or madam
i'm writing you on behalf of me and my fellow man
you see we're so sick and tired
of being rediscovered
again
i'll take the fate of texas into my own hands
its still dripping consistent constant
good night sweet susan
oh don't worry i still drive by
it's sealed and signed goodbye