Let's make this birthday one to remember.

78 years old (Born on May 01, 1946)

Happy Birthday, John Woo! May your special day be filled with more excitement than a slow-motion dove-filled shootout scene. Your legendary films like *The Killer*, *Hard Boiled*, and the iconic face-off in—well—*Face/Off,* have taught us that nothing says "celebration" quite like dual-wielding pistols while gracefully leaping through explosions.

Here's hoping this year brings you as much success as Chow Yun-fat has bullets (which is to say: infinite). Keep inspiring filmmakers worldwide; after all, nobody choreographs chaos into poetry better than you do. Cheers to another action-packed trip around the sun—and remember: birthdays are best celebrated dramatically... preferably in slo-mo!