Heroes Shed No Tears (extended audio)
We're continuing John Woo-LY 2026 with perhaps the strangest film in John Woo's entire filmography.
Heroes Shed No Tears (1984) wasn't a passion project. It was a movie made out of contractual obligation, shelved for two years by its production company, and only released after the enormous success of A Better Tomorrow turned John Woo into one of Hong Kong cinema's hottest directors. It's safe to say this is the John Woo film he would probably rather you forgot.
The film follows a group of mercenaries on a mission deep into hostile territory to rescue a powerful crime lord. What begins as a…
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