Boiling Point is a 1993 action-thriller film written and directed by James B. Harris, and starring Wesley Snipes, Dennis Hopper, Tobin Bell and Viggo Mortensen.
This film opens with police officer Jimmy Mercer (Wesley Snipes) and his partner (Dan Hedaya) doing some undercover work, when Mercer's partner is shot and killed by a new man, Ronnie (Viggo Mortensen) that criminal Red Diamond (Dennis Hopper) pulled out of jail. Now on a snap of anger and thoughts of revenge, Mercer wants to find the killer and take him down before he gets transferred to another precinct. Although a cop and close colleague claims over dinner that Mercer must do it "by the book," Mercer replies that "when I'm done with this motherfucker, I'm gonna put him in a box..... by the book."
| Release Date | 16 April 1993 |
| Budget | $10,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $10,000,000 |
| Tagline | He's a cop who reached the Boiling Point |
| Genre | Crime, Drama |
| Country | USAFranceJapan |
| Filming Locations | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Crime Thriller, Police Detective Film |
| Themes | Out For Revenge, Going Undercover, Cons and Scams |
| Tones | Tense, Visceral, Rousing |