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Broken Arrow

  • 19961996
  • RR
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
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Christian Slater and John Travolta in Broken Arrow (1996)
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ActionAdventureThriller
Terrorists steal nuclear warheads from the U.S. military but don't count on a pilot and park ranger spoiling their plans.Terrorists steal nuclear warheads from the U.S. military but don't count on a pilot and park ranger spoiling their plans.Terrorists steal nuclear warheads from the U.S. military but don't count on a pilot and park ranger spoiling their plans.
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
100K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,912
410
    • John Woo
    • Graham Yost
  • Stars
    • John Travolta
    • Christian Slater
    • Samantha Mathis
    • John Woo
    • Graham Yost
  • Stars
    • John Travolta
    • Christian Slater
    • Samantha Mathis
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 236User reviews
    • 90Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
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    Christian Slater and John Travolta in Broken Arrow (1996)
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    John Travolta
    John Travolta
    • Vic Deakins
    Christian Slater
    Christian Slater
    • Riley Hale
    Samantha Mathis
    Samantha Mathis
    • Terry Carmichael
    Delroy Lindo
    Delroy Lindo
    • Colonel Max Wilkins
    Bob Gunton
    Bob Gunton
    • Pritchett
    Frank Whaley
    Frank Whaley
    • Giles Prentice
    Howie Long
    Howie Long
    • Kelly
    Vondie Curtis-Hall
    Vondie Curtis-Hall
    • Lt. Colonel Sam Rhodes
    Jack Thompson
    Jack Thompson
    • Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff
    Vyto Ruginis
    Vyto Ruginis
    • Johnson
    Ousaun Elam
    Ousaun Elam
    • Lt. Thomas
    Shaun Toub
    Shaun Toub
    • Max
    Casey Biggs
    Casey Biggs
    • Novacek
    Jeffrey Stephan
    Jeffrey Stephan
    • Shepherd
    • (as Jeffrey J. Stephen)
    Joey Box
    Joey Box
    • Frakes
    Jon W. Kishi
    • Daly
    Myke Schwartz
    Myke Schwartz
    • Brandt
    Jim Palmer
    Jim Palmer
    • Lt. Reed
      • John Woo
      • Graham Yost
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    • Trivia
      John Woo's earlier cut came in at the two hour mark, and featured more character development and more violence in the action scenes.
    • Goofs
      Military pilots aren't allowed to box due to the risk of head injury. Any loss of consciousness will DNIF (Duty Not Including Flying) a pilot and require a medical review. Especially the fact that Deakens and Hale are boxing without wearing protective headgear.
    • Quotes

      Giles Prentice: A Broken what?

      Secretary Baird: Broken Arrow. It's a Class 4 Strategic Theatre Emergency. It's what we call it when we lose a nuclear weapon.

      Giles Prentice: I don't know what's scarier, losing nuclear weapons, or that it happens so often there's actually a term for it.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: The Juror/Balto/White Squall/Nico Icon/French Twist (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Brothers
      Composed by Hans Zimmer

      Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

    User reviews236

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    8/10
    Classic John Woo!
    If you want an action film in which the hero has a personality, and the bad guy has an even better personality, take a look at Broken Arrow. John Woo's choreographed action is not as dramatic as the Matrix-clone films that are so common today. He is great at creating interesting relationships between heroes and villains, and this film is a good example.

    John Travolta is terrific. Christian Slater breaks typecast by playing a nice, sane soldier doing his duty. The love interest isn't an idiotic supermodel playing a nuclear scientist or something, but a park ranger, also doing her duty. She is cute, earthy, and actually believable.

    If you want a film that will repeat every aspect of every other military adventure film you have ever seen, you will be disappointed. If dialog bores you, skip this film. If you like action movies filmed entirely in parking garages and spooky allies, then you will not appreciate the settings in this film in America's majestic West.
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    • Release date
      • February 9, 1996 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Lake Powell, Utah, USA
    • Production companies
      • Twentieth Century Fox
      • Mark Gordon Productions
      • WCG Entertainment Productions
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    • 1 hour 48 minutes
      • Color
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS

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